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  • Philip Glass Finds Orchestral Converts

    Philip Glass Finds Orchestral Converts

    The New York Philharmonic recently opened its fall season with the King Lear Overture, its first commissioned score by Philip Glass. Music director Jaap van Zweden was a driving force behind the premiere. “I felt strongly that this was a symphonic composer that needed more attention from our orchestra,” the Dutch conductor told me in…

  • Philip Glass on Piano Music, Memories and Motorcycles

    Philip Glass on Piano Music, Memories and Motorcycles

    On a blustery afternoon in early December, Philip Glass climbed the massive staircase that leads up to the Juilliard School lobby, and barely winded, sat down for a long conversation about this music, life and career. Our talk, which formed the basis of a cover story for the February issue of BBC Music Magazine, veered from topic to topic, and one was…