North Shore News: When did you meet Alim Qasimov?
David Harrington: I think it was about 1995 or ’96 in London. His singing just blew me away. I’ve known of his work for a long time and it wasn’t until several years ago that we were actually able to finally work together.
North Shore News: When you work with Qasimov is his daughter and ensemble part of the package?
David Harrington: Initially when we were working out the pieces he had two musicians with him. Fargana was not there. We did a performance in San Francisco and he sang all the parts – pretty amazing – but then when we did the world premiere in London his full ensemble and Fargana were there and in all of the concerts it’s been them together. I think she’s totally amazing as well. She’s just a great artist.
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