September

Sofia Gubaidulina‘s “Why?” and “The Rider on the White Horse” for the First Time in Belarus
Sofia Gubaidulina’s double concerto “Why?” is a commissioned work by the music festivals of Emilia Romagna, Ljubljana, Ravello and the Canary Islands, by Festival Pianistico di ...

International Shostakovich Days Gohrisch 2014
The International Shostakovich Days in Gohrisch, which are held annually in early autumn, have become one of the most interesting festivals of Russian music and especially of the reception ...

“Pictures at an Exhibition – Remake” by Yaron Gottfried Given Georgian Premiere
Yaron Gottfried’s adaptation “Pictures at an Exhibition – Remake” (after Modest Mussorgsky) for jazz trio (piano, percussion and double bass) and orchestra will be given its ...

Schnittke and Shostakovich Works: ECHO Klassik Prize Winners 2014
Two new recordings of works from the Sikorski catalogues will be awarded an ECHO Klassik prize during the course of the 21st ECHO Klassik ceremonial gala on 26 October 2014 in Munich ...

“So be it” – New Chamber Music Work by Sofia Gubaidulina Given World Premiere
At this year’s 5th International Shostakovich Days in Gohrisch, Sofia Gubaidulina’s work “So be it” for violin, double bass, piano and percussion, completed in 2013, will be ...

World Premiere of Wenchen Qin’s “Listen to the Valleys” at Warsaw Autumn
At the focal point of this year’s festival “Warsaw Autumn” (19 to 27 September 2014) are works of Chinese composers. The world premiere of “Listen to the Valleys” for ...

German Premiere of Giya Kancheli‘s “Chiaroscuro” for violin and chamber orchestra
On the final day of the 5th International Shostakovich Days in Gohrisch (19 to 21 September 2014), the Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica will perform the German premiere of ...

“Hommage à Klaus Huber” by Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf at This Summer’s Lucerne Festival
The world premiere of Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf’s “Hommage à Klaus Huber” for viola obligata and three players will be presented on 13 September 2014 at this summer’s ...