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Musiqa Premieres Stewart Wallace’s She Told Me This...
Oct. 07, 2010Musiqa performs the world premiere of Stewart Wallace’s She Told Me This..., a monodrama for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble inspired and adapted from his opera The Bonesetter’s Daughter, on October 16.
Andrew Norman’s …toward sunrise and the prime of light… Premieres at USC
Oct. 07, 2010The Calder Quartet performs the world premiere of Andrew Norman’s …toward sunrise and the prime of light... at USC's presidential inauguration on October 15.
Portrait Concert of Matthias Pintscher by ICE at Columbia’s Miller Theatre
Oct. 07, 2010On October 21, the International Contemporary Ensemble performs an evening-length portrait concert of Matthias Pintscher at Miller Theatre, including the US premiere of his "sonic eclipse" cycle.
Alexander Goehr's Promised End Debuts at Royal Opera House
Oct. 06, 2010Leading British composer Alexander Goehr’s fifth opera, Promised End, received its world premiere in London on October 9 at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre before embarking on a UK tour with the English Touring Opera.
Alvin Singleton's concerto for piano and orchestra, BluesKonzert, debuts in New York with Ursula Oppens and the American Composers Orchestra at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall on October 15.
Gerald Barry's Schott and Sons, Mainz in World Premiere
Oct. 06, 2010Gerald Barry’s new work, Schott and Sons, Mainz, a setting of Beethoven's letters to the Schott publishing house, premieres on October 21 in a performance by the Irish Chamber Choir and bass Stephen Richardson in Dublin.
Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Music Featured in New Ballet at Grand Canadian Ballet
Oct. 06, 2010The music of Bernd Alois Zimmermann is heard on the stage of the Grand Canadian Ballet in Montreal this month in the company's production of Leonce and Lena with choreography by Christian Spuck.
Mátyás Seiber's Ulysses in New York Premiere at Carnegie Hall
Oct. 06, 2010The American Symphony Orchestra honored the 50th anniversary of the passing of Hungarian composer Mátyás Seiber with the New York premiere of his cantata Ulysses on October 6 at Carnegie Hall.
Canadian Opera Company Stages Benjamin Britten’s Death in Venice
Oct. 06, 2010The Canadian Opera Company brings the work of Benjamin Britten to the stage in Toronto this fall with eight performances of Death in Venice from October 16 through November 6.
Music of Henri Dutilleux Heard in Philadelphia and Montreal
Oct. 06, 2010Kent Nagano and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra began their three-part concert series, The Dutilleux Cycle, with a performance of his Sur le même accord with Anne-Sophie Mutter on October 5. Semyon Bychkov and violinist Renaud Capuçon perform the composer's L’Arbre des songes on October 21 with The Philadelphia Orchestra.