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Pierluigi Billone

  • Music of Pierluigi Billone at Boston University, March 19-20, 2015

    Samuel Dunscombe and Curt Miller, by Sean Procter/Boston Globe Music of Pierluigi Billone at Boston University, March 19-20, 2015Boston GlobeMarch 23, 2015 Two concerts featuring compositions by the Italian-born, Vienna-based composer Pierluigi Billone, whose name and music I first encountered because of the Talea Ensemble. How often have I spoken or written that particular phrase…

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  • Talea Ensemble at the Austrian Cultural Forum, March 4, 2014

    Talea Ensemble at the Austrian Cultural Forum, March 4, 2014The New York Times, March 6, 2014 My report on a Talea Ensemble performance at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, one of many fruitful intersections between those two important institutions. Since there was no Times photographer on hand, I've chosen an older video of Talea's…

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