SF Symphony's New and Unusual Music:
Interview with Reinbert De Leeuw, John Adams and Henk Guittart

Charles Amirkhanian interviews Reinbert De Leeuw, the conductor of the Netherlands based Schoenberg Ensemble, backstage during a concert by the Ensemble given as part of the 1983 San Francisco Symphony’s New and Unusual Music series. Joining them in conversation is Henk Guittart, violist with the Ensemble, and John Adams, composer and director of the that year’s series of concerts. Topics touched upon include the origins of the Schoenberg Ensemble and its repertoire of mostly early 20th century, often Romantic works, including pieces by Schoenberg’s contemporaries Wallingford Riegger and Ferruccio Busoni.