August

Dutch Premiere of Marko Nikodijevic's „gesualdo dub / raum mit gelöschter figur“ in Utrecht
The Asko|Schönberg Ensemble will be opening the “Gaudeamus Muziekweek” (2 to 9 September 2012) on 3 September 2012 in Utrecht. Together with the pianist ...

“Der Kleine Tag” is Gold-Plated - An Honour for Wolfram Eicke, the “Father” of the Musical Radio Play
With over 150,000 copies sold, the CD of the musical radio play "Der kleine Tag" ("The Little Day") by Wolfram Eicke, Hans Niehaus and Rolf Zuckowski is now gold-plated. On ...

Paul Hindemith Prize 2012 for Li Bo and World Premiere of an Ensemble Piece
The Chinese composer Li Bo was awarded the Paul Hindemith Prize 2012 during the course of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival on 12 August 2012 in the presence of Prof. Rolf Beck, Artistic ...

Peter Ruzicka`s “CLOUDS” at the Rheingau Music Festival
The Rheingau Music Festival has been drawing its audience to the region between Frankfurt, Wiesbaden and Lorch since 1987. The Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Having begun ...

Lucerne Festival: Swiss Premiere of Sofia Gubaidulina`s “Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ according to St. John”
During the course of the Lucerne Festival, Sofia Gubaidulina`s major oratorio “Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ according to ...

Tan Dun: World Premiere and German Premiere at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival 2012
A world premiere and a German premiere of works by the Chinese star composer Tan Dun will be given in Neumünster and Hamburg during the course of this year`s Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival ...

Winners of the ECHO Klassik 2012 Announced
The winners of this year`s ECHO Klassik have just been announced. The live recording of the Neumeier ballet "The Little Mermaid" from San Francisco with the music of Lera Auerbach ...