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Zen-On has released videos of the world premiere performances of new works by Hitomi Kaneko, Tokuhide Niimi, Akira Nishimura, Joe Hisaishi, and Shin-ichiro Ikebe performed at …
Kenji Sakai’s Piano Concerto “Cube" Premiered in Nagoya
Mar. 30, 2023On March 11, the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Ooi Takeshi, performed the world premiere of Kenji Sakai's Piano Concerto "Cube", commissioned by the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, at the Aichi Prefectural Art …
Miyuko Oda's Olive Crown Premiered by the Yokohama Sinfonietta in Sapporo
Mar. 30, 2023Kazuki Yamada led the Yokohama Sinfonietta in the premiere performance of Miyuko Oda’s Olive Crown on March 17 at Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara in Hokkaido. Oda notes:
"The title "Olive Crown" …
World Premiere of Tokuhide Niimi’s Symphonic Suite – Songs of Life
Mar. 30, 2023The Senzoku Gakuen New Philharmonic Orchestra and the 3.11 Charity Chorus (Chorusmaster: Hiroki Nakamura), under the baton of Kazuyoshi Akiyama, performed the world premiere of Tokuhide Niimi's Symphonic Suite – Songs of Life, on …
Critical Acclaim for the UK Premiere of Thomas Adès’s The Tempest Symphony and Music From Dante
Mar. 29, 2023On February 22, Thomas Adès conducted the UK premiere of The Tempest Symphony at London’s Royal Festival Hall. The London Philharmonic Orchestra performed the 22-minute orchestral work based on …
Aurora Orchestra Premieres Martin Suckling’s The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse
Mar. 29, 2023On March 4, the Aurora Orchestra, led by Geoffrey Paterson, premiered Martin Suckling’s The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse at London’s Royal Festival Hall. This new work, written …
Lawrence Power and the Brussels Philharmonic Premiere Cassandra Miller's I cannot love without trembling
Mar. 29, 2023On March 11, Lawrence Power gave the premiere of Cassandra Miller’s I cannot love without trembling for viola and orchestra, with Ilan Volkov, a longstanding supporter of Miller’s …
Hearing Landscapes/Hearing Icescapes, a New Album by Lei Liang, Released by New Focus Recordings
Mar. 29, 2023Lei Liang's latest album, Hearing Landscapes/HearingIcescapes, was released on March 10 by New Focus Recordings. The work is a multidisciplinary diptych that marries diverse areas of inquiry into Chinese …
Another Success for Kurt Weill’s Der Silbersee: A Musically “Elegant Touch” in Weimar
Mar. 29, 2023Kurt Weill and Georg Kaiser's Der Silbersee has enjoyed a string of notable revival productions in recent years. January 2023 saw yet another success, this time produced by Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar. …
A Musical Birthday Celebration for Bernard Rands at Brigham Young University
Mar. 29, 2023On March 22, the Group for New Music at Brigham Young University, led by Stephen Jones, performed Bernard Rands's String Quartet No. 2 and Four Impromptus for Solo Piano …