12/03/2008

Work of the Week - Krzysztof Penderecki: 2nd Symphony

Shortly after the festivities of his 75th birthday, Krzysztof Penderecki moves on to the 2008 Górecki - Penderecki Festival where he will lead The National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice through his 2nd Symphony, "Christmas Symphony" , on December, 5. The orchestra ...

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12/02/2008

Schott Music Advent Calendar - December 2nd

  Christmas Symphony Krzysztof Penderecki: 2nd Symphony ('Christmas Symphony') for Orchestra As a young composer Krzysztof Penderecki became internationally known with a series of ...

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10/30/2008

schott aktuell - the journal 6/2008 online

Krzysztof Penderecki 75 · String Quartet plus Contents: pp. 2-5: Krzysztof Penderecki 75 pp. 6-9: World premières, Richard Ayres Nr. 43 in Amsterdam, Rodion Shchedrin: Beethovens Heiligenstädter Testament in Munnich, Ludger Vollmer: Gegen die Wand in Bremen ...

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10/08/2008

Krzysztof Penderecki's 75th Birthday Honored by Orchestras Worldwide; World Premiere of String Quartet No. 3 by The Shanghai Quartet in Poland

Krzysztof Penderecki turns 75 this year, and organizations around the globe are honoring him with performances of his music. The Philadelphia Orchestra led by conductor Charles Dutoit performs Concerto Grosso No.1 , featuring cellists Han-Na Chang, Daniel Müller-Schott, and Arto Noras on October ...

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09/09/2008

Schott/EAM New Season Preview

September brings the start of another anticipated season packed with performances from the Schott/EAM family. Here is just a sampling of the many highlights from our catalogues this season.   Thomas Adès The Emerson String Quartet premieres Thomas Adès' new ...

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05/05/2008

Work of the Week - Krzysztof Penderecki: Concerto per corno e orchestra

The impressive list of works by Krzysztof Penderecki, who will celebrate his 75th birthday on 23 November, includes a considerable number of instrumental concertos, including those for piano, violin, viola, cello, flute and clarinet. Curiously, he had not written a concerto for a brass instrument, ...

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04/23/2008

schott aktuell - the journal 3/2008 online

Thema: New Brass Concertos Contents: p. 2-5: World premieres: Krzysztof Penderecki: Concerto per corno e orchestra in Bremen - Elisabeth Naske: Die rote Zora in Lucerne - Jörg Widmann: Elf Humoresken in New York etc. p. 6-7: First nights: Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids ...

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03/15/2008

An Entertaining Day at the Frankfurt Music Fair

This Friday happened to be a very entertaining day at the fair. SCHOTT could welcome a lot of well-known personalities of the music scene such as the reknowned composer Krzysztof ...

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02/22/2008

schott aktuell - the journal 2/2008 online

NEW STAGE WORKS ISSUE Contents: p. 2-4: World Premieres: Richard Ayres: In the Alps in Zwolle - Kenneth Hesketh: Theatre of Attractions in Montreal - Christian Jost: Die Arabische Nacht etc. p. 5: Preview to the upcoming issue: "New works for Brass" - Krzysztof ...

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12/07/2007

New Version of Krzysztof Penderecki's Resurrection Piano Concerto in World Premiere at Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra performs the world premiere of Penderecki's revised Resurrection Piano Concerto on Friday, December 7. The composer himself will lead the orchestra in a program titled The Bold and the Beautiful which also features Penderecki's Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima ...

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