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Who is composer Alban Berg?
Austrian composer Alban Berg photohgraphed in his workroom in Hietzing. He is seated in a desk chair in front of a full bookcase, an open music manuscript sits on the table in front of him.
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Who is composer Alban Berg?

Discover the Austrian composer who hid an affair in his music score and whose first orchestral work caused a riot.

Who is jazz musician Ramzi Hammad?
Portrait of a young man with curly hair and a mustache wearing a black beanie, a plaid overshirt, and a dark hoodie, looking directly at the camera.
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Who is jazz musician Ramzi Hammad?

An introduction to the young jazzman causing a stir in Switzerland.

Who is composer Tansy Davies?
Composer Tansy Davies dressed in black with her arms crossed
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Who is composer Tansy Davies?

An introduction to one of the 21st century’s leading British classical music composers.

Who is circus company Upswing?
A circus performer hangs in a dark space, suspended from a silk, their arms and legs fully extended
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Who is circus company Upswing?

Discover the proudly diverse and female led contemporary company taking circus beyond traditional spaces to meet new audiences.

Who is composer Szymon Laks?
Dan Blaskey portraying polish composer Szymon Laks in the film The Last Musician of Auschwitz; he is glimpsed through an open door seated at table working at a typewriter
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Who is composer Szymon Laks?

Introducing the Polish composer who found himself leading the one orchestra that no musician ever wanted to find themselves available for.

Who is contemporary classical quintet ZRI?
A group of musicians posing in a green valley, with a waterfall in the background
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Who is contemporary classical quintet ZRI?

Meet the contemporary classical and folk music quintet who take inspiration from a bawdy 19th century pub.

Who is singer-songwriter Bülent Ortaçgil?
A man with a moustache wearing a brown flat cap and light brown shirt looking to the right
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Who is singer-songwriter Bülent Ortaçgil?

An introduction to the legendary Turkish singer-songwriter who has been captivating crowds for five decades.

Who is poetry collective Femina Culpa?
Woman in a red top wearing a long necklace with a spherical pendant.
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Who is poetry collective Femina Culpa?

Introducing the new all-woman poetry collective that are as much one for the past as they are one for the future.

Who is artist Pio Abad?
A bald man wearing white, looking to the camera with a silver artwork behind them and a drawing in front
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Who is artist Pio Abad?

Discover the Philippine-born Turner Prize-shortlisted artist who found his artistic feet in Glasgow.

Who is singer Kara Jackson?
 A young woman with long, dark, curly hair poses in a denim jacket and shorts with tall, embroidered red boots in a studio.
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Who is singer Kara Jackson?

The US folk musician and former youth poet laureate creating waves with her own distinct sound.

Who is composer Giuseppe Verdi?
A statue depicting the composer Giuseppe Verdi; an older man with mid-length hair and a beard.
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Who is composer Giuseppe Verdi?

You’ll have heard the name Verdi, but how much do you know about this leading operatic composer?

Who is composer Terry Riley?
The composer Terry Riley, an old white man with a long white beard, stands behind a set of microphones on a stage
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Who is composer Terry Riley?

Introducing the American composer – a pioneer of minimalism and a huge influence on electronic music.