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Wiener Urtext Edition Releases a Collection of Beethoven's Piano Works
Jun. 01, 2021Ludwig van Beethoven left a considerable number of individual pieces for piano in addition to sonatas and variations. They range from larger works such as "Rage Over A Lost Penny" …
Scodo's Professional Subscription: An Introduction
Jun. 01, 2021Universal Edition presented scodo, a new publishing platform, last winter. The various subscription models available are described in detail below:
After you have submitted a selection of your works …In Memoriam: Cristóbal Halffter
Jun. 01, 2021We are saddened to report that Cristóbal Halffter has died. His publisher, Universal Edition, remembers this great composer in a moving obituary.
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Remembering Jon Lord at 80
Jun. 01, 2021Jon Lord would be celebrating his 80th birthday on June 9. His name stands for the thrilling interaction between rock and classical music for which he possessed an exceptional talent, unlike …
Howard Goodall's Unconditional Love: A Cantata of Gratitude and Remembrance Premieres in November
Jun. 01, 2021Faber Music has announced a major new choral work by Howard Goodall.
Unconditional Love: A Cantata of Gratitude and Remembrance is a thirty-six minute composition for solo soprano, SATB …
BBC Philharmonic Appoints Tom Coult Composer in Association
Jun. 01, 2021Tom Coult has been appointed as the BBC Philharmonic’s Composer in Association, starting in Autumn 2021 with the premiere of Pleasure Garden, a violin concerto for Daniel Pioro.
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Portrait Disc of Music by Francisco Coll Released by Pentatone
Jun. 01, 2021The first portrait disc dedicated to the music of Francisco Coll – featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, conducted by Gustavo Gimeno – has been released by …
World Premiere of Akira Nishimura's Kakaisekai in Tokyo
Jun. 01, 2021Akira Nishimura's Kakaisekai for orchestra will be premiered by the NHK Symphony Orchestra, led by Yoichi Sugiyama, on June 22 at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. The new work …
WANOKA―Japanese Traditional Songs for Piano, commissioned by pianist Aska Iino, is a collection of pieces for solo piano written by ten Japanese composers of the younger generation, each inspired …
Toshio Hosokawa Awarded a 2021 Goethe Medal
Jun. 01, 2021On May 19, Goethe Institut Tokyo announced the winners of the 2021 Goethe Medals. The winners include social economist and president of the cultural organization, doual’art, Princess Marilyn Douala …