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Two National Premieres of Works by Julian Anderson
Jul. 11, 2018On July 1, the US premiere of Julian Anderson's String Quartet No. 3 'hana no hanataba', co-commissioned by Wigmore Hall and the Tanglewood Music Center, was performed by …

New Works by Pierre Jalbert in Bennington and Philadelphia
Jul. 11, 2018This summer is a busy one for Pierre Jalbert. On July 21, Jalbert’s Wind Dances for piano and woodwind quintet receives it premere performances at the Bennington Chamber …

World Premiere of Huw Watkins's Four Fables
Jul. 10, 2018On July 31, the Gould Piano Trio and clarinetist Robert Plane perform the world premiere of Four Fables by Huw Watkins at the Holy Trinity Church in Hereford as …

In Memoriam: Oliver Knussen (1952-2018)
Jul. 10, 2018Oliver Knussen was one of the world’s most eminent and influential composer-conductors and leaves behind him a body of work of crystalline concision, complexity and richness. His impact on the …

Jörg Widmann's Violinkonzert Nr. 2 with Carolin Widmann and the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Jun. 27, 2018On August 31, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra performs the world premiere of Jörg Widmann's Violinkonzert Nr. 2 at Suntory Hall, Tokyo with the composer conducting. The work …

Kenji Sakai's Three Portrait Concerts in Japan
Jun. 26, 2018After living in Europe for the past seventeen years, Kenji Sakai has returned to Japan where, in addition to composing, he is teaching at Kyoto City University of Arts. A …

World premiere of Agata Zubel's Fireworks at Chopin and his Europe 2018
Jun. 26, 2018Following close on the heels of her April world premiere of Cleopatra's Songs, Agata Zubel's Fireworks will be given its world premiere performance by the European Youth Orchestra, …

Seattle Symphony Releases New Disc of George Perle's Orchestral Works
Jun. 07, 2018The Seattle Symphony, under the direction of Ludovic Morlot, has released the premiere recordings of several orchestral works by George Perle (1965-1987) including Dance Fantasy, Sinfonietta No. 1, …

Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Final Work Performed in Seattle
Jun. 06, 2018The Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Adam Stern, performed Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Ich wandte mich und sah an alles Unrecht, das geschah unter der Sonne on June 2 at …

World Premiere of Andrew Norman's Spiral with the Berlin Philharmonic
Jun. 06, 2018On June 14-16, the Berlin Philharmonic, under the direction of Sir. Simon Rattle, performs the world premiere of Andrew Norman's Spiral, a work that was commissioned to celebrate …
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