February 2020

Hans Maier brings Schachtner's accordion piece „pasar la calle“ to the Slovenian premiere
The distinctive piece „pasar la calle“ for mid-tone accordion by Johannes X. Schachtner will be given its Slovenian premiere on February 1, 2020 in Ljubljana. The soloist is Hans ...

Russian composer Sergei Slonimsky died in St. Petersburg at the age of 87
Sergei Slonimsky, a composer, pianist and musicologist born in Leningrad in 1932, died in St. Petersburg on February 9, 2020 at the age of 87. Slonimsky wrote eight operas, 34 symphonies and a...

World premiere: “Kleines satyrisches Liederbuch” (Small Satyric Songbook) by John X. Schachtner
The mezzo-soprano Eva Summerer and the pianist Raphael Fusco perform the work "Kleines satyrisches Liederbuch" (Small Satyric Songbook) for medium voice and piano by Johannes X. Schachtner ...

Canadian premiere of Lera Auerbach’s “Dreams and Whispers of Poseidon”
On March 27, 2005, the American Youth Orchestras new composition, Lera Auerbachs “Dreams and Whispers of Poseidon”, was written in 2005 to mark the 40th anniversary of the ...

Pixels Ensemble members bring Lera Auerbach's Piano Trio No. 4 to the British premiere
Lera Auerbachs Piano Trio No. 4, created in 2017, was commissioned by the International Tibor Varga Violin Competition in Sion, Switzerland, where Lera Auerbach once acted as a jury member for...

Dutch premiere of Lera Auerbach’s ”Evas Klage”
Lera Auerbach’s orchestral work “Evas Klage” has already been premiered in many countries. The Dutch premiere in Utrecht will follow on February 28, 2020. It plays the Radio...

Michael Nicolella with the American premiere of Yaron Gottfried's concert for electric guitar and chamber orchestra
The American guitarist Michael Nicolella, known for his diverse and exciting concerts, is the soloist of the US premiere of Yaron Gottfrieds concert for electric guitar and chamber orchestra on ...

Spanish premiere of Ferran Cruixents „Cyborg“ for orchestra
The term "Cyborg“ denotes a hybrid of living organism and machine. It mostly describes people whose bodies are permanently supplemented by artificial components. Ferran Cruixent says that...

Jan Müller-Wieland’s “Gottesspur” is premiered by the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover
The inclusion of electronics is quite an exception in Jan Müller-Wieland's work. Now the composer, who teaches at the Munich Musikhochschule, has completed the work "Gottesspur" ...

Armenian premiere of Lera Auerbach's “Dialogues with Stabat Mater” in Yerevan
The violinist Chatschatur Almasian and the violist Maxim Novikov are the soloists in the Armenian premiere of Lera Auerbach's work "Dialogues with Stabat Mater" for violin, viola ,...

Sofia Gubaidulina and Lera Auerbach at high ranks in international Bachtrack statistics
The international online music magazine "Bachtrack" based in London publishes news from the fields of opera, ballet and dance as well as reviews, interviews and cross-cutting articles ...