I know, as a composer myself, that composing a piece can be a slow process, but I also know that when you get a deadline, you should meet it.
Osvaldo Golijov has had some deadline controversy since 2011 after a series of high-profile commissions were either delayed or cancelled. His violin concerto was originally supposed to be written for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, but he could not finish it in time. A second deadline for the Berlin Phil for March 2012 was missed again. And now? He has told the London Symphony Orchestra and Leonidas Kavakos (soloist for the concerto) that they won't be getting it next month. Uh oh...
It does beg the question whether all this unreliability would affect his career.
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