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Friedrich Cerha Awarded the Alban Berg Ring
Jul. 15, 2021On June 20, the anniversary concert for Friedrich Cerha's 95th birthday, which had been postponed from February, took place at the Musikverein with a performance of his own …
Alvin Singleton's 56 Blows (Quis Custodiet Custodes?) Performed at the Aspen Festival
Jul. 15, 2021On July 18, James Conlon led the Aspen Festival Orchesta in a performance of Alvin Singleton's powerful work, 56 Blows (Quis Custodiet Custodes?). Alvin Singleton composed the work …
Chamber Version of Leoš Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen Takes Center Stage at Opera Holland Park
Jul. 15, 2021Performances of Leoš Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen continue this month at Opera Holland Park. The production, conducted by Jessica Cottis, and directed by Stephen Barlow, uses the version for …
The Knights Perform Vijay Iyer's Crisis Modes at Tanglewood
Jul. 15, 2021The Knights, led by Eric Jacobsen, performed Vijay Iyer's Crisis Modes alongside George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue (featuring pianist Aaron Diehl) on July 9 at the opening concert of Tanglewood’s …
World premiere of Takayoshi Yoshioka’s Percussion Quartet No.3
Jul. 15, 2021Percussionists Masahiro Kurokawa, Makoto Shibahara, Keiko Kotoku, and Ritsuko Okuma performed the world premiere of Takayoshi Yoshioka’s Percussion Quartet No.3 on July 17 at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall. The …
Aleksander Lasoń's Ananda Premiered in Poland
Jul. 15, 2021The Silesian String Quartet and pianist Tymoteusz Bie perform the world premiere of Aleksander Lasoń's Ananda on July 28 in Zakopane, Poland, as part of the Karol Szymanowski Music Days Festival. …
New Productions of Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera in Berlin and Vienna
Jul. 15, 2021The legendary Berliner Ensemble, founded by Brecht himself, and the Theater am Josefstadt, the oldest still performing theater in Vienna, are debuting new productions of Kurt Weill's Die Dreigroschenoper during …
Anthony Cheung's Orchestral Version of Debussy's Cloches à travers les feuilles, from Images, is Published by Schott
Jul. 15, 2021Anthony Cheung has created a brilliant new orchestral version of Claude Debussy's Cloches à travers les feuilles which will be available for hire soon from Schott Music worldwide. The work, …
Klangforum Wien Premieres Aleksander Nowak's lo firgai
Jul. 15, 2021On July 30, Klangforum Wien, and vocalist Agata Zubel perform the world premiere of Aleksander Nowak's lo firgai under the baton of Johannes Kalitzke. lo firgai is inspired by …
US Premiere of Huw Watkins's Seven Inventions at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Jul. 15, 2021The US premiere of Huw Watkins'sSeven Inventions for marimba and piano is performed by Daniel Druckman, marimba and Jacob Greenberg, piano on August 10 at the St. Francis Auditorium in …