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The New New Music

Drummer Christian Lillinger connects free jazz and the classical avant-garde

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Stephan Kunze
Sep 07, 2024
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It’s such a joy not even to listen, but just to watch Christian Lillinger play – like a Far Eastern martial arts master, each of his moves is shaped by a meticulously measured intensity that I have rarely seen in a musician before.

Virtuosity and playfulness remain at the core of his style, while displaying conceptual rigour and almost mathematical preci…

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