Frank Johnson recently spoke by phone with Ricardo Averbach, Director of Orchestra Studies at Oxford's Miami University about a recording he conducted of the Seattle Symphony. The orchestra performed AR Rahman's composition, "The Flying Lotus," and a cd of it was released this fall.
During this interview, Averbach talks in detail about Rahman's musical career as a movie composer for "Slum Dog Millionaire" and also Rahman's many other accomplishments. There was also a discussion about the recording process for "The Flying Lotus" performance by the Seattle Symphony.