July

“Why?” - New Concerto by Gubaidulina Given World Premiere in Italy
Recently, the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina, who lives near Hamburg, has completed a new Concerto for flute, clarinet and string orchestra with the title “Why?”. The world premiere ...

Choir Work “The Expiration” by Daniel Smutny Given World Premiere in Essen
The new choral work “The Expiration” by Daniel Smutny will be given its world premiere at Essen Dom on 2 July 2014 as part of the concert entitled ...

Johannes X. Schachtner Receives 2014 Bavarian Cultural Advancement Prize
The young Bavarian composer Johannes X. Schachtner will be receiving the 2014 Bavarian Cultural Advancement Prize. The awards ceremony with the Bavarian Minister of State will be ...

Moritz Eggert: Two World Premieres and a Local Premiere in July 2014
Reichersberg in Austria, Dörentrup and Wasserburg in Upper Bavaria will be the locations of premiere performances on 4 and 5 July 2014 of works by the composer and pianist Moritz Eggert, born ...

News about Alfred Schnittke
On 24 November 2014 the musical world will commemorate the 80th birthday of Alfred Schnittke. The Russian composer was born on 24 November 1934 in Engels, the capital of the then Volga-German ...

Jan Müller-Wieland: World Premiere of “Music for a Church” in Italy
The composer Jan Müller-Wieland, resident in Munich, wrote “Music for a Church” for two trumpets and organ for a memorial concert commemorating the 70th anniversary of the destruction of ...

Musicologists’ Competition on the Occasion of Avet Terteryan’s 85th Birthday
The Armenian composer Avet Terteryan would have turned 85 on 29 July 2014. On this occasion, the Yerevan State Conservatory, the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the ...