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17 August 2019
John Studzinski, philanthropist behind
MacMillan’s new symphony
By Keith Bruce
John Studzinski, the philanthropist behind James MacMillan’s new symphony
HE will not be invited to take a bow at the end of tonight’s premiere of
James MacMillan’s Fifth Symphony in the Usher Hall, the apex of the
Edinburgh International Festival’s celebrations of the composer’s 60th
birthday, but the event will owe a great to the support of John Studzinski.
The philanthropist, whose support of the arts also includes the Tate Gallery and
the Royal Court Theatre in London, and who insists his view of culture embraces
rodeo in Wyoming as readily as symphonies in the concert hall, has recently
become best known - in Scotland at least - for his championing of the composer,
particularly in association with Harry Christophers’ chamber choir The Sixteen.
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