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Music from Copland House Releases New Pierre Jalbert Portrait Album Secret Alchemy
Dec. 08, 2016With any new composition, there is a sense of discovery and mystery during the creative process. Though [Secret Alchemy] is not programmatic, imagining the air of secrecy and mysticism surrounding …

On December 10, the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (BCMG) gives the world premiere of Francisco Coll’s Ceci n’est pas un Concerto (“This Is Not a Concerto”), scored …

Belcea Quartet Debuts Krzysztof Penderecki's String Quartet No. 4 at Wigmore Hall
Dec. 08, 2016Krzysztof Penderecki’s String Quartet No. 4 receives its world premiere on December 11 at London’s Wigmore Hall, performed by the Belcea Quartet. The program also features a …

Fazil Say's Silk Road Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Dec. 08, 2016Earlier this month, composer and concert pianist Fazil Say joined the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for two performances of his own Silk Road Piano Concerto No. 2 at Carnegie Hall ( …

Chaya Czernowin's The Quiet Wins German Record Critics' Award
Dec. 08, 2016Chaya Czernowin’s recent orchestral portrait album, The Quiet, has won the German Record Critics’ Award (Preis Der Deutschen Schallplatten Kritik) for Best Recording in the category of “Contemporary …

Zen-On "Premieres Concert" Debuts Works by Akira Nishimura, Shin-ichiro Ikebe, Hitomi Kaneko, and More
Dec. 07, 2016On December 9, five new chamber works receive their world premieres as part of the 23rd annual Zen-On contemporary music concert “Groupe des quatre et ses ami(e)s” (The Group …

Kurt Weill on Three Continents
Dec. 07, 20162016 comes to a close with world-class performances of Weill favorites throughout the month. To start things off, violinist Anthony Marwood performed Weill’s Violin Concerto with the Real Filharmonía de …

The Somme100FILM Tour Continues Around the World
Dec. 07, 2016The Somme100FILM tour – an international project commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War – continues to captivate musicians and audiences around the world. From …

Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock at Boston University
Dec. 07, 2016This month, The School of Theatre at the College of Fine Arts at Boston University presents Marc Blitzstein’s The Cradle Will Rock in a run of five performances opening …

Die Zauberflöte at the Lyric Opera of Chicago
Dec. 07, 2016This month, the Lyric Opera of Chicago opens its new production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, utilizing the critical performing materials from the acclaimed Neue Mozart-Ausgabe, published by …
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