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16.04.2013
Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini in Bern
The Berner Symphonieorchester performs the 2nd movement of Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini’s Viaggiatori after Dante’s Divina Commedia on 16 and 17 May, conducted by Mario Venzago with the chorus and soloists of the Theatre in the Kultur-Casino Bern.
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16.04.2013
Miroslav Srnka's "My life without me": premiere in Prague
Following the Ensemble Intercontemporain’s premiere of the “Dialogues” from My life without me in 2008 in Paris, they present the first performance of the work at the Festival Prague Spring in the composer’s native city on 19 May. The soloist is Claron McFadden (soprano), and conductor is Tomáš Hanus.
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16.04.2013
Premiere in St. Paul: Matthias Pintscher’s “Bereshit”
Matthias Pintscher’s Bereshit for large ensemble receives its premiere on 24 May with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra conducted by the composer. Bereshit is about the creation of things, the creative act and its incomprehensibility.
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15.04.2013
Dieter Ammann in Witten
Swiss composer Dieter Ammann was the focus of the Witten Days for New Chamber Music from 26-28 April 2013. His concert piece for violin and chamber orchester unbalanced instability was premiered by Carolin Widmann (violin) with the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, conducted by Emilio Pomàrico.
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28.02.2013
Thomas Daniel Schlee's "Rufe zu mir" in Leipzig and Wien
Thomas Daniel Schlee's Rufe zu mir op. 80 for organ and orchestra received its premiere on 23 February 2013 in the Gewandhaus Leipzig, conducted by Riccardo Chailly, with Michael Schönheit as soloist.› more ‹
28.02.2013
Firsts of Händel's "Acis and Galatea" (1732) in Paris, Wien and Bad Lauchstädt
The myth of Acis and Galatea from Ovid’s Metamorphoses occupied Handel throughout his career, firstly inspiring him to compose a large-scale Italian cantata in 1708, then an English masque in 1718. Less well-known, because it has only been available in fragmentary form until now, is his third setting of this subject dating from 1732.
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