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Pierre Boulez (1925-2016)
Jan. 06, 2016It is with deep sadness that we note that passing of Pierre Boulez, one of the most groundbreaking and revered musicians of our time. Boulez’s contributions as composer, conductor, writer …
World Premiere of Toshio Hosokawa's Stilles Meer at the Hamburg Staatsoper
Jan. 06, 2016The Hamburg Staatsoper presents the world premiere of Toshio Hosokawa’s opera Stilles Meer (Silent Sea) on January 24 conducted by Kent Nagano. The work features a libretto …
Miroslav Srnka's South Pole in World Premiere Production at the Bayerische Staatsoper
Jan. 06, 2016Miroslav Srnka’s South Pole: A double opera in two parts receives its world premiere production on January 31 at the Bayerische Staatsoper. Telling the legendary story of Roald …
Andrew Norman’s Suspend with Inon Barnatan and the North Carolina Symphony; Play Nominated for 2016 Grammy Award
Jan. 06, 2016Pianist Inon Barnatan joins the North Carolina Symphony as soloist in Andrew Norman’s Suspend on January 15, 16, 17, and 19 with conductor Marcelo Lehninger.
Suspend was commissioned in …
On January 27, Norrbotten NEO ensemble performs the world premiere of Chaya Czernowin’s Ayre: Towed through plumes, thicket, asphalt, sawdust and hazardous air I shall not forget the sound of …
Gavin Bryars's The Sinking of the Titanic at the Winnipeg New Music Festival
Jan. 06, 2016As part of its 25th anniversary season, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s New Music Festival presents a major multisensory performance of Gavin Bryars’s seminal The Sinking of the Titanic. …
Thomas Adès's Powder Her Face at Skylight Music Theatre
Jan. 06, 2016Skylight Music Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin presents Thomas Adés’s celebrated opera Powder Her Face. Composed when Adès was 24, Powder Her Face has become a modern classic, with …
UK Premiere of Jay Schwartz's Delta - Music for Orchestra IV with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Jan. 06, 2016Jay Schwartz’s Delta – Music for Orchestra IV receives its UK premiere this month in a performance by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Matthias Pintscher. The …
Agata Zubel's Chapter 13 Debuts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Jan. 06, 2016On January 19 the Los Angeles Philharmonic performs the world premiere of Chapter 13, a new work by acclaimed composer and multi-instrumentalist Agata Zubel. Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the …
Henri Dutilleux: 100th Anniversary, US Performances and Grammy Nominations
Jan. 06, 2016January 22 marks the 100th anniversary of Henri Dutilleux’s birth. Born in Angers in 1916, Dutilleux created a personal and distinctive musical language glowing with tonal originality and visual …