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New York City Opera Presents Emmanuel Chabrier's L'Etoile
Feb. 28, 2010This month New York City Opera presents Emmanuel Chabrier's beloved opéra bouffe L'Etoile in its new Baerenreiter critical edition conducted by Emmanuel Plasson and directed by Mark Lamos.
Los Angeles Piano Quartet Performs World Premiere of Kamran Ince's Far Variations
Feb. 26, 2010The Los Angeles Piano Quartet performs the world premiere of Kamran Ince’s Far Variations on March 31 at the Leo Rich Theater in Tucson, Arizona.
UK Premiere of Peter Eötvös' Angels In America
Feb. 26, 2010Peter Eötvös' opera Angels in America, based on the Pulitzer-Prize winning play by Tony Kushner with a libretto by Mari Mezei, receives its UK premiere in a concert performance on March 26 at London’s Barbican Centre performed by David Robertson and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Friedrich Gulda–The Early Recordings Wins MIDEM Classical Award
Feb. 26, 2010Friedrich Gulda–The Early Recordings won Best Historical Recording at the recent MIDEM Classical Awards. A collection of previously unreleased recordings by Friedrich Gulda, the album is available on Audite.
Stewart Wallace's The Bonesetter's Daughter in Shanghai Radio Broadcast
Feb. 26, 2010On March 6 and 7, Shanghai Radio airs Stewart Wallace's The Bonesetter's Daughter, taken from the opera's 2008 premiere run at San Francisco Opera conducted by Steven Sloane.
In Memoriam, Ariel Ramirez: September 4, 1921 – February 18, 2010
Feb. 26, 2010On February 18, the iconic Argentine composer and pianist Ariel Ramirez passed away in Buenos Aires. He was 88 years old.
Shostakovich's The Nose In Metropolitan Opera Premiere
Feb. 26, 2010On March 5, Dmitri Shostakovich's three-act opera The Nose receives its Metropolitan Opera premiere, led by Valery Gergiev, in an exciting new production directed by William Kentridge.
Vienna Piano Trio Debuts Johannes Maria Staud's Für Bálint András Varga at Harvard University
The Vienna Piano Trio performs the world premiere of Johannes Maria Staud's Für Bálint András Varga in a new expanded version on February 26 at the Harvard Music Association.
Feb. 04, 2010Either/Or Chaya Czernowin Two-Night Festival
Israeli composer Chaya Czernowin joins the Either/Or Ensemble for a two-day festival on February 25 and 26 which includes a lecture and discussion with the composer as well as the first ever dedicated concert of her music to a New York audience.
Feb. 04, 2010Greg Wolynec leads the Austin Peay State University Wind Ensemble through the world premiere of Lee Hoiby's Prayer and Procession, a triple concerto for flute, English horn, clarinet and wind ensemble on February 24 at the College Band Directors National Association Conference at the University of Mississippi.