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Carnegie Hall Presents Five Major Kurt Weill Works (and more)
Jan. 25, 2024Kurt Weill’s work stands front and center in New York City during the first months of 2024. Carnegie Hall’s festival “Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Precipice” includes a …
Agata Zubel and Maja Kleczewska's Orestia Now Available from ANAKLASIS
Dec. 21, 2023A recording of Agata Zubel's opera, Orestia, with a libretto by Maja Kleczewska after the classical tragedy by Aeschylus is now available from ANAKLASIS in both CD and LP …
New Gavin Bryars Biography Is Published by Kahn and Averill
Dec. 20, 2023A new biography on the life and music of Gavin Bryars is now available from Kahn & Averill. Numerous performances this season have already highlighted Bryars's forthcoming 80th birthday, …
Miguel Farías's Kuntur Premieres in Hong Kong
Dec. 20, 2023The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Paolo Bortolameolli, presents the world premiere performances of Miguel Farías's Kuntur on December 30-31 as part of their New Year's celebratory concerts. …
Aribert Reimann to Recieve the German Music Authors Award for a Lifetime of Achievement
Dec. 20, 2023Aribert Reimann will receive the German Music Authors Award for a Lifetime of Achievement, having been recognized by a jury for his continued artistic brilliance, unique work, and his significant …
New Productions of Dvořák's Rusalka in Liège, Nice, and Berlin Use Bärenreiter's Critical Edition
Dec. 20, 2023In Antonín Dvořák's lyrical fairy tale Rusalka, music plays a major role: the water nymph gives up her beautiful voice to be able to love a human prince. The tragic …
World Premiere of Jay Schwartz's Theta in Stuttgart
Dec. 20, 2023The SWR Symphonieorchester, under the direction of Teodor Currentzis, performed the world premiere of Jay Schwartz's Theta on December 7 at the Liederhalle in Stuttgart. Additional performances followed on December 8, 15, …
Bath Festival Orchestra's "Sonic Odyssey" Features the Music of Gustav Mahler, Anna Meredith, and Arvo Pärt
Dec. 20, 2023On December 16, the Bath Festival Orchestra and Spitalfields Music presented a "sonic odyssey on Earth and beyond [where] mystic minimalism meets transcendental melody." Violinist Maren Bosma led an …
The Cleveland Orchestra Performs the US Premiere of Julian Anderson's Symphony No. 2 "Prague Panoramas"
Dec. 20, 2023The Cleveland Orchestra, under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, gave the US premiere performances of Julian Anderson's Symphony No. 2"Prague Panoramas" on December 7 and 9 at Severance Hall …
Dobrinka Tabakova's Lux Aeterna Premiered in Romania
Dec. 20, 2023On December 16, the Filarmonica Banatul Timişoara and conductor Gabriel Bebeșelea premiered a Requiem for Victims of Communism in Timişoara, Romania. The work, commissioned by Filarmonica Banatul Timişoara, is comprised of seven movements …