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US Premiere of Matthias Pintscher's mar'eh with National Symphony Orchestra
Feb. 03, 2015Matthias Pintscher leads violinist Karen Gomyo and the National Symphony Orchestra in the US premiere of his mar’eh at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on February 19. Mar’eh was …

Fred Lerdahl in Residence at Musica nova Helsinki; World Premiere of Give and Take
Feb. 03, 2015Musica nova Helsinki hosts Fred Lerdahl as composer-in-residence at the 2015 edition of the Finnish biannual festival. The festival, which runs this year from February 6 through 14, is Finland’s …

Australian Premiere of Stewart Wallace's Harvey Milk at Melbourne's Midsumma Festival
Feb. 03, 2015Stewart Wallace’s Harvey Milk, an opera in three acts, receives its Australian concert premiere on February 7, with an additional performance on Feburary 8, at St Kilda Town Hall …

2015 Kurt Weill Fest: "From Lied to Song"
Feb. 03, 2015The Kurt Weill Fest Dessau, held annually in Weill’s birthplace, focuses this year on the relationship between music and text with the theme, “From Lied to Song.” The 2015 festival …

Stephen Paulus's Voices from the Gallery with the West Michigan Symphony
Feb. 03, 2015On February 6, Scott Speck leads the West Michigan Symphony, along with narrator Carla Hill, in a performance of Stephen Paulus’s Voices from the Gallery. Paulus’s 30-minute work for …

Gavin Bryars In Residence at Adelaide Festival; Australian Premiere of Marilyn Forever
Jan. 31, 2015Gavin Bryars serves as composer-in-residence at the 2015 Adelaide Festival of Arts, running from February 27 through March 15 in Adelaide, Australia. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the …
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Canadian Premieres of George Benjamin's Written on Skin, Duet and A Mind of Winter with Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Jan. 31, 2015George Benjamin curates the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 11th annual New Creations Festival opening February 28 at Roy Thomson Hall, featuring the Canadian premieres of his Duet for piano and orchestra, …

Juilliard FOCUS! Festival Highlights Japanese Music Since 1945
Jan. 07, 2015Juilliard’s 2015 FOCUS! Festival, curated by Joel Sachs and titled “Nippon: Japanese Music Since 1945”, presents a broad range of postwar music by Japanese composers, including many first American performances. …

Tobias Picker's Thérèse Raquin in New Production with Long Beach Opera and Chicago Opera Theatre
Jan. 07, 2015Two of America’s premiere opera houses team up to present a new production of Tobias Picker’s modern opera classic Thérèse Raquin in 2015. Long Beach Opera leads off with performances …

US Premiere of Wolfgang Rihm's Piano Concerto No. 2 with Tzimon Barto and The National Symphony Orchestra
Jan. 07, 2015Wolfgang Rihm’s Piano Concerto No. 2 receives its US premiere on January 15 and 17 with The National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Christoph Eschenbach conducts …
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