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

“g.a.p.” (or Gradus ad Parnassum) by Johannes X. Schachtner
The literature for piccolo in contemporary chamber music is not extensive. Johannes X. Schachtner has now completed a duo entitled "g.a.p." for flute / piccolo and percussion, which will be ...

Pixels Ensemble members bring Lera Auerbach's Piano Trio No. 4 to the British premiere
Lera Auerbach\'s 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...

Canadian premiere of Lera Auerbach's „Eterniday (Homage to W.A. Mozart)“
Lera Auerbach had to rewrite the work „Eterniday (Hommage à W.A. Mozart)“ for bass drum, celesta and strings, which was almost completed in autumn 2009, since her manuscript was burned in her ...

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 ...

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 ,...

World premiere of Jüri Reinvere’s Opera “Minona” about Beethoven's Daughter
Estonian composer Jüri Reinvere was commissioned by Theater Regensburg to compose a work for the Beethoven anniversary year 2020. The result was an opera entitled "Minona". The...

Festival Ultraschall: World Performance of “Abgesang” by Marko Nikodijevic
For its 2019/20 season, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (conductor-in-chief: Vladimir Jurowski) will be joined by Serbian composer Marko Nikodievic as composer in residence. Two premieres are...

World premiere of „da ispravitsja / prayer room with night watch“ by composer in residence Marko Nikodijevic in Berlin
The Serbian composer Marko Nikodijevic is Composer in Residence for the 2019/2020 season with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. This is associated with two world...

“Pay tribute to Beethoven in form, spirit and humor” - Dejan Lazićs S.C.H.Erzo
The new work ”S.C.H.E.rzo” for orchestra by Dejan Lazić will premiere on January 17, 2020 in Indianapolis by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Krzysztof ...

British premiere of Sofia Gubaidulina's Triple Concerto in Manchester
Vadim Gluzman (violin), Johannes Moser (cello) and Elsbeth Moser (bayan) are the soloists at the British premiere of Sofia Gubaidulina\'s Triple Concerto on December 14, 2019 in Manchester. Omer...

Sofia Gubaidulina awarded RPS Gold Medal
Sofia Gubaidulina received the Royal Philharmonic Society\'s highest honour, the Gold Medal, on 28 November at the RPS\'s Awards ceremony in London, presented in association with BBC Radio 3 ...

German premiere of Gubaidulinas 3rd Violin Concerto Dialogue: Me and You with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Sofia Gubaidulinas works go around the world. The Violin Concerto No. 3 "Dialogue: Me and You" premiered in Novosibirsk with the violinist Vadim Repin in 2018 as a soloist will now be given...

Martin Schläpfers last Dusseldorf ballet with Shostakovich's 2nd Cello Concerto
The choreographer Martin Schläpfer has shaped the ballet at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf like no other. Surprisingly, he did not declare his work as expected. but to leave the city ...

Premiere of Marius Felix Langes Schellen-Ursli in Basel
The latest family opera by Marius Felix Lange bears the unusual title "Schellen-Ursli" (A Bell for Ursli).We eagerly await the premiere at the Theater Basel on 29 November 2019, staged by...

Ensemble arrangement of the Symphony No. 10 op. 93 by Dmitri Shostakovich to premiere in Berlin
The conductor Joolz Gale and his Ensemble Mini have already enjoyed great success with his ensemble arrangements of selected symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich. The world premiere of Symphony No. 10...

„Each person builds his own cultural centre ...“ - 85th Birthday of Alfred Schnittke
”It  is  a  constant  awareness  that  there  was  always  something  before  you  –  that  always ...

Piano Trio Nr 3 “TrioKonversation” by Johannes X. Schachtner: Engaging with Beethoven
In his new piano trio, composer Johannes X. Schachtner engages with the upcoming 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. His new work “TrioKonversation” draws on Beethoven’s...

The Advenio Trio with Lera Auerbach's Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano on CD
The American "Advenio Trio" with Yuliya Smead (violin), Bruce Atwell (horn) and Eli Kalman (piano) has recorded the Trio for violin, horn and piano by Lera Auerbach for the label CENTAUR on...