In a program called Spanish Reflections, the Toronto Symphony will give two North American premieres on Feb. 28-29. The first is Francisco Coll’s Ciudad sin sueño: Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra, featuring Javier Perianes. The other is Coll’s orchestration of Falla’s piano work Fantasia Baetica. The program concludes with two suites from Falla’s The Three-Cornered […]
On Feb. 29-March 1, Long Yu will conduct the New York Philharmonic orchestra and chorus in the U.S. premiere of Émigré, a semi-staged oratorio by Aaron Zigman and Mark Campbell about Jewish refugees who fled to Shanghai to escape the Holocaust. The work was co-commission by the NY Phil and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Soloists […]
Ireland’s National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Wilson, will present the European premiere of Ligeia, a trombone concerto by Joe Chindamo, with Peter Moore as soloist. The March 1 program will also include Holst’s The Planets. https://bit.ly/3tAbDoI
On March 3 the London Symphony Orchestra will present the world premiere of John Adams’ Frenzy. Simon Rattle conducts this all-American program, which includes Roy Harris’ Symphony No. 3 and Gershwin’s Piano Concerto, featuring Kirill Gerstein. https://www.lso.co.uk/whats-on/sir-simon-rattle-listening-to-america/
Szymanovski’s little-known ballet Harnasie will be performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra on March 6, with plenty of room onstage for Wayne McGregor’s vision, described as digitally enhanced, cross-arts choreographic storytelling. To add to the evening’s excitement, there will be a world premiere of a new work by the LPO’s composer-in-residence, Tania León. Edward Gardner […]
Mary Kay Fink is the Cleveland Orchestra’s principal piccolo. The orchestra commissioned a piece to show off her skills as a soloist, Oded Zehavi’s Aurora, which will receive its world premiere on March 7-9 under the baton of Fabio Luisi. The program opens with the overture to Weber’s opera Oberon and concludes with Brahms’ lush […]
Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate is a Chickasaw composer. His work Pisachi (meaning “reveal” in Chickasaw) was originally a string quartet that pays tribute to the music of the Hopi and Pueblo peoples. On March 7-9, Elim Chan will lead the New York Philharmonic in the world premiere of the orchestral version of this piece. Cellist Sol Gabetta […]
Conrad Tao will be the guest artist with the Cincinnati Symphony for the world premiere of a new piano concerto by inti figgis-vizueta, a New York-based composer known for taking inspiration from her blended background of Black, Irish, and Andean cultures. The March 8-10 concert also includes Copland’s Suite from Appalachian Spring and Schumann’s Symphony […]
Throughout the 2023-34 season, the San Francisco Symphony will present its SoundBox series, curated by four musicians on each of four weekends. The small Soundbox space is designed to allow for multi-sensory, interactive experiences. Expect the unexpected. Get ready to see musical experiments in action. The details of the SoundBox programs remain under wraps, but […]
On March 12, the American Composers Orchestra will present two world premieres: a piece for mezzo-soprano and orchestra by John Glover and a new work by Tonia Ko. Called America in Weimar: On the Margins, the program also includes the New York premiere of Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate’s Lowak Shoppala' – Clans as well as pieces by […]
The Tanglewood Festival Chorus and cellist Blaise Déjardin join the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the American premiere of The Dong with the Luminous Nose. This work by Elena Langer was a BSO co-commission. The program, conducted by Mark Elder, also includes Ravel’s complete Mother Goose, Dvořák’s symphonic poem The Noonday Witch, and Janáček’s Sinfonietta. March […]
Music director Stéphane Denève leads the St. Louis Symphony on March 16-17 in an evening of dance music, some of which will, in fact, be danced to. With Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suite as familiar bookends, the program’s focus is a new work by Adam Schoenberg, which will feature movement […]
A program by the London Philharmonic Orchestra called The Gift of Youth on March 16 will include the world premiere of Daniel Kidane’s Violin Concerto. It will feature Julia Fischer, for whom it was written. Principal conductor Edward Gardner takes the podium for this concert, which also includes Mozart’s Mass in C Minor with sopranos […]
The New York Philharmonic has commissioned a new work by Atlanta-based composer Joel Thompson. The world premiere, conducted by music director Jaap van Zweden, will take place March 21-24. Tan Dun’s Trombone Concerto, subtitled Three Muses in Video Game and inspired by three ancient Chinese instruments, will receive its New York premiere with soloist Joseph […]
Quatuor Van Kuijk, from France, makes their Carnegie Hall debut on March 21 with the U.S. premiere of the jazz-inspired Ces messieurs by fellow Frenchman Baptiste Trotignon. The concert opens intensely, with Beethoven’s late quartet, Op. 131 in C-sharp minor. Several works by Fauré and Satie are also on the program. https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2024/03/21/quatuor-van-kuijk-0730pm
French composer Guillaum Connesson has named his new organ concerto Concerto da Requiem, and it will receive its American premiere on March 21-23. Organist Christian Schmitt will present the work with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton on Paavo Järvi. The program opens with Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and concludes with […]
The St. Louis Symphony co-commissioned Julia Wolfe’s Pretty, a work that has been described as “raucous and raw,” making the listener consider what the word “pretty” really means. On March 22-23, SLSO will have its chance to play the piece under music director Stéphane Denève. The program opens with Berlioz’s Overture to Beatrice and Benedict. […]
On March 28-30, 2024, Domingo Hindoyan conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a BSO co-commission, the American premiere of Symphony No. 6 by Grammy-winning composer Roberto Sierra. Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto is also scheduled, with Pablo Ferrández as soloist. The program is rounded out with Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7. https://www.bso.org/events/sierra-elgar-dvorak
Anna Clyne’s new Piano Concerto will receive its world premiere with the Dallas Symphony and soloist Jeremy Denk on March 28-30. The concert, conducted by music director Fabio Luisi, offers a powerful pairing for the Clyne: Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. https://www.dallassymphony.org/productions/mahler-symphony-no-5/
