“Lonesome George” ballet with Shostakovich’s 8th string quartet
In 2015, the ballet “Lonesome George” by choreographer Marco Goecke premiered at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf. The piece remained in the programme for many years and can now also be seen at the Stadttheater Bern on 5 February 2022.
75th birthday anniversary of Nikolai Korndorf
Nikolai Korndorf was born in Moscow on 23 January 1947. Like many composers of his generation, such as Alfred Schnittke and Sofia Gubaidulina (both of whom had emigrated to...
Jüri Reinvere is “Estonia's Musician of the Year 2021”
On January 13th, 2022 it was announced that the Estonian composer had been voted "Musician of the Year 2021" by the public broadcaster of his home country ERR (Eesti...
100th birthday anniversary of Antonio Bibalo
The Norwegian composer of Italian origin Antonio Bibalo, born in Trieste on 18 January 1922 who died on 20 June 2008, became known worldwide for his church and orchestral music, but especially for...
Christmas Greetings from Sikorski Music Publishers
We wish all music enthusiasts who feel connected to our company a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Two years of the pandemic have changed our lives and our work.
100th birthday anniversary of Timofej Dokschizer
The Trumpet Concerto by Alexander Arutjunjan made Timofej Dokschizers name world-famous. In addition to Dmitri Shostakovichs Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Orchestra, Arutjunjans work...
First International Weinberg Violin Competition in Katowice
From 4 to 12 December 2021, the International Weinberg Violin Competition will be held for the first time at the Katowice Academy of Music. The artistic director of this competition is Szymon...
Chamber music festival Sofia Gubaidulina in Bonn
From 2nd to 5th December 2021, the In Situ Art Society Bonn will organise a chamber music festival in the Dialograum Kreuzung at St. Helena in Bonn on the occasion of Sofia Gubaidulina’s 90th...
Edison Denisov - 25th anniversary of death 24 November 2021
Among Russian composers of the post-Shostakovich era such as Sofia Gubaidulina, Galina Ustvolskaya and Alfred Schnittke, Edison Denisov is considered the great poet of sound, a master of...
Portrait Concert for Sofia Gubaidulina in Moscow
On 13 November, the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra is to hold a Gubaidulina portrait concert at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow to mark the composer’s 90th birthday. The State Academic...
Special publication of Sergei Prokofiev‘s complete opera oeuvre
The traditional companies Boosey & Hawkes and Sikorski Music Publishers have recently united under one roof to represent the complete works of Sergei Prokofiev. They are taking this as an...
Concert with works by Johannes X. Schachtner in Munich
On November 1, 2021, there will be a concert in the Himmelfahrtskirche in Munich-Sendling with works by Johannes X. Schachtner, played by members of the Concetto: x ensemble.
Kirill Serebrennikov stages Shostakovich’s “The Nose” in Munich
Only two years ago, the artistic director of the Hamburg Schauspielhaus Karin Beier restaged Dmitri Shostakovich’s opera “The Nose” at the Hamburg State Opera. The play about collegiate assessor...
Repertoire for small string orchestra
Instead of a giant orchestra, as required by works of Mahler, Strauss or Wagner , there is a boom of smaller orchestral works.
Works for voice and chamber orchestra / strings / ensemble
Texts from all over the world, from William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Francesco Petrarca to Rainer Maria Rilke, Roger Willemsen or ancient Chinese poems, have inspired our composers.
Sofia Gubaidulina’s second season as Gewandhaus composer
It is Sofia Gubaidulina’s second season as Gewandhaus composer in Leipzig, which will open on 17/19 September 2021 with her Triple Concerto. In addition, the Gewandhaus Orchestra will celebrate the...