September 2021

Krzysztof Meyer’s “Three Algorithmic Etudes” for piano to be premiered in Lublin
Polish composer Krzysztof Meyer's piano work is immensely versatile. Some time ago, Meyer presented three new piano works, which have since already been published by Sikorski:

Prokofiev’s opera “War and Peace” in Geneva
Prokoviev wanted his opera War and Peace, based on Leo Tolstoy’s novel, neither to focus on war scenes nor mass scenes. When, in the middle of the Second World War in 1941, he began work on it, he...

OPUS-Klassik – Prize winners with works by Sikorski Music Publishers
Among the prize winners of this year’s OPUS KLASSIK, Sikorski Music Publishers are represented with works by their authors in these two categories:

Latvian composer Romualds Kalsons celebrates his 85th birthday
Romualds Kalsons was born in Riga on September 7, 1936. He studied choral conducting at the Jāzeps Mediņš Conservatory and later at the Latvian State Conservatory in the composition...

Johannes X. Schachtner’s “fragen.antworten.fragen – Konversationen für Klavier und Kammerensemble” at the Festival Momentum
Like last year, the Momentum Festival will be held in September in Stolberg in the Rhineland despite the flood disaster. The first half of the final concert on 17 September 2021 is to feature...

“The Diary of Anne Frank” by Grigori Frid at the Finnish Chamber Opera Helsinki
Grigori Frid’s internationally successful mono opera “The Diary of Anne Frank” had its premiere at the Finnish Chamber Opera in Helsinki on 2 September 2021. The version for 9 instruments in German...

100th Birthday of Stanisław Lem and Krzysztof Meyer’s Lem-Opera “Kyberiade”
On 12 September 2021, we will commemorate the 100th birthday of Stanisław Lem. Lem was probably the most important philosopher, essayist, writer and specialist in profound science fiction...

Francisco Tanzer on his 100th birthday
Francisco Tanzer was born in Vienna on 12 September 1921. In 1938 he emigrated via Czechoslovakia to Paris and later on to Portugal, New York and California. He was a member of the US Army from...

Rotterdam Philharmonic Gergiev Festival 2021
From 16 to 19 September 2021, Rotterdam will once again host the annual Rotterdam Philharmonic Gergiev Festival. This time the theme is St. Petersburg.
Valery Gergiev still calls Rotterdam his...

Shostakovich-Symposium 2021 in Berlin
The 20th Musicological Shostakovich Symposium is to be held in Berlin from 24 to 25 September 2021. The theme this year is “Shostakovichs Musical Language - Compositional Techniques and Narratives”.

Peter Ruzicka’s KAMMERSYMPHONIE in Meiningen
On 29 September 2021, the Meininger Hofkapelle, under the baton of General Music Director Philippe Bach, will premiere Peter Ruzicka’s KAMMERSYMPHONIE. Three Pieces for Ensemble.

30th death of the Georgian composer Zulchan Tsintsadze
Born on 23 August 1923 in Gori, Zulchan Tsintsadze was a double talent as a performing cellist and composer. He died in Tbilisi on 15 September 1991. Until 1945, he studied cello at the Tbilisi...

Boris Giltburgs arrangement of Shostakovichs String Quartet No. 8 for piano solo
The publication of Boris Giltburgs complete recording of Ludwig van Beethoven's piano sonatas (Naxos, 9CDs, CD-No.: 8.509005), which will be released recently, is an occasion to point out ...

Ferran Cruixent: “La victòria de la dona lluna” for girls’ choir and orchestra
The world premiere of Ferran Cruixent’s “La victòria de la dona lluna” for girls’ choir and orchestra, based on a text by Jaume Cristòfol Pons Alorda, will take place in Barcelona on 25 September...

Ballett “Come in” featuring music by Vladimir Martynov
This year, on 20 February 2021, Moscow-born Vladimir Martynov turned 75. The Ballet of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf and Canadian choreographer Aszure Barton pay tribute to the famous...

Catch-up premiere of Johannes X. Schachtner’s String Quartet No. 3 “vor Anker” (At Anchor)
The planned premiere of the String Quartet No. 3 “vor Anker” by Johannes X. Schachtner was to have taken place as early as 2020 but has been postponed several times due to the Corona crisis. On 30...

Shostakovich and Gubaidulina in the Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin
As part of the Edward W. Said Days of the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin, there will be a chamber concert on 30 September 2021 in the Pierre Boulez Saal of the Akademie featuring, among others,...