Hans Werner Henze Died on 27 October 2012
The German composer Hans Werner Henze died in Dresden last Saturday, 27 October 2012, at the age of 86. He is considered one of the most frequently performed composers of the present day. The ...
Two Ukrainian Premieres of Gubaidulina Works
Two Ukrainian premieres of works by Sofia Gubaidulina will be given in Lviv on 26 October 2012 during the course of the international modern music festival “Contrasts”. At the ...
Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf is 50
Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf will be celebrating his 50th birthday on 22 October 2012. "I am a composer who always continues working consistently, thereby emphatically insisting on the freedom of ...
Kaija Saariaho is 60
Alongside the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina, who celebrated her 80th birthday in the autumn of 2011, Kaija Saariaho is one of the most highly respected and performed women composers of the ...
Honorary Professorship for Sofia Gubaidulina
During the course of her journey to Lviv and Kiev in late October 2012, Sofia Gubaidulina will be honoured with the Honorary Professorship of the Kiev Music Academy on 28 October during a ...