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Philip Glass is celebrating his 80th birthday with the world premiere of his Symphony No. 11, performed by the Bruckner Orchestra Linz under Dennis Russell Davies. The sold out performance will take place on his birthday, Tuesday Jan 31st at Carnegie Hall.
In an interview with New York Times reporter WILLIAM ROBIN, Glass says modestly, “…I’ve only been writing symphonies for the last 30 years…”
Happy Birthday Philip Glass!
You can read the entire New York Times interview here.