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05/25/2012
World Première of Shchedrin's "Cleopatra and the Snake" at Salzburg
The motto of the Salzburger Pfingstfestspiele (Salzburg Pentecost Festival) is the legendary Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra. On this occastion, a spectacular world premeire will be presented as part of the concert series: The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra under the baton of Valery Gergiev ist presenting ...
05/20/2012
What's the DnA of Dido 'n Aeneas?
It is a truly exceptional dance project which is going to be presented by the Opera Graz in late May. Choreographer Darrel Toulon has chosen Christian Jost as the composer who performs a balancing act of baroque and jazz music: DnA – six images of love constitutes one section of a large-scale ...
05/15/2012
Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik
Ferrari - Quarterly German Record Critics’ Award 2/2012 - Award for WERGO-CD - Again a WERGO-CDs has been awarded the quarterly German Record Critics’ Award: “ JETZT– oder wahrscheinlich ist dies mein Alltag, in der Verwirrung der Orte und der Augenblicke” [“NOW ...
05/03/2012
The Music of Robert Beaser in Beijing and Munich
Robert Beaser continues his run of international performances and residencies in May, starting in Munich, Germany, where he is in residence at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. While in residence from May 13-15, Beaser leads master classes in composition, focusing on his work for Guitar ...
04/16/2012
Work of the Week - Richard Wagner: Parsifal
In May 2013 we will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of Wagner’s birth and the preparations for this big event are already in full swing. Schott Music has been involved with the publishing of Wagner’s operas for over 150 years and to mark the bicentenary, new complete editions with performance ...
04/10/2012
Work of the Week - Jörg Widmann: Teufel Amor
The German poet Friedrich Schiller has been a source of inspiration for many of the great composers and now Jörg Widmann joins these ranks with his orchestral work Teufel Amor . Taking its title from Schiller’s lost poem of the same name the world premiere of Teufel Amor will be given ...
04/09/2012
World Première: Border by Ludger Vollmer in Cologne
Border takes up motifs from the tragedy The Children of Heracles by Euripides and transfers them into the world of young people living now under a totalitarian regime who are in fear of their lives. The constraints to which Makaria and her siblings are subjected while fleeing after the politically ...
04/06/2012
Peter Ludwig: Piano to go - Sheet music for piano - 'Piano to go' is ideal for people who practically have no time to play the piano. The 20 easy piano pieces are aimed at lovers of the crossover between classical, pop, world music and tango. Each piece is so short ...
04/03/2012
Alex Mincek’s Pendulum IX: “Machina/Humana” Premieres With Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
The world premiere of Alex Mincek’s Pendulum IX: “Machina/Humana” this month marks the final premiere of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra’s innovative Project 440. A commissioning collaboration with New York City’s WQXR radio in celebration of Orpheus' 40th anniversary, Project 440 has featured new ...
04/02/2012
Work of the Week - Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
Paris is well established as one of the world ballet capitals and the ballet school of the Opéra de Paris is considered one of the most important elite training centres for future ballet stars. Between the 7th and 13th April, the ballet school of the Opéra de Paris will present Stravinsky’s ...
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