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Tulsa Opera Artistic Director Tobias Picker Brings Baseball Fans to Opera
Nov. 01, 2020Tulsa Opera and Artistic Director Tobias Picker have been in the headlines recently following the huge success of their season opener, Rigoletto, presented at Tulsa's ONEOK Field. Director …
Kurt Weill Edition Adds Der Silbersee and Symphonies 1 & 2; Premieres Scheduled in Berlin in 2021
Nov. 01, 2020A new volume of the Kurt Weill Edition will publish, for the first time, Der Silbersee as a complete full score with matching performance materials. This critical edition draws …
Zen-On Publishes Two Solo Works by Akira Nishimura
Nov. 01, 2020On November 15, Zen-On will publish two new works by Akira Nishimura. The first is Sonata III “Chimera” for solo viola. The world premiere was given by …
Posthumous Publication of Renato de Grandis's Egloga d'estate
Nov. 01, 2020Renato de Grandis (1927–2008) was a student of Gian Francesco Malipiero and Bruno Maderna in Venice and later found his new home in the vicinity of the Darmstadt school, then …
Reduced Versions of Orchestral Masterpieces by Joolz Gale Now Available from Schott
Nov. 01, 2020From Beethoven's Fifth Symphony to piano concertos by Mozart and Mendelssohn to Sibelius's Third Symphony and Strauss's Ein Heldenleben, Joolz Gale has brilliantly arranged numerous classics from the standard …
Shin-ichiro Ikebe Awarded the 69th “Kanagawa Cultural Award” in Art
Nov. 01, 2020Shin-ichiro Ikebe has been awarded the 69th “Kanagawa Cultural Award” in Art. This award is presented to individuals (or groups) whose remarkable achievements have contributed to the improvement and development …
Remembering Paul Hindemith on the 125th Anniversary of His Birth
Nov. 01, 2020Schott Music has been publishing Paul Hindemith’s complete compositional output ranging from works for the stage, orchestral pieces, concertos, chamber music, vocal compositions to music for children and amateur musicians …
Excerpts of Julian Yu’s Variations on “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” Premiered in Japan
Nov. 01, 2020On November 5, the Aichi Chamber Orchestra, led by Kazuki Yamada, performed the world premiere of excerpts from Julian Yu's Variations on "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" as part …
Premiere Recording of Marc Blitzstein's Piano Music is Released by Toccata Classics
Nov. 01, 2020Toccata Classics has released an impressive new disc featuring the piano music of Marc Blitzstein, performed by pianist Leonard Lehrman. This album, titled "Marc Blitzstein: Music for Solo Piano, 1918-63" …
Ensemble Modern Gives the German Premiere of Alvin Singleton's Again; New Recordings, Performances, and Perspectives
Nov. 01, 2020Ensemble Modern, led by Vimbayi Kaziboni, performed the German premiere of Alvin Singleton's Again on November 7 as part of their Festival NOW! 2020 which is centered on "Afro-Modernism …