June

Alexander Raskatov: Opera “A Dog’s Heart” Receives “Prix de la Critique 2014”
The association of French theatre, music and dance critics (Le Syndicat de la Critique Théâtre, Musique et Danse) has announced that the production of the opera ...

New Neumeier Ballet “Tatiana” by Lera Auerbach
None other than Peter I. Tchaikovsky chose the subject of “Eugene Onegin” by Alexander Pushkin for his opera of the same name, completed in 1878, creating a deeply moving drama of the ...

World Premieres of Works by Eggert and Müller-Wieland at the 2014 Kissinger Sommer Festival
During the course of the “Kissinger LiederWerkstatt” of this year’s 29th Kissinger Sommer Festival, the works “Die Glocken (von Uschi)” for vocal quartet, piano and ...

Mieczyslaw Weinberg is “Composer of the Week” on BBC Radio 3
The worldwide success of the Russian composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg cannot be stopped. At least ten years after his death in 1996, a rediscovery of the operas and instrumental works of the great...

“Focs d’artifici” by Ferran Cruixent Given Austrian Premiere
After several performances in Germany the percussion concerto “Focs d’artifici” (“fireworks”) by the Catalonian composer Ferran Cruixent has meanwhile been successfully performed in ...

Istanbul: World Premiere of Alexander Raskatov‘s “… Crying in the Wilderness …”
The Istanbul Music Festival granted a commission to the Russian composer Alexander Raskatov. The result is the work “… Crying in the Wilderness …”, written in 2013, a work ...

Polish Premiere: “In tempus praesens” by Sofia Gubaidulina in Poznań
The Violin Concert No. 2 “In tempus praesens” by Sofia Gubaidulina, written in 2007 for Anne-Sophie Mutter and already performed over 30 times around the world, will be given its ...

“ich schrei aus tiefer Not” by Johannes X. Schachtner Given World Premiere
After Johannes X. Schachtner’s “Parafonia” for violoncello and chamber orchestra receives its world premiere at the 28th Eckelshausen Music Days on 31 May 2014, the world premiere ...

Peter Ruzicka‘s “R.W.” for Piano solo Given World Premiere
The pianist Sophie-Mayuko Vetter will perform the world premiere of Peter Ruzicka‘s “R.W.” in a version for piano solo on 27 June 2014 during the course of the ...