George Benjamin – a composer with a story to tell
Later this year, Halcyon in collaboration with Sydney Chamber Opera presents the Australian premiere of Into the Little Hill, by British composer George Benjamin (b 1960). Benjamin has a substantial contemporary output. He has worked with Messiaen and Boulez and his opera Written on Skin premieres at Covent Garden next year.
He speaks to Alan Rusbridger of The Guardian.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/may/10/george-benjamin-a-life-in-music?newsfeed=true
You can hear a broadcast of Halcyon’s concert from September 2011 Life on Paper, on ABC Classic FM 92.9 at 8 pm on Monday May 14th.