{"id":11517,"date":"2024-10-18T17:14:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T15:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.lucianoberio.org\/george-benjamin\/"},"modified":"2024-10-18T17:14:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T15:14:38","slug":"george-benjamin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.lucianoberio.org\/en\/george-benjamin\/","title":{"rendered":"George Benjamin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was my great fortune to spend time with Luciano on a number of occasions, and in various setting \u2013 in London, Florence, Milan and Jerusalem. He seemed to me a man of enormous cultural depth, sympathy and openness but, above all, I recall his exceptional warmth and generous humanity. And then, of course, he was a creator of extraordinary brilliance and flair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadly I have no letters from him. But, as a 25 year-old fan, I attended his 60th birthday celebration at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in 1985. After the concert someone introduced me to him, for the first time, and I requested an autograph on my programme book \u2013 and received a little more than I was expecting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George Benjamin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.lucianoberio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Benjamin-1024x624.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.lucianoberio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Benjamin-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.lucianoberio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Benjamin-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.lucianoberio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Benjamin-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.lucianoberio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Benjamin.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">[Programma a stampa con dedica manoscritta di L. 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