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Rodion Shchedrin Celebrates 90
Dec. 22, 2022Rodion Shchedrin celebrated his 90th birthday on December 16, 2022. Mstislav Rostropovitch once described Shchedrin as "the king of the modern orchestra," an individual who upheld the legacy and high …
New Publication of Akira Nishimura's Polar Lights Released by Zen-On
Dec. 21, 2022Zen-On has recently relased a new publication of Akira Nishimura's Polar Lights for trumpet and piano. The world premiere of Polar Lights was performed by Kazuaki Kikumoto(tpt) and Arai Yukari(pno) at the …
Quatuor Bozzini Performs Works by Gerald Barry and Cassandra Miller at Wigmore Hall
Dec. 21, 2022On December 3, Quatuor Bozzini gave a series of exciting concerts at Wigmore Hall that included performances of Gerald Barry's four string quartets, composed between 1985-2007.
Quatuor Bozzini perform …Asko|Schönberg Premieres Richard Ayres's No. 56 (Islands) in Amsterdam
Dec. 21, 2022On December 8, Asko|Schönberg presented the world premiere of Richard Ayres's No. 56 (Islands) at the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam in partnership with the BredaPhoto and Nest (comprised of the mother-daughter duo, Wiesje …
Schott Music Welcomes Daniel Kidane
Dec. 21, 2022Schott Music is delighted to announce the signing of Daniel Kidane to the Schott Music Group international roster of composers.
Daniel Kidane’s music has been commissioned, performed and broadcast around …Julian Anderson Wins the 2023 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for Litanies
Dec. 21, 2022Schott Music is delighted to report that Julian Anderson is the recipient of the 2023 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for his work Litanies. Anderson is the first British recipient of the award in …
Picture a day like this, a new opera from the acclaimed partnership of George Benjamin and Martin Crimp, will premiere this summer at the Aix-en-Provence Festival on July …
Thomas Adès’s Song Cycle Növények Premieres at Wigmore Hall with IMS Prussia Cove
Dec. 21, 2022On November 26, Thomas Adès's Növények, seven Hungarian poems for mezzo-soprano and piano sextet, premiered at Wigmore Hall as part of the IMS Prussia Cove 50th anniversary series of …
Neil Brand’s The Hound of the Baskervilles Premieres at the Barbican
Dec. 21, 2022On December 20 at the Barbican, Timothy Brock and the BBC Symphony Orchestra premiered Neil Brand’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, a new evening-length adaptation of Arthur Conan …
HK Gruber and Nina Stemme in a Stunning All-Weill Program with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Dec. 21, 2022Composer-conductor HK Gruber has long been one of the finest interpreters of Kurt Weill’s music. One institution that in recent years has been a close partner in his Weill-related work has been …