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A MadAminA! Insert: Performance Practice and All That Jazz
Feb. 28, 2025by Daniel N. Leeson
There is a staggering amount of material dealing with the subject of performance practice, a musicological domain that concerns itself with the problems of translating music …Handel's Rinaldo and Siroe, Re di Persia in Karlsruhe
Feb. 28, 2025The Karlsruhe International Handel Festival opened with a beguiling work that deals with magic, madness and the turmoil of love, namely George Frideric Handel's Rinaldo, an opera that dramatically …
Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini's Enigma Premiered by Simon Gaudenz and the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra
Feb. 28, 2025Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini's cycle of works on Mahler's symphonies recently accomplished another milestone: Enigma for orchestra was premiered together with Mahler's Symphony No. 9 on February 14 in Jena alongside his …
Gustavo Dudamel and The LA Philharmonic Present the Mahler Grooves Festival
Feb. 28, 2025The Mahler Grooves Festival is now underway in Los Angeles, running from February 19-March 9. In a series of exciting performances and events, Gustavo Dudamel leads the Los Angeles …
LA Opera and Beth Morrison Projects Present Mary Kouyoumdjian and Royce Vavrek's Adoration at REDCAT
Feb. 28, 2025Mary Kouyoumdjian and Royce Vavrek's Adoration made its West Coast debut at REDCAT in a production that ran from February 19-23. A collaboration between LA Opera and Beth Morrison Projects, …
John Faieta Tours Bernard Rands's Memo 2 for Solo Trombone
Feb. 28, 2025John Faieta of the Atlantic Brass Ensemble has taken Bernard Rands's Memo 2 on tour throughout Ohio this month, with performances of the piece on February 14 at Kent State University, …
Anders Hillborg’s Collaboration with Mats Ek for the Royal Swedish Ballet Receives Critical Acclaim
Feb. 28, 2025The first appearance of Anders Hillborg’s music on the dance stage at the Royal Swedish Ballet has been celebrated by critics. A Cup of Coffee, choreographed by Mats Ek …
Alabama Ballet Presents Stephen Warbeck's Peter Pan
Feb. 28, 2025Stephen Warbeck’s Peter Pan is in repertory at the Alabama Ballet from February 28-March 9 in a production choreographed by the company's Artistic Director, Christopher Stuart. The work receives …
Daniel Kessner and Lionelle Hamanaka's Opera, The Camp Premieres in Los Angeles
Feb. 28, 2025Daniel Kessner and Lionelle Hamanaka's opera The Camp was premiered on February 22-23 at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) in Los Angeles. Additional performances will take place on …
Lei Liang's A Book of Time I Premiered by Han Chen on NYC's Piano on Park Series
Feb. 28, 2025This evening, pianist Han Chen will premiere Lei Liang's A Book of Time I at Scandinavia House in NYC as part of the Piano on Park Series.
Liang notes: " …