Ben Kutner is a Los Angeles-based composer, music writer, and lecturer. His music has appeared at venues across the U.S. and he is the founder of the New Parnassus Ensemble. Articles By This Author Review New Sounds From the Land of Fire and Ice Ben Kutner - May 17, 2021 Two recent recordings by Icelandic composers bring light to a dark landscape. Review The Many Faces of the Violin Ben Kutner - May 8, 2021 Angèle Dubeau’s Immersion highlights the violin’s modern side. Review Three Continents — A Concerto With a Twist Ben Kutner - July 27, 2020 Jan Vogler records a single cello concerto written by three composers. Review Piano With Many Voices From Wild Up Ben Kutner - December 16, 2019 Soloist Richard Valitutto gives a heroic performance of Sarah Hennies’s SOVT for prepared piano. Review Gideon Klein’s Transcendent Music Lives Ben Kutner - December 10, 2019 The composer died in the Holocaust, but Jacaranda Music sustains his legacy with a special concert. Review Modern Composers Pay Homage to Earlier Masters With the LA Chamber Orchestra Ben Kutner - November 19, 2019 Missy Mazzoli, Jaime Martín, and the LACO turn toward previous centuries at Royce. Review Operas Appear Out of Thin Air in L.A. Studio Ben Kutner - November 19, 2019 New Opera West presents five “pop-up” operas. Review Dazzling Petrushka From LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl Ben Kutner - September 6, 2019 Conductor Ludovic Morlot helped make it all sound spontaneous. Review Avast! A New Score Reinvigorates The Black Pirate Ben Kutner - August 6, 2019 Jack Curtis Dubowsky’s original score accompanies a Douglas Fairbanks silent classic in live performance. Review A Young String Ensemble Bursting With Energy Ben Kutner - June 18, 2019 Delirium Musicum shows its mettle in a wide-ranging program with a world premiere. Pagination 1 2 Next › Next page Last » Last page
