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Wolfgang Rihm’s Verwandlung Sees Its American Premiere in San Francisco
Mar. 01, 2006Hot on the heels of one American premiere, Wolfgang Rihm sees another. On February 16, Alarm Will Sound gave a very successful world premiere of Rihm’s chamber ensemble work Will …
Georg Friedrich Haas's New Work Poème Premieres at The Cleveland Orchestra
Mar. 01, 2006"My music is composed as a journey from one state to the next," writes Georg Friedrich Haas about his new work Poème for The Cleveland Orchestra, which premieres it on …
American Premiere of Tatjana Komarova's Tänze mit verbundenen Augen
Feb. 01, 2006On February 24, Lars Vogt gives the American premiere of Tatjana Komarova's Tänze mit verbundenen Augen ("Blindfold Dances") for solo piano at the Folly Theatre in Kansas City.
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SPOTLIGHT: James Conlon
Feb. 01, 2006The critically acclaimed world premiere of Tobias Picker's An American Tragedy took place at the Metopolitan Opera in December under the direction of James Conlon. One of classical music's pre-eminent …
A Look Back at the Tippett Centenary 2005
Feb. 01, 2006Last year's world-wide celebrations featured distinguished Tippett interpreters alongside a younger generation discovering the excitement and passion of one of music's great visionaries. We had the wonderful experience of Lang …
Luciano Berio's Sequenza XIVb Now Available for Double Bass
Feb. 01, 2006Luciano Berio's oeuvre continues to grow. As arranged prior to his passing in 2003, double bassist Stefano Scodanibbio has adapted Berio's Sequenza XIVb, originally written for cello, for double bass. …
Peteris Vasks' Violin Concerto "Tala gaisma" at the New York City Ballet
Feb. 01, 2006Peteris Vasks' Violin Concerto "Tala gaisma," which means "Distant Light" in the composer's native Latvian, fills the air of the State Theatre at Lincoln Center in New York, during the …
Wolfgang Rihm’s Will Sound Premieres at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall
Feb. 01, 2006Written for the new music ensemble Alarm Will Sound, the New York-based eclectici virtuosi (to invent a term), Will Sound bears a resemblance to the performers’ name which, in addition …
Joseph Schwantner’s Morning’s Embrace in World Premiere Performances by the National Symphony Orchestra
Feb. 01, 2006Joseph Schwantner’s Morning’s Embrace premieres on February 23 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin. Commissioned for the National Symphony Orchestra’s …
Truth, Alvin Singleton’s New Choral Ballet Based on the Life of Sojourner Truth Premieres in St. Paul
Feb. 01, 2006Alvin Singleton's Truth premieres February 19, 2006 at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota by the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and TU Dance. Highlighting Black History …