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Peter Maxwell Davies: 75th birthday events this summer

(June 2009)

Peter Maxwell Davies 75th birthday: 8 September 2009
Events at summer festivals celebrating Maxwell Davies's 75th include:

St Magnus Festival
The Orkney festival founded by Maxwell Davies includes Psappha performing The Lighthouse, Image Reflection Shadow and Kettletoft Inn [Chester] (19-24 Jun).
http://www.stmagnusfestival.com

City of London Festival
75th birthday feature includes London premiere of the String Trio (25 Jun), Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise at St Paul’s Cathedral (30 Jun), and the world premiere of piano pieces Three Sanday Places (1 Jul).
http://www.colf.org

Edinburgh Festival
Within its Scottish theme, the festival celebrates Max’s 75th with Symphony No.5 and Orkney Wedding conducted by Paul Daniel, coupled with a MacMillan 50th tribute (16 Aug).
http://www.eif.co.uk

BBC Proms
The Royal Albert Hall is the centre of celebrations on the birthday itself, with Daniel Hope in Violin Concerto No.2 [Chester] and a late-night programme of Mackay Brown choral settings including Solstice of Light and Westerlings (8 Sep).
> www.bbc.co.uk/proms

Taverner
NMC releases the premiere CD of Taverner, drawn from a 1997 BBC Symphony Orchestra radio recording by Oliver Knussen (Nov). The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s 75th tribute includes a concert performance of Taverner conducted by Martyn Brabbins (8 Nov).
> www.nmcrec.co.uk

Photo: John Batten

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