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George Benjamin Featured as 2010 Ojai Music Festival Music Director; Into the Little Hill in West Coast Premiere
Jun. 08, 2010George Benjamin assumes the position of Music Director for the 2010 Ojai Music Festival as he leads several ensembles including the Ensemble Modern through performances of his own works and others throughout the festival. Benjamin also leads the Ensemble Modern in the West Coast premiere of his chamber opera Into the Little Hill.
Matthias Pintscher Leads The Cleveland Orchestra In Johannes-Maria Staud's On Comparative Meteorology
Jun. 08, 2010On June 5 The Cleveland Orchestra celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Daniel R. Lewis Young Composer Fellow program with a free concert featuring four works commissioned by the orchestra throughout the fellowship program's history. Matthias Pintscher led the orchestra through the concert that included Johannes-Maria Staud's On Comparative Meteorology.
Visit Schott/EAM at OPERA America and The League of American Orchestras Conferences
Jun. 08, 2010OPERA America and The League of American Orchestras hold their annual conferences in Los Angeles and Atlanta, respectively, this month. If you're lucky enough to make it to conference, we invite you to stop by the Schott/EAM exhibit to speak with us about our music or just browse our perusal scores, recordings and other promotional materials on our composers. We look forward to seeing you.
Praise for Operas by Picker, Reimann, Rihm, Ligeti, and Maw
Jun. 08, 2010György Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre, Tobias Picker's Emmeline, Wolfgang Rihm's Proserpina and Aribert Reimann's Medea graced opera stages this season in brand new productions to widespread critical and popular acclaim. Nicholas Maw's Sophie's Choice, in a new DVD from the Royal Opera House production of 2002, has also garnered high praise. Read on for a review digest on each.
Repertoire in Focus: Another Side of Nino Rota
May. 05, 2010This month The Miami Symphony Orchestra and conductor Eduardo Marturet perform Nino Rota's The Leopard. Best known for his many films scores for some of the greatest films of the 20th century, Rota also left behind a legacy comprised of unique, inventive and insightful concert works across all classical genres.
György Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre Caps the New York Philharmonic Season at Lincoln Center
May. 05, 2010Le Grand Macabre, György Ligeti's only opera, sees its New York premiere by the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Alan Gilbert on May 27 directed by Douglas Fitch at Avery Fisher Hall.
Alban Berg’s Lulu at The Metropolitan Opera
May. 04, 2010The Metropolitan Opera performs Alban Berg's Lulu on May 8, 12, and 15 led by conductor Fabio Luisi, and featuring coloratura soprano Marlis Petersen and John Dexter's renowned staging.
Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto Andaluz on New Telarc Recording
May. 04, 2010Joaquin Rodrigo’s Concierto Andaluz is now available on a new Telarc disc featuring the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and the Delaware Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Amado.
Wolfgang Rihm’s Proserpina in US Premiere at Spoleto Festival USA
May. 04, 2010The Spoleto Festival USA presents the US Premiere of Wolfgang Rihm's lauded monodrama Proserpina on Sunday, May 30, conducted by John Kennedy and directed by Ken Rus Schmoll.
World Premiere at New York City Ballet Features Thomas Adès’ Concentric Paths
May. 04, 2010Wayne McGregor's new ballet debuts at New York City Ballet on May 14 and features the music of Thomas Adès' Violin Concerto, Concentric Paths.