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Dobrinka Tabakova and Tansy Davies Win Ivor Novello Awards
Nov. 29, 2023On November 14, the Ivors Classical Awards honored Dobrinka Tabakova with an Ivor Novello Award for Best Community and Participation Composition in Association with ABRSM for her work Swarm …
Preludio al Atardecer, Joaquín Rodrigo's First Work for Solo Guitar, Now Available From Ediciones Joaquín Rodrigo
Nov. 29, 2023Ediciones Joaquín Rodrigo has recently released Joaquín Rodrigo's first work for solo guitar, Preludio al Atardecer, composed in 1926. The unpublished manuscript of Preludio al Atardecer was discovered in …
German Chancellor Scholz Speaks at New Weill Synagogue Dedication
Nov. 29, 2023On October 22, the Weill family name was drawn again into dramatic events in a dangerous world. For almost a decade, the city of Dessau-Roßlau has been the locus …
A MadAminA! Insert: Luigi Dallapiccola: Two Encounters with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Nov. 29, 2023I had scarcely begun the first musical draft of Volo di notte [Night Flight] when it struck me that sooner or later I should have to approach Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, …
Watch: Lisa Illean’s arcing, stilling, bending, gathering from the Australian National Academy of Music
Nov. 29, 2023Lisa Illean’s arcing, stilling, bending, gathering, premiered by pianist Aura Go and musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music, is now available to watch online here:
Lisa Illean/ …Introducing Black Fell: An Online Interactive Digital Opera from Martin Suckling and Frances Leviston
Nov. 29, 2023Black Fell, an online interactive digital opera from composer Martin Suckling and poet Frances Leviston, launched this month (click here to explore the opera). Co-created with …
Introducing the Gershwin Critical Edition
Oct. 19, 2023George Gershwin's unique ability to combine complex classical compositional techniques with catchy melodies and rhythmic vitality made him one of the most popular and influential composers of all time. As the musical world celebrates …
Kenji Sakai's String Quartet No.1 “Floating Phase” Premiered in Shiga
Oct. 19, 2023Kenji Sakai's String Quartet No.1 “Floating Phase” will be premiered by violinists Yoshu Kamei and Maiko Matsuoka, violist Takahiro Yasuda, and cellist Seiko Takemoto on October 28 at Figaro Hall in Shiga, …
Shin-Ichiro Ikebe's Symphonic Poem, The Way of Fertility Premiered in Ishikawa
Oct. 19, 2023Commissioned by Ishikawa Hyakumangoku Cultural Festival 2023, Shin-Ichiro Ikebe's symphonic poem, The Way of Fertility, was premiered by the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa (OEK) under the baton of Junichi Hirokami on October …
Premiere Performances of Shoichi Yabuta's Traum for Mandolin and String Orchestra in Hyogo and Tokyo
Oct. 19, 2023Mandolinist Airi Fujikawa and the Tacticart Orchestra performed the world premiere of Shoichi Yabuta's Traum for mandolin and string orchestra on October 13 at Kobe Asahi Hall in Hyogo with an …