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Wolfgang Rihm's 1. Abgesangsszene for Orchestra Performed by the Musikkollegium Winterthur
Feb. 16, 2024Led by Roberto González-Monjas, the Musikkollegium Winterthur performed Wolfgang Rihm's 1. Abgesangsszene for orchestra at the Konzertsaal Stadthaus in Winterthur on February 15 alongside Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Elgar's Cello Concerto …
Konzerthaus Dortmund Presents an Arvo Pärt Festival
Feb. 16, 2024The Konzerthaus Dortmund presented a thrilling festival dedicated to the music of Arvo Pärt from February 15-18. The festival highlighted various genres of Pärt's prolific oeuvre. The festival …
George Benjamin Leads The Cleveland Orchestra in a Performance of Dieter Ammann's glut
Feb. 16, 2024On February 15-17, The Cleveland Orchestra, under the baton of George Benjamin, performed Dieter Ammann's glut alongside Benjamin'sDream of the Song, Oliver Knussen's The Way to Castle …
Agata Zubel's Spray – a New Work for Spray Cans – Premiered by Les Percussions de Strasbourg
Feb. 16, 2024Spray– a new work by Agata Zubel will be premiered in Strasbourg by Les Percussions de Strasbourg on February 22. The performance is part of a concert titled "ONLY," …
A MadAminA! Insert: Is It Really By Mozart?
Feb. 16, 2024by Daniel N. Leeson
An earlier installment of this series dealt with the official mechanism of inventory and chronology of Mozart's compositions, the Köchel catalogue. The way new information affects …
Noriko Koide's Riverside Premiered by Kentaro Kawase and the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra
Feb. 16, 2024The Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra and Kentaro Kawase will premiere Noriko Koide's Riverside on February 23-24 at NTK Hall Forest Hall in Nagoya. This is the second work of Koide commissioned by the …
Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Premiere Lisa Illean’s An acre ringing, still
Feb. 16, 2024On February 1, Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra premiered Lisa Illean’s An acre ringing, still at Glasgow’s City Halls. The 18-minute work for orchestra and …
EXAUDI Premieres Oliver Leith’s Hallelujah amen in a Special Concert Curated by the Composer for Kings Place
Feb. 16, 2024On February 28, EXAUDI and James Weeks premiere Oliver Leith’s Hallelujah amen as part of a program curated by the composer for London’s Kings Place. A 10-minute work for …
Javier Perianes and Gustavo Gimeno premiere Francisco Coll’s Ciudad sin sueño with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Feb. 16, 2024On February 16, Javier Perianes and Gustavo Gimeno premiered Francisco Coll’s Ciudad sin sueño with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall. The 20-minute fantasia for piano …
Mallwitz and Nézet-Séguin Champion Kurt Weill’s Second Symphony On Two Sides of the Atlantic
Feb. 16, 2024Kurt Weill’s second symphony, Fantasie Symphonique, has boasted a dramatic resurgence in attention. Critical praise greeted the three commercial recordings released since the pandemic and performances have blossomed all over Europe. …