Zygmund de Somogyi, Author at VAN Magazine https://van-magazine.com An independent online classical music magazine Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:12:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://van-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-van-logo-square-32x32.png Zygmund de Somogyi, Author at VAN Magazine https://van-magazine.com 32 32 192294250 Playful Entities https://van-magazine.com/mag/alex-paxton/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:15:00 +0000 https://van-magazine.com/?p=20930

Composer, improviser, and trombonist Alex Paxton has had a busy few months. Between winning both this year’s Ernst von Siemens Composer’s Prize and Paul Hindemith Prize, preparing for the release of his upcoming album “Happy Music for Orchestra” on Delphian Records, and commissions for Riot Ensemble, Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain, and Ensemble Modern, it felt like […]

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An Infusion of Essence https://van-magazine.com/mag/tangram/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 13:26:33 +0000 https://van-magazine.com/?p=18124

British-Chinese composer Alex Ho tells me over lunch at a bao restaurant in central London: “Not only for the enjoyment, but even professionally and creatively—you’re gonna make better work if you just get on with people.” Ho is one of two artistic directors of contemporary music collective Tangram (七巧板), a group of composers and performers […]

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