Betsy Jolas
b. 1926
French/American
Summary
Critical Acclaim
I’m simply thrilled to have discovered a wonderful composer that I didn’t know about. When you start talking to her she talks about when Varèse came to dinner, and when she sung the Verdi Requiem conducted by Toscanini, and it’s like a walking encyclopaedia, but the music is simply wonderful. I’m thrilled in the middle of Poulenc, Ravel and Rameau to introduce a really astonishing lady.— Sir Simon Rattle, lso.co.ukNews
Performances
15th December 2023
- SOLOISTS
- Julian Azkoul, violin/director
- PERFORMERS
- United Strings of Europe
- LOCATION
- The Engine Works, Glasgow, United Kingdom
9th February 2024
- LatestCountry Premiere
- PERFORMERS
- Concertgebouworkest
- CONDUCTOR
- Klaus Mäkelä
- LOCATION
- Het Concertgebouw,, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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