October

Portrait Concert for Xiaoyong Chen in Hamburg
On 17 October 2015 the University of Hamburg and Fudan University in Shanghai, in cooperation with the Hamburg Academy of Music and Theatre during the fourth Shanghai-Hamburg Forum, will be ...

Works of Johannes X. Schachtner at Festivals in Lviv and Kronberg
The Munich composer Johannes X. Schachtner composed his Chamber Symphony for chamber ensemble in 2007/2008; the world premiere of this work took place on 12 October 2008 in the ...

“Nu.Mu.Zu” - New Orchestral Work by Giya Kancheli
The Georgian composer Giya Kancheli, who lives and works in Tbilissi and Antwerp, celebrated his 80th birthday on 10 August 2015. On this occasion, Kancheli received a composition commission ...

Marko Nikodijevic: Final Version of “grid / index [II]” Receives World Premiere
The final movement of Marko Nikodijevic’s “grid / index [II]” for ensemble and electronics, lasting about 6 minutes, was given its world premiere by the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie ...

Spanish Premiere of Lera Auerbach‘s “Arcanum” postponed in 2016
The Spanish premieres of Lera Auerbach’s sonata for viola and piano “Arcanum” and the 24 Preludes, Op. 34 of Dmitri Shostakovich in an adaptation by Auerbach for viola and piano ...

Grigori Frid: New Version of “The Diary of Anne Frank” Given World Premiere
The Russian composer Grigori Frid wrote his mono-opera in 1969 based on the diary text of Anne Frank. His work “The Diary of Anne Frank” presents a shattering chronicle of the ...

Schachtner’s Chamber Orchestral Version of Mendelssohn’s “Psalm 42” Receives Swiss Premiere
The church choir and orchestra of the Parish Church St. Martin (Church Music Association of Schwyz) will perform the Swiss premiere of Johannes X. Schachtner’s chamber orchestral version of ...

“Sostenuto” of Gerald Resch Given World Premiere
On 10 October 2015, the new chamber work “Sostenuto” for violin, violoncello and piano by Gerald Resch will be given its world premiere during the course of the 2015 Haydn Festival ...