News
Lei Liang's Silk and Bamboo Concerto Premiered in China and Launch of LEI LAB
May. 25, 2023On May 19, Zhang Weiliang and the Fusion Quartet gave the world premiere performance of Lei Liang's Silk and Bamboo Concerto for bamboo flute and string quartet at the National Centre …
Japanese Conductors Champion Exciting New Works in the "New Classics Project"
May. 25, 2023On May 15, esteemed conductors Keitaro Harada, Masato Suzuki, Sachio Fujioka, and Kazuki Yamada joined forces at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall to lead the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra and Aichi …
World Premiere of Toshio Hosokawa's Invisible Angels in Lithuania
May. 25, 2023Toshio Hosokawa's Invisible Angels, for violin and accordion, was premiered on May 6, at a portrait concert featuring the composer's music at St. John (Šv. Jono) Church on …
Swiss Premiere of Chaya Czernowin's Knights of the strange
May. 25, 2023Ensemble zone_experimentale, led by Yaron Deutsch, gave the Swiss premiere of Chaya Czernowin's Knights of the strange on May 8 at the Hochschule für Musik FHNW. Knights of the strange was commissioned …
Music of Anna Meredith Featured on the Ligeti Quartet's New Album
May. 25, 2023On April 14, the Ligeti Quartet released Nuc, a new collaboration with Anna Meredith that follows a decade of creative partnership between ensemble and composer. The ten-track record, …
Australian Premiere of Ayanna Witter-Johnson’s DreamCity
May. 25, 2023On May 3, members of the London Symphony Orchestra joined the Sydney Youth Orchestras, the NSW Regional Youth Orchestra, and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music at the Sydney Opera House …
Colin Matthews's Mosaics Premiered by the London Symphony Orchestra
May. 25, 2023On May 28 at the Barbican Centre the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor François-Xavier Roth premiere Mosaics, Colin Matthews’s latest work for large orchestra.
The 24-minute work is a …
A MadAminA! Insert: Walter R. Boelke
May. 25, 2023Preface
It is already a dozen years since Schott acquired the catalogue of Boelke-Bomart/Mobart Music Publications and almost 25 years since its founder, the quirky music engraver Walter Boelke passed away. He …
Major Productions of Kurt Weill's Die Dreigroschenoper Run Concurrently In Europe
May. 25, 2023The month of May saw five prominent productions of Kurt Weill and Bertholt Brecht's Die Dreigroschenoper running concurrently in major European cities, with three more on the horizon. Two highly successful …
World Premiere of Danny Elfman's Suite for Chamber Orchestra by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in Washington, D.C.
Apr. 20, 2023On May 4, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra will perform the world premiere of Danny Elfman's new Suite for Chamber Orchestra at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. as …