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Klangforum Wien

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The Solo series presented by Klangform Wien in response to the pandemic!A collection of works for solo instruments by Toshio Hosokawa, including a new piece commissioned in 2020!A new project by KAIROS, one of the worlds leading contemporary music labels based in Austria, and Klangform Wien, Austrias premier ensemble specializing in contemporary music, based at the Vienna Konzerthaus.This is one of the recordings from the Solo seriesa collection of works for solo performersthat Klangform Wien produced in response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.Toshio Hosokawa (b. 1955) is one of Japans leading contemporary composers, having studied composition in Germany under Yisang Yun, Brian Farnihough, and Klaus Huber; his new works consistently generate significant buzz. Toshio Hosokawa, who has created a unique musical language through the fusion of Western avant-garde art and traditional Japanese cultu