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Interview with Ben Harlen
Visited Hungary?
Yes. I felt very lost and then had a delicious fried
something for lunch and felt better.
Favourite Brahms?
The German Requiem.
Favourite venue?
Anywhere where the artistic directors really care about
what you’re doing.
Best concert you’ve been too?
The Rite of Spring by Danztheater Wuppertal Pina
Bausch.
Your most memorable gig?
Walking onto the stage of a packed Albert Hall, midbig band riff, blasting a huge clarinet solo.
Best advice?
Be in love with what you are making—just interested is
not enough (my Dad!)
In five years’ time?
Performing with ZRI, composing more film scores,
hanging out with my family.
Desert Island disc?
That’s too difficult … Café Danube by ZRI, wait,
Goldberg Variations played by Glenn Gould (1981
recording) .. or Cold Blow and the Rainy Night by
Planxty, no, no Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen …
etc., etc.
