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Led by Patrick Hahn, The Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Dorothea Röschmann Celebrate Schönberg's Erwartung at 100
Jun. 28, 2024Arnold Schönberg's monodrama in one act Erwartung was premiered on June 6, 1924 at the Deutsches Theater in Prague. The female lead was played by Marie Gutheil-Schoder, with Alexander Zemlinsky …
Konstantia Gourzi Leads the Bachchor Salzburg in the Premiere of Klothó, Láchesis, Átropos – an die Schicksalsgöttinn
Jun. 28, 2024The Bach Choir Salzburg premiered Konstantia Gourzi's Klothó, Láchesis, Átropos – an die Schicksalsgöttinn on June 8 at Carabinieri Hall of the Residenz, Salzburg, under the composer's baton. Texts for this work, …
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Manfred Honeck Premiere Michael Daugherty’s Songs of the Open Road
Jun. 28, 2024On June 7-9, the Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck premiere Michael Daugherty’s double concerto Songs of the Open Road, featuring the orchestra’s principal oboe Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida and …
Sean Shibe, GBSR Duo and 12 Ensemble Premiere Oliver Leith’s Doom and the Dooms at Wigmore Hall
Jun. 28, 2024On June 28, Sean Shibe, GBSR Duo and 12 Ensemble premiered Oliver Leith’s Doom and the Dooms for electric guitar, keyboard, percussion and strings at Wigmore Hall. At around 35 …
On May 17, Sony Classical released the world premiere recordings of three works by Danny Elfman from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – his Percussion Concerto (2022), Wunderkammer (2020/22), and …
Opera Parallèle and the Presidio Theatre presented the West Coast premiere of Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce's acclaimed opera, Fellow Travelers, based on the novel of the same name …
World Premeire of Agata Zubel's Es lärmt das Licht Concludes her Residency in Switzerland
Jun. 28, 2024On June 30, the premiere of Es lärmt das Licht, Agata Zubel's latest work for soprano and string orchestra to a text by Reiner Maria Rilke, will conclude …
Philipp Maintz's Der Zerfall einer Illusion in farbige Scherben Premiered by the WDR Symphony Orchestra
Jun. 28, 2024Under the baton of Sylvain Cambreling, the WDR Symphony Orchestra premiered Philipp Maintz's Der Zerfall einer Illusion in farbige Scherben ("The disintegration of an illusion into coloured shards") at the Funkhaus Wallrafplatz in …
Kate Soper's Monodrama, IPSA DIXIT Shines in a New Production at Long Beach Opera
Jun. 28, 2024Long Beach Opera presented Kate Soper's captivating "philosophy-opera" IPSA DIXIT on June 1, 8-9 at the Art Theatre in Long Beach, California. The new production, starring soprano Anna Schubert, was …
World Premieres of Music by Kenji Sakai in Kanagawa, Nagoya, and Tokyo
Jun. 07, 2024On May 11, Kanagawa Kenmin Hall presented the world premiere performances of Kenji Sakai's En Bleu et Blanc for ensemble as well as Trois Esquisses Pour Siegfried performed …