Musical Life in Germany
Musical Life in Germany, the MIZ has succeeded in presenting a clear and concise compendium of information covering every area of music with 133 publicly funded symphony and chamber orchestras, 83 music theatres, nearly 500 music festivals held on a regular basis, thousands of amateur and semi-professional choruses, orchestras and ensembles and a tight-knit web…
Milton Babbit and Joji Yuasa are elected Honorary Member of the ISCM
Milton Babbitt and Joji Yuasa are elected Honorary Member of the ISCM The compositional and intellectual wisdom of Milton Babbitt, born in 1916 in Philadelphia, has influenced a wide range of contemporary musicians. He died on January 29th of 2011 at the age of 94. One can read more on New Music Box. Joji Yuasa (1929…
Results of the, TANSMAN 2010 – VIII International Competition of Musical Personalities Composers Competition
Results of the, TANSMAN 2010 – VIII International Competition of Musical Personalities Composers Competition from 1st to 5th prize: Dusty Rusty Hush by Ond?ej Ad�mek, Czech, cveti?, ku?ica…/la lugubre gondola by Marko Nikodijevi?, Serbia/Germany, Concerto per mandolino e orchestra by Federico Gardella, Italy, St�rr by Irene Buckley, Ireland, Un R�ve Long Et Joyeux by Carlo…
The winners of the 2011 Brass Initiative Composition Search are…
the winners of the 2011 Brass Initiative Composition Search are…Adam Jones , J. Clay Gonzalez , Alex Siever, Roger May , Andrew Hoole , Peter Knight , Chris Bassett, Dave Wolfson, Isamu Tachihara, Roger Zare, Rich Byrd, Tyler Capp ….read more
Toru Takemitsu Composition Award 2011
Mr.Salvatore Sciarrino, judge of the Toru Takemitsu Composition Award 2011, has chosen the following 4 orchestral works out of 120 entries from 39 countries eligibly accepted by 30 September 2010.. These four nominated works will be performed on 18 January 2012 at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall : Takemitsu Memorial ….read more
Richard Rijnvos has been awarded the prestigious Matthijs Vermeulen Prize 2011
Richard Rijnvos has been awarded the prestigious Matthijs Vermeulen Prize 2011 for his song cycle Die Kammersängerin. The prize will be presented on 22 June 2011 during a Holland Festival production in the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ (Amsterdam). The concert will feature a fully staged performance of the award winning work by Marijje van Stalen…
58 th International Rostrum of Composers
acchina per scoppiare Pagliacci (2010) for orchestra by Italian composer Francesco FILIDEI (born 1973) and Abismo al Abismo (2011), an electroacoustic piece by young Argentinean composer Juan Pablo NICOLETTI (born 1983) are the works selected by radio music producers participating in the 58 th International Rostrum of Composers (IRC) held at the ORF Funkhaus in…
On Sunday, April 17th, the American percussionist Brian Archinal was awarded the first prize of the International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition 2011
On Sunday, April 17th, the American percussionist Brian Archinal was awarded the first prize (€ 4.500) of the International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition 2011. He was one of the five finalists who battled it out for the three prizes. Following his second round audition with All facing upwards van Piet-Jan van Rossum and Corporel by Vinko…
Martijn Padding is the recipient of the Edison in its new category De Ontdekking (The Discovery)
The Edison Foundation has announced that Martijn Padding is the recipient of the Edison in its new category De Ontdekking (The Discovery) for his work ‘Three Concerti’. The jury was unanimous: “so, contemporary music can sound sunny, playful and uncomplicated.” ….read more
Nikos Ioakeim, Wilko Jordens, Yu Oda and Christiaan Richter are selected for the Final concert of the Henriëtte Bosmans- and Tera de Marez Oyensprijs
Nikos Ioakeim, Wilko Jordens, Yu Oda and Christiaan Richter are selected for the Final concert of the Henriëtte Bosmans- and Tera de Marez Oyensprijs, stimulating prizes for young composers….read more