8 Jul 2016

Many parts, busy hands

From Upbeat, 1:27 pm on 8 July 2016
NZSO Principal Percussionist Lenny Sakofsky

NZSO Principal Percussionist Lenny Sakofsky Photo: Matt Grace

Playing one instrument can be daunting enough, but for New Zealand Symphony Orchestra percussionist Lenny Sakofsky, he’ll be playing 12 – including the Thai nipple gong and a xylorimba. He’s just one of the 128 musicians from the combined talents of NZSO and the National Youth Orchestra playing Messiaen's Illuminations of the Beyond

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