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An unfailing advocate for contemporary music. On the death of Oliver Knussen

Composer, conductor, music manager, educator: in Oliver Knussen, who died on 8 July 2018, the music world has lost one of its giants.

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Three questions to Charlotte Seither

For the Beethoven anniversary year 2020 Charlotte Seither has been commissioned to write a composition for chamber orchestra for the German Orchestra Competition. It is called “Ferne Begegnung”.

 

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Review – preview. Three questions to Miroslav Srnka

After the milestone of his opera “South Pole” for Munich, Miroslav Srnka is in demand as never before. A major portrait at the “Dialogues” Festival in Salzburg followed the première of his string quartet “future family”. New orchestral and music theatre compositions are on the horizon.

 

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Beat Furrer’s “nero su nero”: Swiss and German premieres

“nero su nero” (black on black), the latest orchestral composition by Siemens prizewinner Beat Furrer premiered in June in Vienna, is concerned with the nuancing of light: a continuum of sound from darkness to light builds up an immense tension by the most subtly differentiated means. The Swiss premiere takes place in Basel on 16 September 2018 conducted by Baldur Brönnimann with the Basel Sinfonietta, and the German premiere on 27 October 2018 with the Essen Philharmonic under the baton of Johannes Kalitzke.

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Ernst von Siemens Music Prize for Beat Furrer

Beat Furrer is to be awarded the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize 2018 for his life’s work. The award ceremony takes place on 3 May 2018 in the Prinzregententheater Munich.

 

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Thomas Daniel Schlee’s 60th birthday

His work as a composer, organist, musicologist and culture manager makes Thomas Daniel Schlee one of the most versatile personalities in musical life today. Olivier Messiaen gave his former pupil a brilliant endorsement: “Thomas Daniel Schlee is an open spirit and a cultured man. He loves music passionately. He is an outstanding organist and an extremely gifted composer. His works reflect a high intellectual striving and a true originality with regard to their ‘écriture’ and sound colours.” His forthcoming 60th birthday on 26 october is marked by numerous performances of his compositions, including the Austrian premiere of  Spes unica op. 72 by the RSO Vienna under Cornelius Meister on 19.10.2017 in the Konzerthaus Wien, and the first performance of his Suite op. 82 on 24.10.2017 in the Musikverein Vienna as well as Bis by the Bamberg Symphony under Manfred Honeck on 18. and 19.11.2017.

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What do we really need? Charlotte Seither’s “Oculi” for women’s voices

Charlotte Seither’s Oculi for women’s voices are a musical reflection on covetousness.  The Guardini Foundation’s “Decalogue” is devoted to the Ten Commandments in a cycle which has extended over several years. For its conclusion, Charlotte Seither has composed a commission on the Tenth Commandment. The first performance takes place on 13./16.10.2017 in the Kulturkirche St. Matthäi in Berlin with the Frauenvokalensemble Berlin under the direction of Lothar Knappe.

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Contemporary music

Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini’s orchestral work to complement Mahler’s 4th Symphony
A harpsichord concerto! Miroslav Srnka’s new work for Mahan Esfahani
Premiere in Bregenz: Ľubica Čekovská’s “Impresario Dotcom”
Gold, silver, purple. Matthias Pintscher completes his “Shirim” cycle
Mahler’s spirits. Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini’s “Spiriti” for orchestra
Between north and south. On 22 October Manfred Trojahn celebrates his 70th birthday
Inner Voices. Two new works by Beat Furrer
Murderous love. The chamber opera „Thérèse“ by Philipp Maintz and Otto Katzameier
Calculation and inspiration. Manfred Trojahn talks about his song output
What is truth? Miroslav Srnka investigates a big question
The poet speaks. Charlotte Seither’s orchestral work for Clara Schumann’s 200th anniversary
Dieter Ammann’s Piano Concerto now in Munich
Dissolution and apocalypse Beat Furrer’s latest composition before its premiere in Hamburg
Funeral rites. Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini encounters Gustav Mahler
Serialism in an Urtext edition. Jean Barraqué’s „Sonate pour piano“/ Sonata for piano
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