June

“Country Music” - Moritz Eggert Composes a Work for Zither
Late last year the composer Moritz Eggert wrote his work “Country Music” for solo descant zither for the 2017 International Zither Competition in Munich. Now there will be a special ...

World Premiere: DSO Berlin Performs Elena Firsova’s Double Concerto
The new Double Concerto for violin, violoncello and orchestra by the Russian composer Elena Firsova will be presented at the Berlin Philharmonia on 30 June 2017. The violinist Vadim Gluzman and ...

Works by Räihälä, Leyendecker and Neurath at the Bachfest 2017
At this year’s Bachfest Leipzig (9-18 June 2017), world premieres of new works by Osmo Tapio Räihälä and Ulrich Leyendecker will be presented during the course of the event ...

‘Frontiers of Knowledge Award’ for Sofia Gubaidulina and Prize Winner Concert in Madrid
On 15 June 2017 in Madrid, the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina will receive the ‘Frontiers of Knowledge Award’ of the BBVA Foundation in the category of contemporary music, endowed ...

Austrian Premiere: Original Music to the Film “Ivan the Terrible”
On 16 September 2016, the world premiere of Sergei Prokofiev’s original music to the film “Ivan the Terrible” was given at the Musikfest Berlin as a co-production between ZDF/ARTE ...

International Shostakovich Days Gohrisch 2017
The 8th International Shostakovich Days will be held from 23 to 25 June 2017, again in the spa town of Gohrisch in the region of Germany known as the “Saxon Switzerland”. The composer ...

“Romeo and Juliet” – Film Concert with the NDR Radiophilharmonie under Frank Strobel in Hannover
“The music of Prokofiev functions wonderfully on the screen,” conductor Frank Strobel confirms with enthusiasm. He will be presenting the Russian ballet film “Romeo and ...

75th Birthday of Viktor Suslin on 13 June 2017
Viktor Suslin studied at the Gnessin Institute in Moscow, specialising in composition with Nikolai Peyko, the composition teacher of von Sofia Gubaidulina, and piano with Anatoly Vedernikov ...