Tagged with 'Orchestra'

From Augusta Holmès’s monumental tone poem Roland Furieux to the most recent orchestral works by Elis Hallik and Golfam Khayam, this selection spans 150 years of music history. The works could hardly be more different: from Romantic symphonic writing and concert overtures to poetic soundscapes and experimental orchestral sonorities. At the same time, they reflect the composers’ diverse cultural backgrounds and musical traditions, demonstrating the breadth with which women composers have shaped and enriched the orchestral repertoire.

We present 14 works with listening examples: an invitation to discover a wide range of orchestral music, find inspiration for varied concert programmes and broaden the repertoire

Sebastian Hilli, one of Finland’s most promising young composers, discusses two of his recent works, the emotions surrounding a world premiere, what drives his creative process, and his collaboration with Schott Music.

World Premiere in Berlin: Eduard Resatsch’s Premonition shatters the silence on January 29th at the Konzerthaus. A powerful musical journey between dreams and reality, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski.

Experience Johanna Senfter’s Symphony No. 2 in D minor on January 13, 14, and 15 in Bremerhaven. Discover the newly edited work of a nearly forgotten composer!

The Symphony in One Movement: On November 1, 2024, Phos by Elis Hallik will have its world premiere at the AFEKT Festival, held at the Estonia Concert Hall in Tallinn. The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Clement Power, will perform this work.

Halloween in the Orchestra: On October 25, 2024, Jörg Widmann’s Danse macabre will invite listeners to a chilling dance with death at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid. The Orquesta Nacional de España, conducted by the composer himself, will perform this dark and fascinating composition as a Spanish premiere.

A unique connection to nature becomes music: Dobrinka Tabakova's new orchestral work Rewilding will be premiered at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London on 4 October 2024. The BBC Concert Orchestra will perform the piece for the first time under the direction of Anna-Maria Helsing. 

It is the beginning of a new collaboration: ANDOUNI (Homeless) is the first work by Mary Kouyoumdjian to be published by Schott Music. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra will premiere the new piece on 10.05.2024 at the Wu Tsai Theatre, David Geffen Hall in New York City. Conductor Kwamé Ryan will be at the podium.

Talking cats, living teddy bears and flying fish - quite normal! At least in Toshio Hosokawa's children's play Your Friends From Afar (German original title “Deine Freunde aus der Ferne”). It will be performed in Germany for the first time on 3 March 2024. Members of the SWR Symphony Orchestra will perform the German premiere together with narrator Rainer Strecker at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.

George Gershwin is a popular name on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day programs. Excerpts from his stage works are often played, such as Porgy and Bess, A Symphonic Picture. These days, for example, it can be heard in France in concerts by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg with conductor Wayne Marshall and in Denmark with Copenhagen Phil under the direction of Joel Sandelson.