July 2020

A new work for children by John X. Schachtner: A new arrangement of Carl Reinecke’s Children’s Symphony
Johannes X Schachtner, who himself hails from Bavaria, is conductor and composer and leader of the Bavarian Youth Ensemble for New Music.

Summer pasticcio with Gubaidulina’s “Silenzio” and Qin’s “Wind Lament” in Vienna
“Wien gegen den Strich” (Vienna against the grain) is the name of a summery pastiche that the members of the exxx... ensemble XX. jahrhundert are to present in Vienna on 30 July 2020.

First production of Marko Nikodijevic‘s piano quintet at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris
Members of the Ensemble Intercontemporain will record the first movement from Marko Nikodijevic‘s piano quintet on July 4, 2020 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.

Performance of Jüri Reinvere‘s concert for 2 flutes, strings and drums in Pärnu
As part of the festival program for the 50th anniversary of the Pärnu Music Festival in the Estonian port city of Pärnu, the concert will be performed on July 18, 2020.

95th birthday of Herbert Baumann on 31 July 2020
A good six months before his 95th birthday, the composer died this year on 21 January at the age of 94 in Munich. On July 31, 2020, we are to commemorate his 95th birthday.

Postponed to September 2020: Estonian Music Days 2020 with Jüri Reinveres Saxophone Quartet
Jüri Reinvere wrote a saxophone quartet for the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet, which Reinveres believes is the most renowned ensemble for new music in Northern Europe. The premiere will take place ...

Lera Auerbach's symphony “Arctica” is Best New Symphonic Work of 2019
The Washington Classical Review has chosen Lera Auerbachs “Arctica” symphony for Best New Symphonic Work of 2019 ...

Four operas from Sikorski Music Publishers chosen in the “Best of 2019” of the opera world
In its 2019 Yearbook, the magazine Opernwelt has once again conducted a survey of critics, in which productions of works by Sikorski music publishers “Lady Magnesia” (Mieczysław ...