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Wolfgang Rihm Celebrates 60 with Three World Premieres
Feb. 29, 2012Many Happy Birthday wishes to Wolfgang Rhim who turns 60 on March 13. In celebration of the occasion, the composer is honored with three world premieres in Germany.
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Aventa Ensemble Features Oliver Knussen and Julian Anderson
Feb. 29, 2012March 25 sees the performance of works by two of Britain's most celebrated composers, Oliver Knussen and Julian Anderson, with the Aventa Ensemble of Victoria, B.C. Conducted by Bill Linwood, …
Long Beach Opera Presents Martinů's Tears of the Knife
Feb. 28, 2012One of the 20th century’s most significant Czech composers, Bohuslav Martinů wrote with a versatile, individual voice, and created works in all genres ranging from chamber music and orchestra to …
The Tales of Hoffmann at Theater an der Wien in Michael Kaye Integral Edition
Feb. 28, 2012Jacques Offenbach’s renowned French operatic masterpiece The Tales of Hoffmann is set for a run at the Theater an der Wien, with five performances from March 19 through 25 directed …
Pierre Jalbert's Secret Alchemy Debuts in Arizona
Feb. 28, 2012Arizona Friends of Chamber Music debut Pierre Jalbert’s new ensemble piece Secret Alchemy on March 11. Scored for violin, viola, cello and piano, the work is a meditation on the …
Peter Eötvös Curates Toronto Symphony’s New Creations Festival Featuring Jörg Widmann
Feb. 28, 2012March 1 marked the beginning of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 2012 New Creations Festival, this year curated by none other than Hungarian new music pillar Peter Eötvös. A distinct reflection …
In a production perfectly aligned with the end of winter, acclaimed director Chas Rader-Shieber, designer David Zinn, and Artistic Director Mikael Eliasen bring Hans Werner Henze’s Elegy for Young Lovers …
Kamran Ince’s Before Infrared at the University of Akron Symphony
Feb. 28, 2012On March 1, the University of Akron Symphony presented Kamran Ince’s Before Infrared, conducted by Guy Victor Bordo. Composed in 1986, the work saw its premiere performance with Leonard …
Korngold’s Music to Much Ado About Nothing in American Premiere at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Feb. 28, 2012With a run of eight performances opening on March 29, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts presents the US premiere of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s complete incidental music …
Rufus Wainwright’s Five Shakespeare Sonnets at the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Feb. 28, 2012Following the hugely successful US premiere of his opera, Prima Donna, Rufus Wainwright joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the UK premiere of his Five Shakespeare Sonnets for voice …