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First Live World Premiere Performance of Huw Watkins's Symphony No. 2
Mar. 30, 2023Performed virtually by the Hallé Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder in 2021, Huw Watkins’s Symphony No. 2 was hailed by The Times as a ‘great British symphony’, which ‘deserved the …
Arvo Pärt's "Passions" in Italy and Austria Envisioned by Robert Wilson
Mar. 30, 2023On March 31 and April 1, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma presented Adam's Passion, a production by Robert Wilson based on Pärt's works: Adam's Lament, Tabula rasa, Miserere …
Boston Lyric Opera's Production of Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle Uses Universal Edition's Excellent New Reduction
Mar. 30, 2023The Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) presented Béla Bartók's opera, Bluebeard's Castle in an exciting new arrangement for reduced forces by Eberhard Kloke, published by Universal Edition. Directed by Anne Bogart …
WERGO's CD Box Set Bernd Alois Zimmermann – Recomposed Wins Multiple Prestigious Awards
Mar. 30, 2023The WERGO CD box set ‘Bernd Alois Zimmermann – Recomposed’ (WER 73872) has been awarded the ‘Diapason d’Or’, the ‘Choc. de Classica’ and received the ‘German Record Critics’ Prize’ in the category of orchestral music …
World Premiere of Toshio Hosokawa's Prayer for Violin and Orchestra in Berlin
Mar. 30, 2023The world premiere of Toshio Hosokawa’s Prayer for violin and orchestra was performed by Daishin Kashimoto (violin) and the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Paavo Järvi, at the Philharmonie Berlin …
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 …