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unusual facts about Maxwell Davies



Antony Pay

During his time with the London Sinfonietta he collaborated with a variety of composers, including Boulez, Stockhausen, Birtwistle, Henze, Maxwell Davies, Goehr and Berio.

Cincinnati Opera

Under his tenure, the company began to program rare operas such as Maxwell Davies' Resurrection and Weinberger's Schwanda the Bagpiper.

Russell Keable

With the Kensington Symphony Orchestra, he has led first performances of works by many British composers, including Maxwell Davies, John Woolrich, Robin Holloway, David Matthews and John McCabe.


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Allan Wicks

There he inspired Maxwell Davies by his directing the choir in performances of John IV of Portugal and John Dunstaple.

Fires of London

During its existence, The Fires of London was particularly associated with Maxwell Davies' music, and gave first performances of many of his works, including Eight Songs for a Mad King, Vesalii Icones, The Martyrdom of St Magnus, Ave Maris Stella and Revelation and Fall.