From Iceland, Daníel Bjarnason has created quite a stir in the borderless new music world, as a conductor as well as a composer. His brilliantly searing Bow to String, originally for over-dubbed cellos, receives its U.S. premiere in a new ensemble arrangement led by LA Phil Creative Chair John Adams. American composer Nico Muhly also puts bow to string in Seeing is Believing, a concerto for electric violin.

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A world premiere from one of the hottest young composers working today.

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Both Bow to String and Seeing is Believing generated tremendous interest with their recent recordings, and Thomas Gould was the soloist for the Seeing is Believing disc.