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Wigmore Hall Focus Day Highlights the Music of Daniel Kidane, Including the Premiere of Lux Perpetua
Dec. 01, 2024On November 30, Wigmore Hall hosted a special focus day celebrating the music of Daniel Kidane, appointed Jerwood Composer for the London Symphony Orchestra (2018), and the Paul Hamlyn …
Pierre Jalbert's Saxophone Concerto Premiered by Timothy McAllister and the Hear & Now Ensemble, Led by Jerry Hou
Dec. 01, 2024Timothy McAllister and the Hear & Now Ensemble premiered Pierre Jalbert's Saxophone Concerto under the baton of Jerry Hou on November 21 at Alice Pratt Brown Hall at Rice University. The composer …
A Witold Szalonek Double Portrait Released by ANAKLASIS
Dec. 01, 2024A four-disc edition of the albums Songs of Silesia and Connections (ANA 033 & ANA 034) with vocal and instrumental compositions by the Silesian master, Witold Szalonek, was released on …
Zygmunt Krauze and Krzysztof Cicheński's The Wedding Premiered in Poland
Nov. 27, 2024On November 22, Zygmunt Krauze and Krzysztof Cicheński's opera, The Wedding was premiered at the Poznań Opera House in Poland. The production was led by music director, Katarzyna Tomala-Jedynak, …
On November 24 Ben Goldscheider and Richard Uttley premiered Oliver Leith’s Eeyore at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. The work for horn and piano, named for the downbeat donkey …
On November 24 Imogen Holst’s Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra (1935) received its first public performance from Midori Komachi and the Elgar Sinfonia of London, conducted by Adrian …
Paris Critics Applaud George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s Picture a day like this
Nov. 27, 2024The Paris debut of George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s Picture a day like this, the fourth stage work from their celebrated partnership, has been acclaimed by critics following …
A MadAminA! Insert: Handel Redux
Nov. 27, 2024It was in 1984 that the Washington Friends of Handel decided to commission a new work in honor of the upcoming 300th anniversary of Georg Friedrich Handel and music director Stephen …
Love Life Editor Wins Preeminent Award
Nov. 27, 2024The American Musicological Society has bestowed its coveted Claude V. Palisca Award on Joel Galand for his recently published critical edition of Love Life, Kurt Weill’s 1948 work created in collaboration …
World Premiere of Michael Hersch and Shane McCrae's Opera, and we, each
Oct. 25, 2024Michael Hersch and Shane McCrae's new chamber opera, and we, each was premiered at the Baltimore Theater Project on September 28-29. The production, presented by Mind on Fiire, was directed by James Matthew Daniel, conducted …