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Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2018

Robert Worby and Tom McKinney present highlights from the 2018 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, including music by Eliane Radigue and James Dillon.

Robert Worby and Tom McKinney present highlights from the 2018 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, including Eliane Radigue’s Occam Delta XV performed by the Bozzini Quartet. The Arditti Quartet give the world premiere of James Dillon’s 9th String Quartet, and there’s music by young Swedish composers performed by Mimitabu, as well as a visit to a sound installation by Christopher Fox.

Johann Svensson: Amperian Loops III
Mimitabu

James Dillon: String Quartet no.9 (WP)
Arditti Quartet

Sara Glojnaric: sugarcoating #2
Mimitabu

Eliane Radigue: Occam Delta XV (UKP)
Bozzini Quartet

Joachim Sandgren: Corps Etrangers
Mimitabu

Christian Marclay: Fade To Slide
Ensemble Babel

Photograph: ensemBle baBel performing at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2018
© Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, taken by Graham Hardy

1 hour, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • Johann Svensson

    Amperian loops part III

    Orchestra: Mimitabu. Conductor: Rei Munakata.
  • James Dillon

    String Quartet No.9

    Ensemble: Arditti Quartet.
  • Noise Orchestra

    Noise Machines And Light

    Performer: Noise Orchestra.
  • Christopher Fox

    Other times,other places

    Performer: Angharad Davies. Performer: Tom Jackson.
  • Sara Glojnaric

    sugarcoating #2

    Orchestra: Mimitabu. Conductor: Rei Munakata.
  • Éliane Radigue

    Occam Delta XV

    Ensemble: Quatuor Bozzini.
  • Joakim Sandgren

    Corps Étrangers

    Orchestra: Mimitabu. Conductor: Rei Munakata.
  • Christian Marclay

    Fade to slide

    Ensemble: ensemBle baBel.

Credit

Role Contributor
Photographer Graham Hardy

Broadcast

  • Sat 8 Dec 2018 22:00

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