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## Towards Antara In 1980, at the age of twenty, Englishman George Benjamin achieved the distinction of being the youngest living composer to have a work performed at the Proms. Since that time, he has cultivated an international reputation and is widely regarded as one of the most compelling talents in contemporary music. Tonight, Omnibus presents the British premiere of Benjamin’s newest composition, *Antara*, commissioned by Pierre Boulez to commemorate the tenth anniversary of his c