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“Experimental music scores are enigmatic, opaque, demanding, irritating, humorous, childlike; the best, like Cardew's Treatise, are also inspiring, giving rise, on occasion, to a music of vitality, intelligence and elegance.”

Quote by John Tilbury

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John Tilbury is an outstanding pianist born on February 1, 1936. His musical career is filled with passion for classical music and exquisite skills, hailed as an outstanding figure in the piano world. more

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