Upcoming Performances & Anniversaries
Tobias Picker
born: 07/18/1954
nationality: United States of America
Upcoming:
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Conductor: Tobias Picker
12/13/2008 | Dicapo Opera Theatre - New York, NY - United States of America
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Conductor: Tobias Picker
12/14/2008 | Dicapo Opera Theatre - New York, NY - United States of America
News
09/09/2008
Wergo Releases New Recording of Tobias Picker's Solo Piano Music
Following its European release on Wergo in June, Tobias Picker - Keys to the City sees its North American release on September 9, distributed by Harmonia Mundi. Featuring pianist Ursula Oppens, this comprehensive recording traces an evolution in Tobias Picker's writing for piano from the virtuosic ...
09/09/2008
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 ...
06/16/2008
Complete Piano Works of Tobias Picker Now Available on New Wergo Recording
Wergo Records is proud to announce the release this month of Tobias Picker - Keys to the City : the complete solo piano music of Tobias Picker. Featuring the pianist Ursula Oppens, this comprehensive recording traces an evolution in the composer's writing for piano from the virtuosic challenges of ...
04/04/2008
Tobias Picker's Suite for Cello and Piano in World Choreographic Premiere
This month Tobias Picker's Suite for Cello and Piano receives its choreographic premiere on April 26 and 27 at New York's Dicapo Opera Theatre. The new Ballet, entitled Seguiti (Moving On), features choreography by rising choreographer Dario Vaccaro who remarks, " Seguiti reveals the moments ...
02/04/2008
The Music of Tobias Picker Showcased at Dicapo Opera Theatre
On Saturday, February 2 at 8:00 PM New York's Dicapo Opera Theatre presents The Music of Tobias Picker : a full evening of selected scenes and arias from the composer's acclaimed operas Emmeline , Fantastic Mr. Fox , Therese Raquin and An American Tragedy . Following a successful run of ...
12/21/2007
Tobias Picker Featured in 'Musicophilia' by Oliver Sacks
In his new book Musicophilia , renowned neurologist and author Oliver Sacks provides detailed accounts of people with peculiar aural afflictions in an effort to contribute to our understanding of music and further illustrate the workings of the human mind. One such case he uses to illustrate this ...
07/13/2007
Tobias Picker Named Composer in Residence at Bard Conductors Institute
Tobias Picker takes up the position of Composer in Residence at this year’s Conductors Institute at Bard College, New York. The internationally acclaimed teaching institute, founded and directed by Harold Farberman, runs June 25 to August 3 and offers four courses for all levels of conducting ...
12/12/2006
schott aktuell - the journal 1/2007 online
Download Issue as PDF (1.8 MB) Contents: p. 2-4: World premières, Gavin Bryars: Nothing like the Sun - Tatjana Komarova: Triple Concerto - Kenneth Hesketh: ...
02/24/2006
Tobias Picker's Opera Thérèse Raquin Premieres in Europe
Following three internationally acclaimed productions in North America (The Dallas Opera, 2001 (world premiere), L'Opéra de Montréal, 2002, and San Diego Opera, 2003), Thérèse Raquin , Tobias Picker's third opera, sees its European premiere at the hands of Opera Theatre ...
12/05/2005
World Premiere of Tobias Picker’s 'An American Tragedy'
An American Tragedy Opera in Two Acts Libretto by Gene Scheer, based on the Theodore Dreiser novel Commissioned by The Metropolitan Opera World Premiere: 2 December 2005, The Metropolitan Opera Conductor: James Conlon Production: Francesca Zambello Set Design: ...
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