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Lukas Ligeti (P. Gannushkin, www.downtownmusic.net)

Pattern Transformation

Thursday, March 27, 2008

We dig deep into the artistry of Hungarian-born composer/percussionist Lukas Ligeti, with selections including "Pattern Transformation" and the West African-inspired "Adjame 220." Also, the New York-based composer speaks for himself, in the latest of our New Americans portraits.

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Lukas Ligeti

Moving easily between avant-garde electronica and traditional African music, Vienna-born but New York-based composer and percussionist Lukas Ligeti wears many hats nowadays. Find out what makes this unique figure (and son of Gyorgy Ligeti of "2001: A Space Odyssey" fame) tick, as WNYC's exclusive The New Americans Portrait series continues with a broad sampling of his styles, and with his confessions and insights into music-making.