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Fazil Say's Violin Concerto Debuts in Toledo
Jan. 31, 2013Toledo Symphony guest conductor James Meena leads an exhilirating program whose history reaches back to antiquity on February 8 and 9, featuring the US premiere of Fazil Say’s Violin Concerto, …
Lei Liang from Coast to Coast
Jan. 31, 2013Lei Liang is in the spotlight this month with the world premiere of his Bamboo Lights as part of Boston-based Callithumpian Consort's Lei Liang portrait concert, another portrait concert event …
Toshi Ichiyanagi's Concerto for Marimba Premieres in Osaka
Jan. 31, 2013On January 19, the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra presented the world premiere of Toshi Ichiyanagi’s Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra. Led by Sachio Fujioka and featuring percussionist Mutsuko Taneya, for whom …
Music of Georg Friedrich Haas in Chicago and New York
Jan. 31, 2013Audiences in the US have several opportunities this month to attend premiere performances of works by Georg Friedrich Haas. Chicago’s Ensemble Dal Niente provides a rare performance of Haas’ Trois …
Winnipeg Symphony Presents Jonny Greenwood’s Suite from There Will Be Blood
Jan. 31, 2013February 1 marked the North American premiere of English composer Jonny Greenwood’s suite from the critically acclaimed film score to Paul Thomas Anderson’s film There Will Be Blood. Presented …
Gerald Barry's Jabberwocky Premieres in Brighton
Jan. 11, 2013Gerald Barry’s new work for voice, horn and piano, Jabberwocky, debuts on January 20 in Brighton, UK. An intense and surreal musical narrative, so apparent in Barry’s hugely successful …
Andrew Norman's In Transition Debuts with Ensemble Berlin
Jan. 10, 2013On December 17, 2012, Andrew Norman’s new ensemble work In Transition received its world premiere by the Ensemble Berlin in Germany. Commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic, the 20-minute septet is …
Jörg Widmann's Lied at The Cleveland Orchestra
Jan. 10, 2013On January 17 and 19, Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra in two performances of Jörg Widmann's vivid homage to Schubert, Lied. Commissioned by the Bamburg Symphony Orchestra, the …
Guide to the Richard Wagner Complete Edition Now Available
Jan. 09, 2013Concert programs and opera company schedules are rich with performances of works by Richard Wagner this year in celebration of the composer's bicentenary. January alone sees a wealth of performances, …
Matthias Pintcher's Uriel with Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan
Jan. 09, 2013Matthias Pintscher’s duo for cello and piano, Uriel, sees its world premiere this month in a recital by Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt. The …