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Beat Furrer's Litanei Premieres in Ireland at the “Coming Together” Festival of the Louth Contemporary Music Society
May. 28, 2026The Renaissance poet and musician Gaspara Stampa encounters Ingeborg Bachmann across a distance of four centuries, transcending linguistic and temporal boundaries. Out of texts from the writer’s literary estate dedicated …
A New Production of Bohuslav Martinů's Alexandre bis Opens at Theater an der Wien
May. 28, 2026Bohuslav Martinů originally conceived of an unusual idea for Alexandre bis ("Alexander Twice"), composed for the World Exhibition in 1937: a singing cat or even a plant was supposed to …
World Premieres of Elżbieta Sikora's Liquid Air and Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
May. 28, 2026Last month saw the world premieres of two exciting orchestral works by Elżbieta Sikora. A pioneer whose work bridges sonic experimentation and expressive orchestral writing, Sikora represents a generation of …
US Premiere of Matthew Hindson’s Nothing is Forever from Art of Elan
May. 28, 2026Matthew Hindson’s elegiac string quartet work Nothing is Forever (2018) made its US debut at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, La Jolla, on April 24. It appeared as part …
German Premiere of George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s Picture a day like this at Oper Köln
May. 28, 2026On May 14, George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s Picture a day like this received its German premiere at Oper Köln, in the world premiere production from Daniel Jeanneteau …
UK Premiere of Neil Brand’s The Winning of Barbara Worth in Sheffield
May. 28, 2026On March 21, the Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra gave the UK debut of Neil Brand’s music for Henry King’s The Winning of Barbara Worth at Victoria Hall, Sheffield, conducted by …
Lady in the Dark–Symphonic Nocturne Makes Its Comeback
May. 28, 2026Lady in the Dark, the mold-breaking music theater work by Weill, Ira Gershwin, and Moss Hart, landed with a splash on Broadway in January 1941. Only a few months …
Opera Philadelphia Presents the World Premiere of Gregory Spears's Sleepers Awake
Apr. 22, 2026Last night, Opera Philadelphia presented the world premiere of Gregory Spears's latest opera, Sleepers Awake conducted by Corrado Rovaris and directed by Jenny Koons at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. …
Music of Pierre Jalbert Performed from Iowa to Australia
Apr. 20, 2026This month, Pierre Jalbert served as composer-in-residence at the University of Iowa where the Escher Quartet performed his String Quartet No. 4 at the Voxman Music Building's Concert Hall on April …
Under the baton of Susanna Mälkki, The Jussen Brothers and the Boston Symphony Orchestra presented the world premiere performances of Andrew Norman's Split for two pianos and orchestra on April …
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