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Orchestrated Arrangements of Conlon Nancarrow's Study No. 6 and Study No. 9 at the BBC Proms
Sep. 17, 2020On September 1, the London Sinfonietta under the baton of Geoffrey Paterson, returned to the BBC Proms for a live showcase of gripping music of the past 50 years, …
Tokyo Concerts Lab Presents the Music of Shin-Ichiro Ikebe
Sep. 17, 2020The Tokyo Concerts Lab presents “Works of Shin-ichiro Ikebe Project Vol. 5 - Contemporary Works Performed on Educational Instruments" on September 25. The performance is part of an annual concert …
An Invitation to Explore Kurt Weill's Lady in the Dark
Sep. 17, 2020The hit musical Lady in the Dark, created by Broadway legends Ira Gershwin, Moss Hart, and Kurt Weill, is featured in a new six-minute video that gives …
Joe Hisaishi Appointed “Composer in Residence and Music Partner” at the New Japan Philharmonic
Sep. 17, 2020On September 1, Joe Hisaishi assumed the position of "Composer in Residence and Music Partner" at the New Japan Philharmonic. Joe Hisaishi and New Japan Philharmonic have collaborated many …
World Premiere of Akira Nishimura’s Penta in Tokyo
Sep. 17, 2020On September 27, members of Siena Wind Orchestra perform the world premiere of Akira Nishimura's Penta for five percussionists at the Bunkyo Civic Hall in Tokyo. The composer notes:
"The …
Schott Celebrates 250 Years of Music Publishing
Sep. 17, 2020In 2020, a quarter of a millennium after it was founded, Schott Music is one of the leading music and media publishers for classical and contemporary music, and incorporates over …
Anna Meredith's Tripotage Miniatures Available on NMC Recordings
Sep. 17, 2020NMC Recordings has released the premiere recording of Anna Meredith's Tripotage Miniatures for six instruments performed by members of the Aurora Orchestra. Anna Meredith describes this work:
"Tripotage …
Ensemble Intercontemporain Premieres Toshio Hosokawa's The Flood in Paris
Sep. 17, 2020On September 16, Matthias Pintscher led the Ensemble Intercontemporain in the world premiere performance of Toshio Hosokawa's The Flood. The work is part of Ensemble Intercontemporain's ‘Genesis’ cycle, …
Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra Records Yasushi Akutagawa’s Prima Sinfonia
Sep. 17, 2020On August 11, Three Shells released a new recording by the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, led by conductor Sachio Fujioka, which includes Yashushi Akutagawa's Prima Sinfonia. The recording was …
World Premiere Recording of Lei Liang's Chamber Opera, Inheritance
Jul. 15, 2020Albany Records has released the world premiere recording of Lei Liang's arresting new chamber opera, Inheritance. Inheritance was premiered in October 2018, presented by ArtPower and the UC San …