03/29/2012

Tobias Picker Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Many congratulations to Tobias Picker on his election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The composer joins an esteemed list of musicians in the Academy that includes John Adams, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Charles Wuorinen, Stephen Sondheim, Elliott Carter and Schott composers Bernard ...

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02/09/2012

San Francisco Opera Commissions Tobias Picker’s Dolores Claiborne

The venerable San Francisco Opera has announced the commission of Tobias Picker’s next opera, Dolores Claiborne, with a libretto by J.D. McClatchy. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by award-winning author Stephen King and presented by arrangement with British theatrical producer ...

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10/07/2011

Tobias Picker Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre

Miller Theatre kicks off its 2011/12 Composer Portrait series with the spotlight on New York native Tobias Picker. The career-spanning program on October 6 features performances by pianist Sarah Rothenberg, violinist David Fulmer, the Brentano String Quartet, the Signal Ensemble and conductor Frédéric ...

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09/22/2011

Brentano String Quartet and Sarah Rothenberg Premiere Tobias Picker’s Piano Quintet in Houston

Da Camera Houston opens its season in grand fashion with the premiere of Tobias Picker’s Piano Quintet on September 23. Taking place at the Cullen Theater in Houston, the performance features the Brentano String Quartet with pianist and Da Camera artistic director Sarah Rothenberg rounding out ...

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08/24/2011

schott aktuell - the journal 5/2011 online

Stage Animals Scientists estimate that there are 1,367,555 animal species currently known on earth. Insects and spiders constitute the largest group by far with a total exceeding a million different species. The figure is somewhat more modest in the world of theatre, or to be more precise, ...

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07/06/2011

Hosokawa’s Blossoming II Premieres in Edinburgh; Music in Bloom from Schott Aktuell

The summer issue of Schott Aktuell is hot off the press, with a repertoire focus entitled Music in Bloom on the occasion of the world premiere of Toshio Hosokawa’s Blossoming II at the Edinburgh International Festival on August 21. This issue offers a specially curated repertoire listing of ...

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03/09/2011

Tobias Picker’s Fantastic Mr Fox – English Touring Opera Spring Tour 2011

  A new production of Tobias Picker’s opera ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ directed by Tim Yealland will receive its London Premiere on 10 March at Hackney Empire.  The two-act opera is based on Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s story:   For years, Mr Fox has defied ...

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03/04/2011

Tobias Picker's Awakenings in the Press

Tobias Picker's Awakenings continues to enthrall audiences throughout the contemporary music and ballet worlds as its season-long tour by Rambert Dance Company forges on throughout the UK. Here's just a sampling of what the critics are saying: The heart of the evening is [ Awakenings ]… ...

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01/18/2011

Tobias Picker’s Awakenings and Fantastic Mr. Fox on UK Tours

Audiences around the UK will hear the music of Tobias Picker this winter and spring with the continuation of Rambert Dance Company’s tour of Awakenings and the English Touring Opera’s crusade of Fantastic Mr. Fox . Awakenings just completed the initial run of its tour with over 30 ...

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12/06/2010

Music of Tobias Picker Performed by Mimesis Ensemble

The Mimesis Ensemble features the music of Tobias Picker in their program at the Bechstein Concert Hall on Tuesday, December 7. Works performed include Picker’s The Blue Hula , Keys to the City , and Four Etudes for Ursula , all prized works of Picker's chamber music oeuvre. Picker’s Four Etudes ...

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