Oliver Knussen
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch launches her Composers' Rooms series with an interview at the Suffolk home of Oliver Knussen, one of the most celebrated figures in contemporary music. Knussen explains why he works in the corner of his cottage kitchen, and talks to Sara about his fascination for miniature objects and how that translates into the music he writes.
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