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Hannah Lash's Beowulf Debuts with Guerilla Opera
May. 05, 2016The well-known epic poem Beowulf gets a renewed treatment in Hannah Lash’s chamber opera adaptation of the same name, premiering with Boston’s Guerilla Opera on May 20.
Scored for three …
Ensembles Recherche and Intercontemporain Premiere Works by Johannes Maria Staud
May. 05, 2016Johannes Maria Staud receives several major performances this month, most notably the US premiere of Wheat, not oats, dear. I'm afraid with ensemble recherche as well as the world premiere …
World Premiere of Pierre Jalbert's String Theory with East Coast Chamber Orchestra
May. 05, 2016On May 13, the acclaimed, conductor-less East Coast Chamber Orchestra gives the world premiere of Pierre Jalbert’s new work for string orchestra, String Theory. The premiere takes place at …
Arvo Pärt in Portrait at the Los Angeles Philharmonic; World Premiere of Greater Antiphons
May. 05, 2016The Los Angeles Philharmonic presents a focus on Arvo Pärt this month with several concerts dedicated to his works.
The first, on May 11, pairs works by the Estonian …
World Staged Premiere of Peter Eötvös's Senza Sangue at Festival d’Avignon
May. 05, 2016On May 15 and 17, the Festival d’Avignon presents the world staged premiere of Peter Eötvös’s one-act opera Senza Sangue. The production is paired with Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle and …
World Premiere of Pēteris Vasks's Concerto, for viola and string orchestra, with BBC National Orchestra of Wales
May. 05, 2016Pēteris Vasks, who celebrated his 70th birthday in April, is a featured composer at this year's Vale of Glamorgan Festival in Wales (May 10-20). Several of Vasks’s orchestral, chamber and …
US Premiere of Stefano Gervasoni’s Dir – in dir with Ekmeles and Mivos Quartet
May. 05, 2016The contemporary vocal ensemble ekmeles joins the Mivos String Quartet for the US premiere of Stefano Gervasoni’s Dir – in dir on May 21 at the DiMenna Center’s Benzaquen Hall. …
Kenji Sakai's In a blink "Epigraph for hide" Debuts with Kyoto Symphony Orchestra
May. 05, 2016Kenji Sakai, one of Japan’s most successful young composers, sees the world premiere of his new work for solo horn, piano and orchestra, In a blink "Epigraph for hide", …
Stewart Wallace's Hopper's Wife "entertaining" and "imaginative" at New York City Opera
May. 05, 2016In a four-night sold-out run that opened on April 28, New York City Opera delivered the long awaited New York premiere production of Stewart Wallace’s wild and absurdist chamber opera …
World Premiere of Toshi Ichiyanagi's Piano Concerto No. 6 and Symphony No. 10
May. 05, 2016In May and June 2016, Toshi Ichiyanagi sees the world premieres of two major new works, as well as a composer residency at the 2016 Composium Festival.
The 2016 …