January

London Philharmonic Orchestra performed World Premiere of Raskatov’s “Green Mass”
The Russian composer Alexander Raskatov has received a composition commission for a new work by the London Philharmonic Orchestra last year. Originated is the “Green Mass” for four vocal ...

Shostakovich Prize 2016 Awarded to Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
On 20 January 2016 the International Shostakovich Days in Gohrisch will award the conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky the International Shostakovich Prize 2016. Gennadi Rozhdestvensky is one of ...

Andrey Boreyko and the Belgian National Orchestra with Kancheli’s “Nu.Mu.Zu” in France
Giya Kancheli’s orchestral work “Nu.Mu.Zu”, completed in the year 2015, was commissioned by the Belgian National Orchestra and the Seattle Symphony. On 16 October 2015 the Belgian ...

Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” Is First Place on the 2014 GEMA Charts 2014
Sergei Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” has finally risen to the position of first place on the GEMA charts. This musical fairytale composed in 1936 achieved first place in the ...

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: CD “The Idiot”
This is one of the very greatest discoveries in the opera history of the 20th century. The operas “Lady Magnesia”, “Congratulations”, “The Portrait” and “The Idiot” by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, who ...

American premiere: “Musique scintillante” by Krzysztof Meyer in Los Angeles
At the concert entitled “Contemporary Poland”, the American premiere of Krzysztof Meyer’s “Musique scintillante” for 14 musicians will be given on 19 January 2016 at ...

Complete Cycle “Hommage à Daniel Libeskind” by Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf
A visit during the year 2000 to the Jewish Museum in Berlin, designed by Daniel Libeskind, was a key experience for the Mannheim composer Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf and, at the same time, it triggered ...

Ultraschall Berlin: Peter Ruzicka’s “FLUCHT” Given World Premiere
On 24 January 2016, Franck Ollu will direct the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin in the world premiere of Peter Ruzicka’s new orchestral work “FLUCHT” at the Haus des Rundfunks in Berlin ...

Edison Denisov’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra Receives Dutch Premiere
The conductor Arjan Tien will direct Het Klassiek Collectief in the Dutch premiere of Edison Denisov’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra on 30 January 2016 in Amsterdam. The ...

World Premiere: “Missa byzantina” by Alexander Raskatov in Tallinn
The world premiere of Alexander Raskatov’s “Missa byzantina” for mixed choir and large orchestra will be presented at the opening concert of the “Mustonenfest” on ...

The Composer and Pianist Dejan Lazic Is a New Author at Sikorski Publishers
On 14 December 2015 the Croatian pianist and composer Dejan Lazic signed a composer’s contract at Hans Sikorski Music Publishers in Hamburg. During ...

World Premiere: “Fragments from the Holy Mass III” by Johannes X. Schachtner
Johannes X. Schachtner composed his work “Fragments from the Holy Mass III” for trumpet and organ in response to a commission from the Evangelical State Academy in Munich. On ...

Lera Auerbach’s “Icarus” in Canada and Belgium
Lera Auerbach’s orchestral work “Icarus” goes back to the last two movements of her Symphony No. 1 “Chimera.” The Canadian premiere of ...