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Spanish Premiere of George Benjamin's Lessons in Love and Violence
Apr. 01, 2021Lessons in Love and Violence, George Benjamin’s third opera with Martin Crimp, received its Spanish premiere on February 26, 2021 at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona Stéphane Degout, …
Kvika, a New Album from Valgeir Sigurðsson, is Released
Apr. 01, 2021Kvika, the latest album from Icelandic composer Valgeir Sigurðsson, has been released.
Used as his score to the recent Slovak film by Peter Magat, Malá Ríša (“Little Kingdom”), Kvika …
New Publication of Atsuhiko Gondai's Post Festum for Violin
Apr. 01, 2021Post Festum for violin (2019) by Atsuhiko Gondai was commissioned by violinist Ayana Tsuji. The three small pieces (I, II, III) were composed in response to …
World Premieres of Katherine Balch's estrangement and Two memories
Apr. 01, 2021This month sees the world premieres of two new works by Katherine Balch. The first, estrangement, is a song cycle on poems by Katie Ford, composed for the Brooklyn …
Matthias Pintscher Leads the New World Symphony in the US Premiere of NUR
Apr. 01, 2021On April 3, Matthias Pintscher led the New World Symphony in the US premiere of his own piano concerto NUR featuring Inon Barnatan as the soloist. Translating to …
The 5th Mauricio Kagel Composition Competition Announces a Call for Scores
Apr. 01, 2021Universal Edition announces a call for piano pieces written for children and young adults as part of the 5th Mauricio Kagel Composition Competition. UE seeks works which, although limited …
Performance Videos of Clarinet Works by Japanese Composers are Now Available
Apr. 01, 2021Last year at the Maison du Japon of Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, the Tokyo Sinfonietta hosted an event featuring clarinet works by Japanese composers. A total of six works …
Joe Hisaishi's Symphonic Suite “Kiki’s Delivery Service” Published by Zen-On
Apr. 01, 2021Zen-On will publish the score of Joe Hisaishi's Symphonic Suite “Kiki’s Delivery Service” on April 15. The New Japan Philharmonic World Dream Orchestra, under the composer's baton, gave the …
Three Works by Tansy Davies Featured at the 2021 Andriessen Festival
Apr. 01, 2021Tansy Davies’s music played a prominent part in the 2021 Andriessen Festival organized by Musis Arnhem, Phion, Orkest De Ereprijs and ArtEZ. The third year of the festival took the …
Dark Days a Collection of Solo Piano Works by Scott Wollschleger, is Released by New Focus Recordings
Apr. 01, 2021On April 23, New Focus Recordings will release Dark Days, a collection of Scott Wollschleger's most intimate and meditative piano works played by his close friend and long-time …