Tag Archives: George Benjamin

Reflections on Claude: Mirga’s Debussy Festival in Birmingham

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Debussy Festival: CBSO/ Gražinytė-Tyla  Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 24th-25th March 2018 “See you in Birmingham!” chirped Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla at the end of her first BBC Proms concert in charge of the CBSO. Well, it’s taken nearly two years, Mirga, but I finally made it, tempted by … Continue reading →

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Signed off with an orchestral flourish: Written on Skin at the Barbican

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Benjamin: Written on Skin ***** Mahler CO/Benjamin, Barbican, 19th March 2016 There is no doubt that George Benjamin’s opera Written on Skin is a modern masterpiece. Since its 2012 première at Aix-en-Provence, it has conquered the world. Shorn of Katie Mitchell’s … Continue reading →

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