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New Recording of Agata Zubel and Maja Kleczewska's Oresteia Released on ANAKLASIS
May. 29, 2023PWM's ANAKLASIS label has just released a new recording of Agata Zubel and Maja Kleczewska'sOresteia, based on the tragedy by Aeschylus. The opera's tale of bloody crime, family …
World Premiere of Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini's Orkus in Germany
May. 27, 2023The Jenaer Philharmonie, under the baton of Simon Gaudenz, performed two works by their composer-in-residence, Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini. On May 12, the orchestra played Omen for orchestra and gave …
Solo Works by Charlotte Seither Premiered in Germany
May. 26, 2023Vocalist Viktoriia Vitrenko performed the world premiere of Charlotte Seither's glashaus for solo vocalist on April 29 at the Klangbrücken Festival in Hanover. On May 20, Seither's Spurenelemente for Inside Piano …
Atlanta Ballet Premieres Claudia Schreier's Carnivale, Featuring Joaquín Rodrigo's Concerto in Modo Galante
May. 25, 2023Atlanta Ballet gave the world premiere performances of Claudia Schreier's Carnivale, set to Joaquín Rodrigo's delightful and energetic Concierto in Modo Galante, described by the choreographer as "a …
Lee Hoiby's The Italian Lesson Featured on a New BMOP Recording
May. 25, 2023Last month, BMOP/sound released a new recording of Lee Hoiby and Mark Shulgasser's charming chamber opera, The Italian Lesson. The disc features mezzo-soprano Janna Baty as the leading lady …
Munich Chamber Orchestra Performs Priaulx Rainier’s Sinfonia da Camera
May. 25, 2023The Munich Chamber Orchestra, under the baton of Xandi van Dijk, performed Priaulx Rainier’s Sinfonia da Camera on May 25 at Schwere Reiter. Schott has created new performance materials for this …
Lei Liang's Silk and Bamboo Concerto Premiered in China and Launch of LEI LAB
May. 25, 2023On May 19, Zhang Weiliang and the Fusion Quartet gave the world premiere performance of Lei Liang's Silk and Bamboo Concerto for bamboo flute and string quartet at the National Centre …
Japanese Conductors Champion Exciting New Works in the "New Classics Project"
May. 25, 2023On May 15, esteemed conductors Keitaro Harada, Masato Suzuki, Sachio Fujioka, and Kazuki Yamada joined forces at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall to lead the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra and Aichi …
World Premiere of Toshio Hosokawa's Invisible Angels in Lithuania
May. 25, 2023Toshio Hosokawa's Invisible Angels, for violin and accordion, was premiered on May 6, at a portrait concert featuring the composer's music at St. John (Šv. Jono) Church on …
Swiss Premiere of Chaya Czernowin's Knights of the strange
May. 25, 2023Ensemble zone_experimentale, led by Yaron Deutsch, gave the Swiss premiere of Chaya Czernowin's Knights of the strange on May 8 at the Hochschule für Musik FHNW. Knights of the strange was commissioned …