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Schott | EAM Season Preview

Sep. 01, 2015

Schott | EAM Season Preview

World premieres, artist residencies, anniversaries and thrilling new productions abound this season from Schott|EAM composers. Events include the premiere of a new work for the Nash and Talea Ensembles by Julian Anderson, major anniversaries for Arvo Pärt, Luciano Berio, Alvin Singleton, Hans Werner Henze and Henri Dutilleux, the scenic premiere of Peter Eötvös’s Senza Sangue as well as new operas by Georg Friedrich Haas and Toshio Hosokawa, and the US premiere of Chaya Czernowin's astounding HIDDEN for string quartet and electronics. Read on for a preview of what's to come: 


Thomas Adès
In November, Lincoln Center hosts the U.S. premiere of the ballet event “Thomas Adès: Concentric Paths—Movement in Music”, featuring “unstoppable and fearsome” choreographic performances set to music by Thomas Adès.

Dieter Ammann
Deiter Ammann receives the premiere of a new work for orchestra, with Markus Stenz leading the Tonhalle Orchester in Zürich on May 11. 

Julian Anderson
On November 7, the Nash Ensemble premieres Van Gogh/Blue at London’s Wigmore Hall, and the work receives its U.S. premiere on March 11 by the Talea Ensemble. On June 8, Anderson receives the premiere of a new work for orchestra by the Berlin Philharmonic.

Richard Ayres
The BBC Symphony Orchestra premieres Ayres’s No. 48 for orchestra on October 8, with its German premiere scheduled for October 16 by the SWR Symphony Orchestra as part of the Donaueschingen Festival. 

Gerald Barry
The Aurora Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Collon, premieres The One-Armed Pianist for ensemble on October 3. On June 2 and 4, 2016, The Importance of Being Earnest receives its U.S. premiere production at the Rose Theater as part of the second New York Philharmonic Biennial Festival and Lincoln Center’s 50th season of Great Performers.

Robert Beaser
This season brings the release of a new recording on Linn Records by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, led by José Serebrier, featuring three major orchestral works by Robert Beaser: Evening Prayer, Ground O and the Guitar Concerto featuring soloist Eliot Fisk.

George Benjamin
On September 25, George Benjamin leads the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in the world premiere of Dream of the Song, with countertenor Bejun Mehta and the Netherlands Chamber Choir.

Luciano Berio
October 24 marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of Luciano Berio and many events are planned worldwide in celebration. More information at universaledition.com.

Chaya Czernowin
Chaya Czernowin sees the world premieres of several new works this season, including Adiantum Capillus-Veneris I (Maidenhair fern I) for solo voice as part of the ARD International Music Competition, as well as Once I blinked nothing was the same, a large-scale miniature for orchestra, with Jonathan Nott leading the Bamberg Symphony. On November 20, Czernowin receives the world premiere of a new work for 10 instruments, Knights of the Strange, with Ensemble PHACE at the Wien Modern Festival. Knights of the Strange receives its US premiere as part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Green Umbrella Series on March 1. In January, Sweden's Norrbotten NEO present a portrait concert along with the premiere of a new work by Czernowin, and on April 29 the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston hosts the JACK Quartet and IRCAM for the U.S. premiere of Czernowin’s monumental work for string quartet and electronics, HIDDEN.

Henri Dutilleux
January 22, 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of Henri Dutilleux’s birth. Many performances are planned in celebration across the globe. Details here.

Peter Eötvös
The scenic premiere of Peter Eötvös’s one-act opera, Senza Sangue, composed as a new pairing for Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle takes place May 15 at Festival d’Avignon.

Georg Friedrich Haas
The Royal Opera House in London presents the world premiere of Morgen und Abend, a new opera by Georg Friedrich Haas on November 13, directed by Graham Vick and led by Michael Boder.

Hans Werner Henze
July 1, 2016 marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of Hans Werner Henze. Many performances are scheduled across the globe to honor the occasion. Details here.

Toshio Hosokawa
On November 2, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, led by Kazushi Ono, gives the premiere of Nach dem Sturm for two sopranos and orchestra. Stilles Meer (Silent Sea), a new opera by Toshio Hosokawa, receives its first production at the Stattsoper Hamburg opening January 24, directed by Oriza Hirata.

Vijay Iyer
Matt Haimovitz debuts Vijay Iyer's Run for solo cello at Columbia’s Miller Theatre on October 22 as part of his "Bach Overtures Project" which includes performance of the complete Bach cello suites, each preceded by a new short overture commissioned by Haimovitz.

Pierre Jalbert
Pierre Jalbert receives the world premiere of a new work for string orchestra in the spring of 2016 commissioned by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.

Thomas Larcher
The Belcea Quartet premieres Larcher’s String Quartet No. 4 “Lucid Dreams” on December 2 with performances in Grenoble, Berlin, Vienna, Luxembourg, and London. On February 11, cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras premieres Larcher’s Cello Concerto with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, followed by performances with the Lausanne, Swedish, Norwegian and Munich chamber orchestras.

Hannah Lash
Hannah Lash receives the world premiere of several works this season, including her Concerto for Harp and Chamber Orchestra (October 23) with George Manahan leading the American Composers Orchestra and Lash as soloist, two movements from The Voynich Symphony (October 1 and May 19) as part of her residency with the New Haven Symphony, Two Movements for violin and piano (November 13) premiered by Ensemble Intercontemporain at the Library of Congress, a Requiem for the Yale Choral Artists (February 26), and a new chamber opera Beowulf (May 20) for Guerilla Opera. Lash also receives a Composer Portrait Concert at Columbia’s Miller Theatre on April 7.

Lei Liang
On March 29, the Formosa Quartet premieres a new string quartet by Lei Liang. The Boston Modern Orchestra Project also premieres a new large-scale orchestral work, and a new recording will be released featuring Liang’s Five Seasons concerto for pipa and string orchestra and his chamber opera Cuatro Corridos: “Rose”. 

Andrew Norman
On November 6, the Utah Symphony premieres Norman’s Switch for percussion and orchestra, with soloist Colin Currie and conducted by Thierry Fischer. On December 10, James Gaffigan leads the New York Philharmonic in the premiere of a new work for piano and orchestra with soloist Jeffrey Kahane. Additional premeires this season include short works for violin and piano for violinist Jennifer Koh and pianist Shai Wosner, as well as the first movement of a new large-scale orchestral work for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Tobias Picker 
Christopher Eschenbach leads the National Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Opera Without Words on March 10. The Nashville Symphony, a co-commissioner with the National Symphonhy Orchestra of Picker's new orchestra work, performs the work in 2017 under the direction of Giancarlo Guerrero.

Matthias Pintscher
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein joins the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra for the premiere of Pintscher’s Concerto for Cello and Orchestra on February 25, led by the composer. Additional performances are scheduled for May 7, 2016 with the WDR Symphony Orchestra and March 23, 2017 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. 

Bernard Rands
The world premiere of Bernard Rands’s Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra takes place November 27 with Lionel Bringuier leading The Cleveland Orchestra with soloist Robert Walters.

Wolfgang Rihm
Wolfgang Rihm receives the world premeire of his Duo Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra on October 15 at Carnegie Hall with soloists Mira Wang on violin and Jan Vogler on cello with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

Joseph Schwantner
This season Joseph Schwantner holds residencies at the universities of South Carolina (September 20-21), Kennesaw State (February 15-17), Louisiana State (February 22-24), Wisconsin-Milwaukee (March 3-5), and Texas at Austin (April 27-May1). This season also sees the release of two new albums, together comprising Schwantner’s complete works for flute: one by flutist Sarah Frisof on Centaur Records, and another by flutist Jennie Oh Brown on Innova Recordings.

Alvin Singleton
Alvin Singleton celebrates his 75th birthday this season (December 28) with a portrait concert at Roulette in New York on March 10, 2016 featuring music for strings and piano, as well as the world premiere of a new work for chorus and ensemble as part of the Cincinnati May Festival, conducted by James Conlon. Additional performances include Different River by the Atlanta Symphony on April 7, conducted by Robert Spano, and Where the Good Sounds Live by the Drexel University Concert Band where Singleton will be in residence December 2-6.

Gregory Spears
Two operas by Gregory Spears receive their premieres this season: O Columbia on September 23 presented by Houston Grand Opera’s HGOco, and Fellow Travelers on June 17, presented by Cincinnati Opera.

Miroslav Syrnka
Miroslav Syrnka’s South Pole, a double opera in two parts, receives its world premiere production by the Bayerische Staatsopera on January 31, directed by Hans Neuenfels and conducted by Kirill Petrenko.

Manfred Trojahn
Trojahn’s Four women from Shakespeare for soprano and chamber ensemble premieres on March 22 as part of the Salzburg Easter Festival with soprano Juliane Banse and soloists from the Staatskapelle Dresden, conducted by the composer.

Viktor Ullmann
A new version of Ullmann’s seminal The Emperor of Atlantis for standard orchestra, arranged by Pedro Halffter, premieres in Gran Canaria in July.

Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright sees the world premiere and subsequent tour of Prima Donna – A Symphonic Visual Concert as part of the 2015 Athens Festival on September 15. Deutsche Grammophon releases the first commercial recording of the full opera Prima Donna abroad on September 11 and in the US, Canada and Mexico on October 2.

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