Metamorphosis II by Philip Glass | Lavinia Meijer | TEDxAmsterdam

At TEDxAmsterdam, Lavinia performed Metamorphosis II by Philip Glass – also known as it is part of the score to the movie The Hours. For more information see Dutch harpist Lavinia Meijer performs solo concerts in venues worldwide from Carnegie Hall NYC to the Berlin Philharmonie, being one of the most important, pioneering and exciting musicians of our times. Not only does she search for rare classical solo & orchestral repertoire, she is also always on the alert for contemporary music possibilities. Besides performing the classical standard harp repertoire, Ms. Meijer experiments with electronic music, theatrical music, jazz and avant rock and she is the only classical artist to have hit the top 10 in the Dutch rock album charts with three consecutive albums. In 2011 she had the honour to meet composer Philip Glass in person, who gave permission to transcribe his 5-piece Metamorphosis for harp. She has now transcribed several of his compositions and re