Upcoming Performances & Anniversaries
Hans Werner Henze
born: 07/01/1926
nationality: Germany
Upcoming:
Sinfonia N. 9
Conductor: Marek Janowski
11/23/2008 | Philharmonie - Berlin - Germany
Wesendonck-Lieder
Conductor: Rune Bergman
11/27/2008 | Carl Nielsen Salen - Odense - Denmark
News
10/27/2008
Work of the Week - Hans Werner Henze: Undine
Exactly 50 years ago, on 27 October 1958, the London Royal Opera House Covent Garden saw the widely acclaimed world premiere of Hans Werner Henze's ballet Undine . Henze composed the full-length ballet music in close collaboration with the Royal Ballet and its then director Frederick Ashton ...
06/16/2008
Werk der Woche - Hans Werner Henze: Sinfonia N. 8
As we move from spring to summer, performances of Hans Werner Henze's Sinfonia N. 8 are programmed at several German summer festivals such as the Bendenburg Summer Concerts 2008 and the Festival Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2008. Why is this work such a perfect piece for summer? Henze explains: "My ...
05/14/2008
Work of the Week - Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids
What triumphs over us humans: libidinous intoxication or disciplined reason? Who wins over the people: Dionysos, god of collective inebriation and lord of the Bassarids or Pentheus, King of Thebes, a man of ice-cold rationality? Euripides exemplarily formulated these questions as the fundamental ...
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 ...
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 ...
12/17/2007
schott aktuell - the journal 1/2008 online
Download complete issue (PDF, 1.4 MB) 21 st Century Violin & Viola Concertos Contents: p. 2-5: World Premieres: John Casken: Blue Medusa in Manchester - Peter Eötvös: Levitation ...
09/13/2007
Wolfgang Fortner: 100th Anniversary of birth
12 October 2007 marks the 100th birthday of Wolfgang Fortner, a composer whose comprehensive oeuvre includes operas, ballets, orchestral, chamber and vocal music, and who, as a teacher, influenced a whole generation of composers. Among his students were Hans Werner Henze, Rudolf Kelterborn, Arghyris ...
06/19/2007
ECHO KLASSIK 2007 for Henze and Reimann
Hans Werner Henze’s melodramma Aristaeus will be awarded the ECHO KLASSIK 2007, for the category "world premiere recording of the year”. The award-winning CD has been released by the Schott label WERGO, performed by conductor Marek Janowski, narrator Martin Wuttke and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester ...
06/15/2007
Royal Festival Hall re-opens in London
The Royal Festival Hall in London re-opened its doors on 11 June 2007 after refurbishment. For two years, the hall has been shut whilst extensive work to improve the acoustics and facilities has taken place. The iconic building on the south bank of the River Thames welcomes audiences ...
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