November

Swedish Premiere of Vladimir Yurovsky's “Russian Painters“ in Norrköping
The composer Vladimir Yurovsky completed his work "Russian Painters" one year before his death in 1972. In this 1971 orchestral work, Yurovsky refers to seven Russian paintings of the 19th ...

Portrait Concert for Franghiz Ali-Zadeh at the Salle Adyar in Paris
The International Dmitri Shostakovich Association is organising a concert on 23 November 2011 at the Salle Adyar under the motto "Dmitri Shostakovich, Kara Karayev & Franghiz Ali-Sade" ...

Gubaidulina Premieres in November 2011
The 80th birthday of the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina on 24 October 2011 is still being celebrated with a plethora of premieres in international concert halls. Here is an overview of the ...

Lin Yang‘s “To the North“ Receives World Premiere in Freiburg
The world premiere of the chamber work "Towards the North" for bass clarinet, a new piece by Lin Yang, who was born in Beijing in 1982, will be given on 29 November 2011 at ...

Gubaidulina Festival in Hannover Was a Tremendous Success
From 9 until 13 November 2011 prominent artists and ensembles met at the NDR state broadcasting centre in Lower Saxony and at the Academy of Music, Theatre and Media in Hannover in order to ...

Opera “Gogol“ by Lera Auerbach - Premiere in Vienna
The world premiere of Lera Auerbach`s new opera "Gogol" will take place at the Theater an der Wien on 15 November 2011. Vladimir Fedoseyev, who hails from St. Petersburg, will conduct ...

Marko Nikodijevic: World Premiere of “exaudi/bruckner abglanz“ in Baden-Baden
With Marko Nikodijevic there appears a new face in the catalogues of Sikorski Music Publishers. This composer, born on 4 January 1980 in Serbia and living in Stuttgart since 2003, has, from that ...

Sao Paulo: Lera Auerbach's “Serenade for a Melancholic Sea“ Receives Brazilian Premiere
The Orquestra de Camara da OSESP (Orquestra Sinfonica do Estado de Sao Paulo) under the direction of Simone Menezes will present the Brazilian premiere of Lera Auerbach`s "Serenade for a ...

World Premiere of Ulrich Leyendecker's Guitar Concerto in Kaiserslautern
The electric guitar, with experimental playing methods including the use of the electronic bow and microtonally re-tuned strings, have fascinated contemporary composers from all over the world ...

Moritz Eggert: World Premiere of “Pulse“ in Munich
Moritz Eggert`s new orchestral work "Pulse" will receive its world premiere in Munich on 17 November 2011. The Munich Philharmonic under the Indian conductor Zubin Mehta will present ...

Basle: World Premiere of Giya Kancheli's “Ilori“
Nikoloz Memanishvili`s version for saxophone quartet and orchestra of Giya Kancheli`s "Ilori" will receive its world premiere at the Stadt-Casino in Basle performed by the ...

World Premiere of Krzysztof Meyer's “Imaginary Variations“ in Chicago
Krzysztof Meyer`s work "Imaginary Variations" for violin and piano was commissioned by the American violinist Janet Packer. She will present the work together with ...

“The Completely Normal Life“: World Premiere of Moritz Eggert`s Orchestra Work in Kaiserslautern
The Heidelberg composer Moritz Eggert also has a particular "weakness" for opera. At the end of the 2010/11 season, a new version of his one-act opera ...

Stavanger: Norwegian Premiere of Krzysztof Meyer's Symphony No. 8 “Sinfonia da Requiem“
In four of the five movement of his Symphony No. 8 "Sinfonia da Requiem," the Polish composer Krzysztof Meyer has set to music poems by the Polish author, poet, essayist and civil rights ...

Lera Auerbach: German Premiere of “Icarus“ in Stuttgart
Following the premiere on 18 July 2011 at the Verbier Festival, the German premiere of Lera Auerbach`s "Icarus" will take place on 9 November 2011. This work essentially consists of the ...

Sofia Gubaidulina – a Festival on Her 80th Birthday
Sofia Gubaidulina, one of the most important composers of our time, is celebrating her 80th birthday this year. On this occasion the artist, who lives in Northern Germany, will be honoured with ...