May

Sofia Gubaidulina: Premieres in China and South Korea
In late May 2014, various concerts and events will take place in China and South Korea at which attention will be focussed on the music of the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina. For these ...

Johannes X. Schachtner’s “Parafonia” Given World Premiere
The new work “Parafonia” for violoncello and chamber orchestra by the Munich composer Johannes X. Schachtner will be given its world premiere on 31 May 2014 in Dautphetal-Buchenau during ...

World Premieres by Xiaoyong Chen and Guoping Jia in Toronto
Works of the Chinese composers Xiaoyong Chen and Guoping Jia will be given their world premieres at this year’s “21C Music Festival” of the Royal Conservatory of Music in ...

Guoping Jia: “The pine-soughing valleys” Given World Premiere
The composer Guoping Jia, born in 1963 in Shanxi, China, wrote his new work “The Pine-Soughing Valleys” for sheng, zheng and orchestra in response to a commission from the ...

“Amoroso” by Nikolai Korndorf for the First Time in Canada
Members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gordon Gerrard will perform the Canadian premiere of the ensemble work “Amoroso” for eleven instruments by the ...

New Chamber Opera: “Vivier: A Night Report” by Marko Nikodijevic
The new chamber opera “Vivier: A Night Report” was composed in response to a commission from the Munich Biennale. It refers to Claude Vivier (a composer much admired by Marko Nikodijevic) ...

“Pax - Poème théâtral” by Johannes X. Schachtner to Receive World Premiere
One of the most important performances for Johannes X. Schachtner in the year 2014 is the new orchestral work “Pax – Poème théâtral”, commissioned by the Munich ...

Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf and Marko Nikodijevic Nominated for the Music Authors’ Award 2014
On 8 May 2014, GEMA (Society for Musical Performance and Musical Reproduction Rights) will present the German Music Authors’ Award for the sixth time, under the motto “Authors Honour ...

Wenchen Qin: “The Sun Shadow VIII“ Given French Premiere in Paris
The Ensemble intercontemporain will perform the French premiere of Wenchen Qin’s “The Sun Shadow VIII” for ensemble under the direction of Matthias Pintscher during the course of ...