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Alexander Goehr’s 80th Birthday Celebration Continues with Premiere of Largo Siciliano
Jun. 27, 2012The summer of Alexander Goehr’s 80th birthday year features several festival performances and a world premiere in celebration of “Sandy.” On July 5, the Nash Ensemble presented the first performance of …
Gershwin in the Summertime
Jun. 27, 2012Iconic American composer George Gershwin is celebrated this summer with performances of his most beloved works at festivals across the country. From songs to concerti, orchestral overtures to big band arrangements, …
A Tribute to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925-2012)
Jun. 05, 2012We were saddened by the recent news of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's passing, a protean figure in the world of vocal music, and in particular German lieder and opera. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was …
Andrew Norman Teams With DJ Eddie Marz for Brooklyn Philharmonic’s Beethoven Remix Project
Jun. 04, 2012The Brooklyn Philharmonic continues its Bed-Stuy Series this month with a program that features Andrew Norman’s arrangement of fellow Brooklyn-based artist DJ Eddie Marz’s re-mix of the Finale from Beethoven’s …
Jay Schwartz’s Zwielicht Debuts in Switzerland
May. 31, 2012Jay Schwartz’s new work Zwielicht, for three trombones, chorus, organ and dancers, premieres at the Gallen Festival in Switzerland on June 27. The title Zwielicht concerns itself with the …
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Concerto Grosso 1985 in Japanese Premiere
May. 31, 2012On June 22, the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa led by Kazuyoshi Akiyama perform Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Concerto Grosso 1985 for the first time in Japan at the Ishikawa Kenritsu Ongakudo in …
Huw Watkins’ Piano Quartet Premieres at the Spitalfields Music Festival
May. 31, 2012On June 19 the Schubert Ensemble of London performs the world premiere of Huw Watkins’ Piano Quartet at the 2012 Spitalfields Music Festival, commissioned by the ensemble with support from …
Weill and Brecht's Mahagonny and Seven Deadly Sins in Repertory at Komische Oper Berlin
May. 30, 2012Two major Weill-Brecht stage works appear in repertory this month at Komische Oper Berlin. Andreas Homoki’s 2006 production of Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny is being revived for five …
The New York Philharmonic Performs Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Gruppen at the Park Avenue Armory
May. 30, 2012Gruppen, a groundbreaking work illustrating Karlheinz Stockhausen’s early exploration into spatial sound, is given its New York professional premiere by the New York Philharmonic on June 29 and 30, …
Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana
May. 30, 2012For the past 75 years, week after week, all across the globe, choristers young and old, soloists and orchestral musicians, professionals and amateurs alike, all have come together to perform …