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Klaus Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic Perform Andrew Norman's Play in Oslo
Sep. 27, 2024Klaus Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic opened their 2024-25 season on August 29 with a performance of Andrew Norman's Play: Levels 1,2, and 3. Of the work, the composer …
Lei Liang's Madrigal Mongolia Premiered by the Brentano Quartet
Sep. 27, 2024The Brentano Quartet premiered Lei Liang's string quartet, Madrigal Mongolia, on September 15 at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, NY. They will perform the work again on October …
In Memoriam: Wolfgang Rihm (1952-2024)
Sep. 27, 2024With our colleagues at Universal Edition, we join in mourning the death of composer Wolfgang Rihm who passed away on July 27, 2024.
Rihm's publisher aptly notes that, "with Wolfgang …
In Memoriam: Alexander Goehr (1932–2024)
Sep. 26, 2024It is with great sadness that we mourn the death of Alexander Goehr at the age of 92. Distinguished composer and teacher, Goehr’s substantial impact on contemporary music in Britain …
Mary Finsterer's Stabat Mater Wins Two Art Music Awards from APRA AMCOS
Sep. 26, 2024On August 14, APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre presented the 2024 Art Music Awards at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre. Mary Finsterer’s Stabat Mater – performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, …
World Premiere of Gavin Bryars's String Quartet No. 5 at Music at Malling
Sep. 26, 2024The Smith Quartet and soprano Else Torp performed the world premiere of Gavin Bryars's String Quartet No. 5 on September 27 at Malling Abbey as part of the Music at Malling …
World Premieres of Richard Ayres's No. 57 (K's Strange Day) and No. 58 (Bruckner)
Sep. 26, 2024The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and timpanist Kazutaka Morita opened their 2024-25 season with Richard Ayres'sNo. 57 (K's Strange Day) on September 4 at the Concert Hall of …
NMC Recordings Releases Discovering Imogen, an Album of Music by Imogen Holst
Sep. 26, 2024Earlier this month, NMC Recordings released a new album of music by Imogen Holst, Discovering Imogen, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Singers, under the baton of …
Ryan Bancroft Conducts Hillborg’s Sound Atlas in Stockholm, Helsinki, and Los Angeles
Sep. 26, 2024Across the 24/25 season, Ryan Bancroft takes up Anders Hillborg’s Sound Atlas (2018), giving performances with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Los Angeles Philharmonic …
On September 5, Simon Rattle and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra gave the UK premiere of Thomas Adès’ Aquifer. Writing in the New York Times, Joshua Barone …