Debbie Millman talks to composer Nico Muhly about his music and about the musicians who interpret it.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Nico Muhly

Alexina Hawkins is an Australian violist living in Berlin. She has performed in various ensembles, including the Kammerakademie Potsdam, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen,  Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, ensemble interface, Streicherakademie Bozen, M.A.M. Ensemble, Ensemble Reflektor, Ensemble Resonanz, amongst others, appearing in Europe, North & South America, Asia and Australia.

Alexina has performed in solo/chamber music/chamber orchestra formations at festivals including Bang On A Can Summer Festival (USA), Huntington Estate Music Festival, Canberra International Music Festival, Bangalow Festival (Festival Quartet, 2017), Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music (Australia), Musikfest Goslar, Rheingau Musik Festival, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany), Festival Opera Barga (Italy) and NOMUS Festival (Serbia).

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Design Matters by Debbie Millman features interviews with designers, artists and cultural leaders, including Lawrence Weiner, Barbara Kruger, Malcolm Gladwell, Eric Kandel, Stefan Sagmeister, John Maeda, Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones, Michael Arad, Milton Glaser, Massimo Vignelli, Paula Scher, Steven Heller, Jonah Lehrer, among others.

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