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rehearsal · april 2026
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No. 01
The Slow Composer: Lukáš Janata's Architecture of Stillness
The New York Times · Zachary WoolfeIn an age of accelerated everything, Lukáš Janata writes music that asks the listener to wait. His new orchestral work, premiered last week at Carnegie Hall, unfolds over fourteen minutes from a single sustained line - and somehow, the patience is rewarded with a kind of devastating clarity.
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Quiet Music for a Loud Century
The Guardian · Andrew ClementsWhat sets Janata apart is not novelty - his vocabulary is in many ways traditional - but the seriousness with which he takes the act of listening. Every phrase has been weighed. Every silence is a decision.
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