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Work of the Week – Viktor Ullmann: Der Kaiser von Atlantis
- By Christopher Peter
- 22 Dec 2025
Japanese Premiere: Viktor Ullmann's "The Emperor of Atlantis," composed in Terezín in 1943. A timeless plea against tyranny.
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Work of the Week – Andrew Norman: Play: Levels 1, 2 and 3
- By Christopher Peter
- 26 Oct 2025
Dutch premiere of Andrew Norman's Play: Levels 1, 2 and 3 (Oct 29, 2025) with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Klaus Mäkelä.
Work of the Week – Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Ich wandte mich und sah an alles Unrecht, das geschah unter der Sonne
- By Christopher Peter
- 13 Apr 2025
Zimmermann’s haunting protest piece, performed in Slovenia for the first time – discover why it still resonates so deeply.
Work of the Week – Golfam Khayam: I am not a tale to be told
- By Christopher Peter
- 2 Mar 2025
A new composer at Schott Music! I am not a tale to be told by Golfam Khayam merges Persian and Western music, inspired by a poem by Ahmad Shamlou. Discover it now!
Work of the Week – Julian Anderson: Symphony No. 2
- By Christopher Peter
- 3 Dec 2023
Julian Anderson's Symphony No. 2, will celebrate its US premiere on December 7, 2023 at Severance Hall in Cleveland, OH. The Cleveland Orchestra will present the piece under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, who conducted the world premiere with the Munich Philharmonic at the beginning of last year.
Work of the Week – Huw Watkins: Dawning
- 14 Aug 2023
A powerful start to the day: Dawning by Huw Watkins receives its UK premiere with the Ulster Orchestra on August 16 2023 in Belfast during the BBC Summer Invitation Concerts. Angus Webster will be the conductor.
Work of the Week – Nikolai Kapustin: Concerto No. 5
- 7 Aug 2023
Can classical music and jazz harmonise simultaneously? Nikolai Kapustin's Concerto No. 5 proves it's possible. The piece is set for its German debut, performed by the Junge Norddeutsche Philharmonie under the baton of Kiril Stankow. This remarkable event took place on August 6, 2023, in Bunderhee as a part of the Tidal Concerts, with Frank Dupree gracing the solo piano.
Work of the Week – George Gershwin/Mark Clague: An American in Paris (Uncut Version)
- 19 Jul 2023
Back to the Gershwin origin! On the occasion of George Gershwin's 125th birthday, the Ludwigsburg Festival Orchestra will perform the German premiere of An American in Paris in Ludwigsburg on July 22nd 2023. Ryan McAdams will be the conductor.
Work of the Week – Xiaogang Ye: Sichuan Image
- 24 Apr 2023
Ready to explore China? The orchestral work Sichuan Image by Xiaogang Ye will receive its Norwegian premiere with the Studentersamfundets Symfoniorkester with the conductor Ruiyi Li on 27 April 2023 in Trondheim.
Work of the Week - Heinz Holliger: Ma'mounia
- 3 Apr 2023
Pushing virtuosity to the absolute extreme: Heinz Holliger’s Ma'mounia (2002), for solo percussion and mixed chamber ensemble, will receive its Spanish premiere on 04 April 2023. Meaning ‘safe haven’ in Arabic, this work will be performed by the Plural Ensemble under the direction of Holliger himself at the Fundación BBVA in Madrid.
