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The phrase "a cogent performance of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a performance that is clear, logical, and convincing, often in the context of art, theater, or public speaking.
Example: "The actor delivered a cogent performance of the complex character, leaving the audience captivated."
Alternatives: "a compelling performance of" or "a persuasive performance of".
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The conductor Teodor Currentzis's broad gestures summoned up a cogent performance of powerful sweep, although he may have miscalculated by having the Chaconne played by a single violin (as Bach wrote it) rather than (as per Weinberg) all the orchestral violins.
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On Wednesday night, however, when Mr. Dudamel, who turns 28 in less than two weeks, returned to Avery Fisher Hall to conduct the Philharmonic in Mahler's Fifth Symphony, the depth and maturity of his musical insights came through in an impassioned yet cogent performance of a formidably complex score.
When you're trying to do deep thinking work (e.g. writing that big report, completing performance reviews or sales projections, creating the new presentation, etc). it's nearly impossible to maintain a cogent train-of-thought when you're getting bombarded with interruptions.
The New York Youth Symphony earned my special respect on Sunday afternoon for its cogent, shapely performance of Copland's Third Symphony at Carnegie Hall, conducted by the ensemble's dynamic music director, Joshua Gersen, in a program that concluded this essential orchestra's 51st season.
A cogent account of consensual decision that respects non-diminishing value plurality is lacking.
In contrast to the unrestrained attacks, Obama could hardly muster a cogent criticism of his opponent.
He also provides a cogent account of the racial divisions that racked the A.F.L.-C.I.O.
A cogent defense of his action — and one that shows a well-considered sense of justice.
He can't make a cogent defence of what he did.
Paul Brown has created a cogent image of the play's arc into desolation.
So yes, Christopher Hitchens may long to be a cogent man of reason, and he can certainly be a pitiless adversary.
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