Richard Watkins (horn) and Mark-Anthony Turnage (composer) In Conversation

Meet Richard Watkins, Principal Horn of the Philharmonia Orchestra from 1985-1996, as he chats with composer and friend, Mark-Anthony Turnage at the Philharmonia offices in London. Turnage has composed a new piece for horn and orchestra called 'Towards Alba', which he wrote for Richard Watkins. The piece was commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra with support from John and Carol Wates as part of the Orchestra's 75th birthday celebrations in 2020. Find out all about this new piece and how these artists have worked together in our film, and then join us in London for the world premiere on 16 January 2020, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen:

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Richard Watkins (horn) and Mark-Anthony Turnage (composer) In Conversation is an episode from Philharmonia Orchestra Video Podcasts by Philharmonia Orchestra.

This episode is 25:30 long.

This episode was published on Nov 15, 2019.

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