Upcoming Performances & Anniversaries
György Ligeti
Born: May 28th, 1923
Died: June 12th, 2006
Country of origin: Hungary
Upcoming:
Ramifications
February 11th, 2012 | Ward Recital Hall - Washington, D.C. - United States of America
Mysteries of the Macabre
Conductor: Barbara Hannigan
February 16th, 2012 | Grande Auditório - Lisboa - Portugal
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News
10/24/2011
schott aktuell - the journal 6/2011 online
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA As orchestras continue to focus on innovation in the concert hall, chamber orchestra repertoire is increasingly becoming a fixture in concert programming. Perhaps one reason for this is clear: a smaller, more nimble ensemble opens up endless possibilities for alternative ...
10/07/2011
Music of Beaser and Ligeti Featured at University of Arizona School of Music
The curtain rises on the Fourth Annual Music+ Festival at the University of Arizona on October 21, with a focus this year on contemporary music luminaries Robert Beaser, Béla Bartók, and György Ligeti. Jointly produced by The University of Arizona School of Music, The Hanson Institute for Film, ...
06/10/2011
The 2011 Aldeburgh Festival opens this evening in the beautiful setting of the east coast of England for over two weeks of contemporary and classical music. Highlights of this year’s festival include the world premiere of Peter Eötvös’ SCHILLER performed by the London Sinfonietta and vocal ...
04/06/2011
Ligeti’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
Ligeti’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra receives a performance by The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble and the Ostravská banda on April 13 at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall. Under the baton of Petr Kotik, the concert features works from their recent European tour, as well as several premieres by ...
03/04/2011
György Ligeti Featured on New York Philharmonic’s Hungarian Echoes Series
The New York Philharmonic features three György Ligeti works in their upcoming series, Hungarian Echoes: A Philharmonic Festival from March 10 through March 26. Under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen, the festival focuses on three eras of Hungarian folk music, ranging from the 18th through the 21st ...
02/22/2011
schott aktuell - the journal 2/2011 online
THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING OPERA p 3: Editorial · Contents pp 4-7: World Premières: Bernard Rands: Vincent · Gerald Barry: The Importance of Being Earnest · Wilfried Hiller: Kaddisch für David Stahl · Kamran Ince: The Invasion · Christian Jost: Symphonische Toccata ...
12/23/2010
schott aktuell - the journal 1/2011 online
CHORSINFONIK p 3: Editorial · Contents pp 4-6: World Premières: Krzysztof Penderecki: "Powiało na mnie morze snów..." · Robert Beaser: Ground "O" · Rodion Shchedrin: Double Concerto · Gavin Bryars: New full length ballet · Chaya Czernowin: The Quiet ...
06/24/2010
schott aktuell - the journal 4/2010 online
Marimbas, Maracas and More - New Percussion Repertoire p 3: Editorial · Contents pp 4-6: World Premières: Fazil Say: Variationen · Benjamin Schweitzer: Weikersheimer Wirbel · Joe Duddell: Skotos Variations · Morton Subotnick: Jacob's Room · Huw Watkins: Violin ...
05/25/2010
Work of the Week - György Ligeti: Le Grand Macabre
In one of the signature events of the New York cultural season, director Douglas Fitch and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Alan Gilbert will present the much-anticipated, fully-staged New York premiere of György Ligeti’s satirical "anti-anti-opera" Le Grand Macabre on ...
05/07/2010
György Ligeti's 'Le Grand Macabre' Caps the New York Philharmonic Season at Lincoln Center
Le Grand Macabre , György Ligeti's only opera, sees its New York premiere by the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Alan Gilbert on May 27. Gilbert, an outspoken fan of Ligeti's work throughout his career, conducts this first staged performance of the opera in New York, collaborating with ...
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