March

Alexander Arutyunyan Died on 28 March 2012
The Armenian composer Alexander Arutyunyan is dead. He died on 28 March 2012 at the age of 91. Arutyunyan completed studies with honours in piano and composition at the conservatory of his ...

Two Menotti Operas Programmed at German-Language Opera Houses
The Italian-American composer Gian Carlo Menotti wrote operas such as "The Telephone" and "The Consul" for adults, but also an entire series of children´s operas. His opera ...

Austrian Premiere of Moritz Eggert’s “Puls“ by the Munich Philharmonic
The Munich Philharmonic under the Indian conductor Zubin Mehta will present the Austrian premiere of Moritz Eggert’s “Puls” on 29 March 2012 in Vienna (Musikverein). These ...

Bamberg: World Premiere of Johannes X. Schachtner's String Trio “hoamdraht“
Johannes X. Schachtner`s String Trio “hoamdraht” was composed for the Lombardini Trio, which will perform its world premiere on 13 March 2012 at the international ...

Lera Auerbach's “The Mirror with Three Faces“ Receives World Premiere in the USA
Lera Auerbach`s 2nd Piano Trio entitled "Triptych - The Mirror with Three Faces" will be given its world premiere on 9 March 2012 in Tucson (Arizona) at a concert together with works ...

Leipzig Book Fair 2012: Sikorski on the Spot!
The Leipzig Book Fair, being held again from 15 to 18 March 2012, is the most important meeting place for the book and media branch during the first half of the year. The main concern of ...

Russian Premiere: Sofia Gubaidulina’s “Alleluja“ in St. Petersburg
Sofia Gubaidulina`s “Alleluja” for mixed choir, boy soprano, organ and orchestra will be given its Russian premiere on 29 March 2012 during the course of the ...

European Culture Days: World Premiere of Peter Ruzicka's New Ensemble Music in Karlsruhe
The European Culture Days in Karlsruhe announce the world premiere of the work “…JE WEITER ICH KOMME, UM SO MEHR FINDE ICH MICH UNFÄHIG, DIE IDEE WIEDERZUGEBEN…” by ...

World Premiere: “Faust Project” with Harald Schmidt by Moritz Eggert
Moritz Eggert, originally from Heidelberg and now living in Munich, has found in Harald Schmidt a truly prominent partner for his “Faust Evening” on 16 March 2012 at the ...

Press on Lera Auerbach's Requiem in Dresden
Press on Lera Auerbach`s Requiem "Dresden – Ode to Peace" with the Staatskapelle Dresden and the Saxon State Opera Choir Dresden on 11 February 2012 at the Frauenkirche in ...

News - Frankfurt Music Fair 2012
As it does every year, Germany's largest music fair – the Frankfurt Music Fair - will be opening its gates this spring. Alongside the complete assortment of instruments and ...

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra given German Premiere in Heidelberg
In Heidelberg (St. Raphael Church) the german premiere of Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra will be given on 17 March 2012 by the soloist ...

Four Premieres of Xiaoyong Chen in Beijing
On 12 March 2012 there will be four Chinese premieres all at once of works by Xiaoyong Chen, the Chinese composer resident in Hamburg, at the Beijing Concert Hall ...