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Jörg Widmann Awarded the Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Jun. 23, 2023Jörg Widmann was awarded the Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg on June 5. Widmann received the award during a performance of his full-length oratorio …
Cassandra Miller’s The City, Full of People Premiered at the Louth Contemporary Music Society Festival
Jun. 22, 2023On June 16 the National Chamber Choir of Ireland, conducted by Paul Hillier, premiered Cassandra Miller’s The City, Full of People, at the annual Louth Contemporary Music Society …
Thomas Adés's Dante Recorded by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and LA Master Chorale Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
Jun. 22, 2023The world premiere recording of Thomas Adès’s ballet Dante (2019-2020) by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the LA Master Chorale conducted by Gustavo Dudamel has been released on …
ANAKLASIS Releases Michael Bates's Metamorphoses: Variations on Lutosławski
Jun. 22, 2023ANAKLASIS has announced the release of Michael Bates's album, Metamorphoses: Variations on Lutosławski, featuring Bates and the Lutosławski Quartet.
From his debut album Outside Sources (2004), Canadian bassist-composer Michael Bates …
Quatuor Diotima Premieres Thomas Larcher's String Quartet No. 5 "Out of the Bluest Blue"
Jun. 22, 2023On June 15, Quatuor Diotima performed the world premiere of Thomas Larcher's String Quartet No. 5 "Out of the Bluest Blue" at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. The work was commissioned by …
Ryan Wigglesworth's Quatre Vignettes de Jules Renard Premieres at the Aldeburgh Festival
Jun. 22, 2023Ryan Wigglesworth led the Knussen Chamber Orchestra and baritone Roderick Williams in the premiere performance of his song cycle, Quatre Vignettes de Jules Renard on June 21 at Snape Maltings Concert …
European Premiere of Katherine Balch's whisper concerto in Darmstadt
May. 30, 2023On May 7, the Staatsorchester Darmstadt, led by Karsten Januschke and cellist Maximilian Hornung performed the European premiere of Katherine Balch'swhisper concerto for violoncello and orchestra.
whisper concerto …
A New Edition of Wozzeck Published as Part of Universal Edition's "Alban Berg Complete Edition"
May. 30, 2023This spring, the historical-critical Alban Berg Complete Edition gained a new addition: the opera Wozzeck, has been published as part of the collection.
On March 29, 2023, this new edition …
Peter Eötvös Conducts LIGETIDYLL in Celebration of György Ligeti's 100th Birthday
May. 30, 2023To mark the 100th anniversary of György Ligeti's birth, Peter Eötvös conducted the world premiere performance of his new work, LIGETIDYLL as part of an all-Ligeti program with the Concerto …
Remembering György Ligeti at 100
May. 30, 2023May 28, 2023 marked the 100th birthday of the György Ligeti, one of the most innovative, groundbreaking, and influential compoers of his generation.
György Ligeti was born on May …