September

Grigori Frid is Dead
Grigori Frid, the creator of one of the most frequently performed chamber operas of the present day, is dead. The composer, born in Petrograd in 1915, died on 22 September 2012, exactly on his ...

Berlin Konzerthaus: German Premiere of Mieczyslaw Weinberg`s Opera “Congratulations”
On 23 September 2012 the Berlin Konzerthaus will present the German premiere of 1982 opera “Congratulations” by Mieczyslaw Weinberg (based on the play “Mazl tov” by ...

Hilary Hahn Performs the World Premiere of “Impulse” by Franghiz Ali-Zadeh in Rio de Janeiro
During the course of her South American concert tour, the American star violinist Hillary Hahn will present the world premiere of Franghiz Ali-Zadeh`s new work “Impulse” on ...

Dresden: German Premiere of the Sonata for Violin and Orchestra of Dmitri Shostakovich / Krzysztof Meyer
Krzysztof Meyer`s Sonata for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 86 of 1995, an adaptation of Dmitri Shostakovich`s Sonata for Violin and ...

“Serenade for a Melancholic Sea”: Russian Premiere of Lera Auerbach's Concert Work
The work entitled “Serenade for a Melancholic Sea” by Lera Auerbach, completed in 2002, will be given its Russian premiere in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk on ...

“Nola” by Benjamin Yusupov Given Serbian Premiere
The Swiss flutist Matthias Ziegler commissioned Benjamin Yusupov’s concerto work “Nola” in 1994. This concerto for various flutes and string orchestra was premiered in Zurich on ...

Russian Premiere: Giya Kancheli’s Orchestral Work “Rokwa” in St. Petersburg
The Russian premiere of Giya Kancheli`s orchestral work “Rokwa” will be given at this year’s Andrei Petrov Composition Competition in St. Petersburg on 20 September 2012 during ...

Lera Auerbach’s Ballet “The Little Mermaid” Given Chinese Premiere
The Chinese premiere of Lera Auerbach’s ballet “The Little Mermaid” (Hamburg version) will be given at the Tianqiao Acrobatic Theatre in Beijing on 24 September 2012, performed by ...

French Premiere of “Seid nüchtern und wachet” by Alfred Schnittke
The French premiere of Alfred Schnittke`s vocal-symphonic work “Seid nüchtern und wachet” will be given at the Salle Pleyel in Paris on 21 September 2012 by ...

Russian Chamber Music Festival for the Third Time in Hamburg
The Russian Chamber Music Festival will be held in Hamburg for the third time from 9 to 20 September 2012. It is being organised by the non-profit association Musikförderung ...