Posts Tagged ‘Ligeti’
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
By Rebecca Schmid The Deutsche Oper’s Tischlerei, a new wing for alternative music theater, hosted the results of Neue Szenen—a competition for composition launched by the Hans Eisler Conservatory—on April 8. Three young composers, Evan Gardner, Stefan Johannes Hanke and Leah Muir, emerged from a pool of 52 applicants with their musical settings of a […]
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Friday, May 4th, 2012
By Rebecca Schmid While Berlin can boast its share of world premieres, the cancellation of Oswaldo Golijov’s Violin Concerto with Leonidas Kavakos and the Philharmonic last month dealt a blow to what would have been one of the most exciting events of the season. Even though the announcement came as little surprise given that he […]
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Tags: Berlin Philharmonic, Deutschland Radio, Eugene Symphony, Gustavo Dudamel, Holger Hettinger, Korngold, Laboratorium, Leonidas Kavakos, Ligeti, Lucerne Festival Academy, Nancarrow, Oswaldo Golijov, Patrick Crossland, Ravel, Strauss, Vivier
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
By Alan Gilbert I have been thinking generally about how orchestras define themselves and, specifically, about what the New York Philharmonic means to the public we serve. Last week’s Philharmonic production of The Cunning Little Vixen was a joy to work on, and I am hugely proud of what we achieved as an institution. For […]
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Tags: Alan Gilbert, Janacek, Kraft, Ligeti, Lindberg, Macabre, mozart, New York Philharmonic, Vixen
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
By Alan Gilbert Those of us who were involved in preparing for last year’s production of Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre are remembering the great excitement we all felt in this very same rehearsal room as we prepare for our upcoming performances of Janáček’s opera The Cunning Little Vixen, but are also amazed at how different […]
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Tags: Alan Gilbert, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Budapest, Daniel Boico, Doug Fitch, Leipzig, Ligeti, Lisa Batiashvili, Macabre, New York, philharmonic, Sebastian Currier
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