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World Premiere of Howard Shore's The Return of the King: Live to Projection in Lucerne, Switzerland
Jan. 26, 2010On February 5, Howard Shore sees the world premiere of the Academy Award-winning music from The Return of the King: Live to Projection, completing the composer's epic The Lord of the Rings: Live to Projection series.
World Premieres of Operas by Peter Eötvös, Aribert Reimann and Carl Orff
Peter Eotvos' Die Tragödie des Teufels opens at the Bayerische Staatsoper on February 22; Aribert Reimann's Medea premieres on February 28 at the Vienna Staatsoper; and Carl Orff's Gisei-Das Opfer has its long awaited first night at the Staatstheater Darmstadt on January 30.
Jan. 26, 2010Repertoire in Focus: Works by Ariel Ramirez and Heitor Villa-Lobos Available from EAM
Jan. 26, 2010EAM is proud to offer some of the most beloved works of Heitor Villa-Lobos and Ariel Ramirez, two of the most celebrated South American composers and icons of South American concert music.
Joseph Schwantner Continues Composer Residencies Across the Country
Joseph Schwantner continues his tenure as featured composer of the Ford Made in America Commissioning Consortium and his work Chasing Light... is in the midst of its tour of more than 50 orchestras across the country.
Jan. 25, 2010- On February 6, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra begins its 2010 New Music Festival featuring the music of Thomas Adès and the North American premiere of Valentin Silvestrov's Metamusik with pianist Jenny Lin and conducted by Alexander Mickelthwate.
Music of Bernard Rands Sees Performances in the US and Abroad
Bernard Rands' Ceremonial 3 is performed by the Bristol University Orchestra in Bristol, England on February 6 while his Ceremonial is performed by the Florida International University Wind Ensemble at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center in Miami, Florida on February 20.
Jan. 25, 2010Midori Performs the Music of Huw Watkins, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Toshio Hosokawa
World-renowned violinist Midori presents a program of new music in a series of winter recitals featuring works of Schott composers Huw Watkins, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Toshio Hosokawa.
Jan. 25, 2010Sir Peter Maxwell Davies in Residence at New England Conservatory's Preparatory School Contemporary Music Festival
The New England Conservatory recently celebrated Peter Maxwell Davies with performances of over a dozen of his works, ranging from chamber music to full orchestral pieces. The event was only the latest in a string of performances by ensembles in the US and abroad celebrating the composer's 75th birthday.
Jan. 25, 2010Jörg Widmann Wins Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's Elise L. Stoeger Prize
Dec. 19, 2009We are thrilled to announce that Schott composer Jörg Widmann has been awarded The 2008/2009 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's Elise L. Stoeger Prize. The Stoeger Prize is a …
Great Gift Ideas from the Kurt Weill Edition Series
Dec. 18, 2009The award-winning Kurt Weill Edition, a publication series dedicated to presenting each of Kurt Weill's complete and performable works in comprehensive, new critical editions, offers two unique facsimile publications …