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World Pemiere of Arvo Pärt's O Holy Father Nicholas at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art
Nov. 01, 2021Arvo Pärt's new a cappella choral work, O Holy Father Nicholas, was commissioned by Nektarios S. Antoniou for The Schola Cantorum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in …
Christmas With Universal Edition
Nov. 01, 2021Once again Christmas is near. To help celebrate the festive season with music for the occasion, Universal Edition has put together an extensive selection of Christmas music and songs both …
An Invitation to Zen-On's 27th Annual Contemporary Music Series Concert “Groupe des Quatre et ses ami(e)s”
Nov. 01, 2021Zen-On will host their annual concert of contemporary music “Groupe des Quatre et ses ami(e)s” on November 30. The unique concert series was created by Zen-On as a way …
Friedrich Cerha's Spiegel I-VII Performed at the Wiener Konzerthaus
Nov. 01, 2021Friedrich Cerha's orchestral work, Spiegel, has been performed in its entirety only a handful of times: in Graz in 1972, in Vienna in 1977, 1989, 2006, 2011, and in Salzburg …
The Cleveland Orchestra Performs Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Symphony in F sharp
Oct. 01, 2021On October 21-23, Franz Welser-Möst will lead the Cleveland Orchestra in performances of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Symphony in F sharp at Severance Hall. Of this work, Pedro Halffter notes:
"Such …
Zen-On Publishes Akira Nishimura's Padma for Solo Guitar
Oct. 01, 2021On October 15, Zen-On announced the publication of Akira Nishimura's Padma (2019) for guitar. The work was commissioned by Shin-ichi Fukuda who performed the world premiere of the work in …
Alexander Zemlinsky: A 150th Anniversary Tribute
Oct. 01, 2021On the occasion of the anniversary of Alexander Zemlinsky's 150th birthday on October 14, 2021, Universal Edition has created a tribute to the composer on their website that focuses on …
Barrie Kosky Builds a New Mahagonny at the Komische Oper Berlin
Oct. 01, 2021Taking his cue from the many biblical references in Weill and Brecht’s libretto, director Barrie Kosky premiered a controversial new production of Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny at the Komische Oper …
North American Premiere of Grażyna Bacewicz's Symphony for String Orchestra
Oct. 01, 2021Under the tutelage of Marin Alsop and Joseph Young, the young American conductor Reuben Stern performed a concert of works by Grażyna Bacewicz on October 17 at Miriam A. Friedberg Concert …
World Premiere of Pierre Jalbert's All is Now in Santa Fe
Oct. 01, 2021Led by David Felberg, Chatter performed the world premiere of Pierre Jalbert's All is Now for 10 players at SITE Santa Fe on October 9 and at Las Puertas in …