This Winning Composer Prefers To Be Different
Toronto composer Oskar Morawetz, just named the $1,000 winner of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra's piano concerto contest, has firm views on a composer's duties.
"He should not compose for a vacuum, as so many do," Dr. Morawetz said last night. "One can be modern but one should never lose touch with the audience, and by that I mean the intelligent musical members of it.
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The concerto, which is in three movements, is about 15 minutes long and will
receive its premiere with the MSO next April under the baton of its brilliant
young conductor, Zubin Mehta.
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