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UK Premiere of Noriko Koide's Swaddling Silks and Gossamer Rain at the BBC Proms
Jul. 27, 2023On July 25, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Elim Chan, performed the UK premiere of Noriko Koide's Swaddling Silks and Gossamer Rain for orchestra at the Royal …
Composer Christian Muthspiel, who with HK Gruber created the fifteen-player version of Die sieben Todsünden, has turned to Kurt Weill again. In response to a commission from Leipzig’s famed Gewandhausorchester, …
Canadian Premiere of Gregory Spears's The Tower and the Garden With Pro Coro Canada and the Vaughan String Quartet
Jun. 26, 2023Pro Coro Canada and the Vaughan String Quartet performed the Canadian premiere of Gregory Spears's The Tower and the Garden in Edmonton, California on June 10. Gregory Spears notes:
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David Moliner Premieres Solo V in Berlin
Jun. 26, 2023David Moliner gave the world premiere performance of his Solo V on June 18 at the Konzerthaus in Berlin. Moliner wrote Solo V Sentir Rapaz! for solo marimba. The …
New French-Language Version of The Threepenny Opera Set to Premiere at Aix-en-Provence Festival
Jun. 26, 2023A groundbreaking new production of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's L'opéra de quat'sous (The Threepenny Opera) premieres on July 4 at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. Directed by Thomas …
World Premiere of a Reduced Orchestration of Richard Strauss's Elektra, Arranged by Richard Dünser
Jun. 26, 2023On June 11, the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck presented the world premiere performance of Richard Strauss's Elektra, in a reduced orchestration by Richard Dünser. The production, which runs through July …
Schönberg's Erwartung in Hamburg and Gurre-Lieder in Prague
Jun. 23, 2023Soprano Anne Schwanewilms and the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Sylvain Cambreling, performed Arnold Schönberg's dramatic monodrama Erwartung at the Laeiszhalle, Großer Saal in Hamburg on June 18. The work …
World Premiere of Miroslav Srnka's Superorganisms in Tokyo
Jun. 23, 2023On June 27, the NHK Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Yoichi Sugiyama, performs the world premiere of Miroslav Srnka's Superorganisms. Inspiration for the work comes from 'superorganisms,' a word …
Works by Mitsumasa Yoda and Hikaru Hayashi Added to Zen-On's Rental Catalogue
Jun. 23, 2023Zen-On has added four exciting works by Mitsumasa Yoda and Hikaru Hayashi to their rental catalogue. These works are theme songs from popular Taiga Dramas:
Mitsumasa Yoda
Momi no ki …Zen-On Releases Three New Publications by Miyuko Oda, Shoichi Yabuta, and Norio Fukushi
Jun. 23, 2023On June 15, Zen-On released three new publications by Miyuko Oda, Shoichi Yabuta, and Norio Fukushi.
Miyuko Oda's A Journey to Rebirth Memories of Dewa Mountains …