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Bernard Rands In Concert at the Charleston Symphony
Oct. 31, 2012On November 2, the Charleston Symphony and the College of Charleston presented Bernard Rands’ "now again"-fragments from Sappho in its South Carolina premiere. Featured as part of the orchestra’s “Echoes …
US Premiere of Matthias Pintscher’s Chute d’Étoiles by The Cleveland Orchestra
Oct. 31, 2012Presented in partnership with the Lucerne Festival, Carnegie Hall and The Cleveland Orchestra, Matthias Pintscher’s Chute d’Étoiles (“Falling Stars”) arrives in Cleveland for its US premiere performances at Severance Hall …
Tobias Picker Named Artistic Director of The Opera San Antonio
Oct. 31, 2012Tobias Picker has been named Artistic Director of The Opera San Antonio (TOSA). Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as "our finest composer for the lyric stage,” Picker will lead …
Arvo Pärt in the Spotlight at Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival
Oct. 31, 2012On November 17, the sublime and moving music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt takes center stage at Lincoln Center’s 2012 White Light Festival. Tõnu Kaljuste conducts an all-Pärt program …
Pierre Jalbert’s Autumn Rhapsody in Texas & Connecticut
Oct. 31, 2012The Stamford Symphony (Connecticut) and the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra of Houston both perform Pierre Jalbert’s Autumn Rhapsody for string orchestra this month. Commissioned and premiered by the Vermont Symphony …
Dal Niente Presents Chaya Czernowin Portrait Concert in Chicago
Oct. 31, 2012New music audiences in Chicago are fortunate to have several opportunities this month to explore the music of Chaya Czernowin. On November 16, Ensemble Dal Niente presents its highly anticipated …
Douglas J. Cuomo’s Doubt in Preview at Guggenheim
Oct. 31, 2012Following a recent workshop held during the inauguration of the new National Opera Center in New York City, Douglas J. Cuomo’s opera Doubt, with a libretto by John Patrick …
Pierre Boulez Receives Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award
Oct. 31, 2012On October 6, the 56th International Festival of Contemporary Music honored composer and conductor Pierre Boulez with its Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award. The ceremony concluded with a concert …
Thomas Adès Conducts In Seven Days at Boston Symphony Orchestra
Oct. 31, 2012Coming on the heels of the acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut of his opera The Tempest, Thomas Adès travels up the Eastern seaboard to Boston where he leads three performances …
Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012)
Oct. 29, 2012"Longing for a rich, wild wonderful sound."
On the death of composer Hans Werner HenzeWith the passing of Hans Werner Henze we have lost one of the most important …