Mäkelä Brings Ellen Reid Premiere to Carnegie

Under the baton of its incoming chief conductor, Klaus Mäkelä, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra performs the U.S. premiere of a new work by Ellen Reid at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 22. […]

Hough Premieres His Piano Quintet in NYC

Pianist and composer Stephen Hough makes his debut with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on Nov. 24. The program combines Liszt’s virtuosic sonata with works by Chopin and […]

Hamada Conducts NY Phil in Fujikura Premiere

The New York Philharmonic, conducted by Kazuki Hamada (making his debut with the orchestra), will give the U.S. premiere of Dai Fujikura’s Entwine Nov. 27-Dec. 1. Young piano star Yunchan […]

Kanneh-Masons Offer New Cello Sonata to NYC

Brother-sister team Sheku (cello) and Isata (piano) Kanneh-Mason will play the New York premiere of a new work by British violinist and composer Natalie Klouda. The Dec. 15 Carnegie Hall […]

Of Rats and Men and Ravel in NJ

The New Jersey Symphony will perform the imaginative chamber work Of Rats and Men by Korean composer Donghoon Shin. This Jan. 9-12 program continues with Jean-Yves Thibaudet playing Ravel’s Piano […]

Two New Chamber Works at Lincoln Center

At this season’s second Sonic Spectrum concert by Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, two works will be given their New York premieres: a new work for mezzo-soprano (Jamie Barton), […]

New Jersey’s New Version of Chamber Work

Allison Loggins-Hull’s Can You See?, originally a chamber work, will receive a performance of its new version for full orchestra by the New Jersey Symphony on Feb. 20-23. Christoph König conducts pianist […]

NYC: New Piano Work by Finnish Composer

On Feb. 20 at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, pianist Juho Pohjonen will give the world premiere of Jyrki Linjama’s Prélude oublié. Other works in this recital include […]

Alsop Leads NY Phil’s Muhly Premiere

Nico Muhly’s new work for violin and orchestra will receive its world premiere on March 6-8 by the New York Philharmonic under Marin Alsop. Renaud Capuçon is the soloist. This […]

Double Bass Gets Spotlight in NJ Premiere

Two works for double bass and orchestra by Xavier Foley—including a world premiere—will be presented by the New Jersey Symphony on March 13-16, with the composer as soloist. Xian Zhang […]

Wild Up Brings ‘Darkness Sounding’ Fest to New York

On March 21-23, Los Angeles-based music collective Wild Up presents the New York premiere of their acclaimed Darkness Sounding festival. The festival of concerts, conversations, and workshops convening around themes of mindfulness […]

ASO Debuts at Geffen in 1920s Program

On March 23, the American Symphony orchestra will perform at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the first time. The program focuses on music of composers who came of […]

New York: Weilerstein Premieres Larcher Concerto

Nikolaj SzepsZnaider conducts the world premiere of a new work for cello by Thomas Larcher on April 3-5, with Alisa Weilerstein as soloist. The program also includes Mendelssohn’s incidental music […]

Living Composers Acknowledge Beethoven in NYC

In an intriguing twist, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is celebrating Beethoven with a concert of music by other people. The May 13 line-up includes works by living […]

Zhang Leads Soloists by Twos and Fours

Music director Xian Zhang leads the New Jersey Symphony in a May 16-18 program bookended by Mozart (Eine kleine Nachtmusik and the 35th Symphony, Haffner). Violinists Eric Wyrick and Francine […]

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