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Punta Gorda Symphony Performs “Spiritualist” by Grammy Award Winning Composer Kenneth Fuchs

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Composer Kenneth Fuchs
Dario Acosta

The Punta Gorda Symphony’s classical concert series continues Sunday evening with a program featuring composer Kenneth Fuchs’ Piano Concerto “Spiritualist,” featuring soloist Jeffrey Biegel.  The world premiere recording of this work, which also featured Biegel with the London Symphony Orchestra, garnered a Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium.

Previous recordings of Fuch’s compositions by the London Symphony Orchestra have received Grammy nominations.

Ahead of the concert, we sit down with composer Kenneth Fuchs for a closer examination of what inspired “Spiritualist” and his life journey through music.