Composers
Notes of premières of new works run from three months before to three months following publication of this issue, i.e. from 1 October to 31 March 2013. There is therefore a three-month overlap between issues, and omissions and late news for the three ‘following’ months of the current issue will be picked up in the three ‘prior’ months of the next one. News of more distant forthcoming premières is given more briefly; full details will be found in subsequent issues.
VAN DER AA, MICHAEL has won the 2013 Grawemeyer Award for his multimedia work Up-Close.
ADAMS, JOHNThe Gospel According to the Other Mary (stage première) – 7 March Los Angeles, Disney Concert Hall / dir. Peter Sellars, Kelley O'Connor (mezzo), Tamara Mumford (contralto), Russell Thomas (ten), Daniel Bubeck, Nathan Medley (counter-tens), Los Angeles Philharmonic & Master Chorale c. Gustavo Dudamel; (UK première) – 16 March London, Barbican / same artists.
ARNOLD, MALCOLM (d. 2006) The Dancing Master, comic opera (première) – 21 October Northampton, Royal and Derrincourt / soli, chorus, Ealing Symphony Orchestra c. John Gibbons.
AUERBACH, LERA String Quartet No. 6 Farewell (première) – 30 November Madrid / Tokyo String Quartet. Faust, ballet (première) – 8 December Nuremberg / choreographer Goyo Montero, c. Philipp Pointer.
BRITTEN, BENJAMIN (d. 1976) Two Psalms (première) – 1 December Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre / Oxford Bach Choir, English Chamber Orchestra c. Nicholas Cleobury.
CARTER, ELLIOTT (d. 2012) Instances (première) – 7 February Seattle, Benarova Hall / Seattle Symphony c. Ludovic Morlot.
CERHA, FRIEDRICHSkizzen for orchestra (première) – 6 October Grafenegg / Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich c. Andrés Orozco-Estrada.
COWIE, EDWARDWater Music, two pieces for solo piano (première) – 21 March London, Menier Gallery / Peter Hill (pno). Cowie is working on a commission from The Spitfire Choir.
CURRIER, SEBASTIANFifteen Minutes (première) – 27 October Berlin, Philharmonie, 25 Jahre Kammermusiksaal / Berlin PO.
DEAN, BRETTThe Annunciation (première) – 22 December Leipzig, Thomaskirche / Thomaner, Gewandhausorchester c. Georg Christoph Biller.
EÖTVÖS, PETERThe Gliding of the Eagle in the Skies (première) – 15 October Pamplona, Auditorio Baluarte / Euskadiko Orkestra (Basque National Orchestra) c. Andrés Orozco-Estrada.
GLANERT, DETLEVEncore en Ut (première) – 4 November Bern, Kulturcasino / Camerata Bern c. Antie Weithaas. Lied (première) – 7 November Basel, Maison 44 / Eugenija Kupryte.
GOLIJOV, OSVALDO Violin Concerto (première) – 16 January Philadelphia, PA, Verizon Hall / Leonidas Kavakos (vln), Philadelphia Orchestra c. Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
GORDON, MICHAEL ZEVDecasia, cross-arts collaboration with Bill Morrison (première) – 14 October London, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Ether Festival / Aurora Orchestra c. Nicholas Collon.
GRIME, HELEN Oboe Quartet (UK première) – 19 February London, Wigmore Hall / Nicholas Daniel (ob).
GRUBER, HKInto the open … (première) – 28 February Bergen, Grieghallen / Martin Grubinger (percussion), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra c. composer.
HENZE, HANS WERNER (d. 2012) Ouverture zu einem Theater (première) – 20 October Berlin, Deutsche Oper / Deutsch Oper Berlin c. Donald Runnicles.
HÖLLER, YORK Cello Concerto (première) – 25 January Hamburg, Rolf-Liebermann-Studio / Adrian Brendel (vlc), NDR Sinfonieorchester c. Bradley Lubman.
HOLLOWAY, ROBIN orchestration of debussyC'est l'extase (première) – 10 January San Francisco, CA, Davies Symphony Hall / Renée Fleming (sop), San Francisco Symphony c. Michael Tilson Thomas. Peer Gynt – Ocean's Voyage (première) – 17 January same venue / San Francisco Symphony c. Michael Tilson Thomas.
HORNE, DAVIDVirtuosic Instruments (première) – 14 November Liverpool Hope Cornerstone / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra c. Clark Rundell.
MACHOVER, TODA Toronto Symphony (première) – 9 March Toronto, Roy Thomson Hall / Toronto Symphony Orchestra c. Peter Oundian.
MACKEY, STEVENOne Red Rose (première) – 12 February New York, Carnegie Hall / Brentano String Quartet.
MACMILLAN, JAMESCecilia Virgo (première) – 24 November Royal Holloway, University of London / Choir of Royal Holloway c. Rupert Gough.
DAVIES, PETER MAXWELLFanfare: Her Majesty's Welcome to Guildhall (première) – 5 December London, Barbican, United Queen's Medal for Music Gala Concert / London Symphony Orchestra c. Colin Davis.
MUHLY, NICOMy Days (première) – 2 October London, Wigmore Hall / Hilliard Ensemble and Fretwork. Tvisongur (première) – 16 October Los Angeles, CA / Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group c. John Adams. Double Standard (première) – 11 November Eindhoven, Netherlands / Colin Currie (perc) and winner of Tromp Competition, Britten Sinfonia. You Can't Get There From Here (première) – 12 November Boston, Symphony Hall, Terezin Music Foundation / Simone Dinnestein (pno). Drones, Variations, Ornaments (UK première) – 18 November Huddersfield, Bates Mill (Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival) / Crash Ensemble. Far Away Songs (première) – 29 November New York, Alice Tully Hall / The Juilliard School of Music c. Jennifer Zetland.
O'REGAN, TARIK Suite from Heart of Darkness for narrator and chamber ensemble (première) – 22 November Croydon, Whitgift School / Whitgift Chamber Orchestra c. Philip Winter. Now Fatal Change (première) – 28 December New York, Trinity, Wall Street / Ryland Angel (counter-ten), Lara St John (vln). Night City (première) – 2 February Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY / Vassar College Choir and Women's Chorus.
RAUTAVAARA, EINOJUHANIVirsi (première) – 2 November Helsinki, Cathedral / Cantores Minores.
REDEL, MARTIN CHRISTOPHAparinetto (première) – 11 November Gütersloh, Theater / John Corbett (cl), Simone Seller (hp).
REICH, STEVERadio Rewrite (première) – 5 March London, Southbank Centre / Sound Intermedia, London Sinfonietta c. Brad Lubman.
RIHM, WOLFGANG Sextet for clarinet, horn and string quartet (première) – 26 October Bad Reichenhall, Königliches Kurhaus / Quatuor Danel.
ROUSE, CHRISTOPHERHeimdall's Trumpet (première) – 20 December Chicago, IL, Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center / Christopher Martin (tpt), Chicago SO c. Jaap van Zweden.
SAARIAHO, KAIJAFrises (première) – 2 October Istanbul / Richard Schmoucler (vln), Jean-Baptiste Barrière (electronics). D'om le vrai sens (première) – 31 October Santiago de Compostela / Orquesta Real Filarmonia de Galicia.
SAWER, DAVIDFlesh and Blood for mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra (première) – 15 February London, Barbican / Christine Rice (mezzo), Marcus Farnsworth (bar), BBC Symphony Orchestra c. Ilan Volkov.
SCHLEE, THOMAS DANIELRufe zu mir for organ and orchestra (première) – 23 February Vienna, Musikver / composer (organ), Leipzig Gewandhausorchester c. Riccardo Chailly.
SCHWEMMER, FRANKDie Schatzinsel (première) – 17 November Zürich, Opernhaus / dir. Nadia Loschky, c. Thomas Rösner.
SCIARRINO, SALVATOREPerturbazione nel settore trombe (première) – 6 October Cottbus / Christoph Walder (hn), Philharmonisches Orchester Cottbus c. Evan Christ
SHENG, BRIGHTThe Blazing Mirage (première) – 26 October Hong Kong, New Vision Arts Festival / Trey Lee (vlc), Munich Chamber Orchestra c. Alexander Liebrich.
SKEMPTON, HOWARDWinter: My Secret (première) – 13 October Wilmslow, Parish Church / Lynne Dawson (sop), John Turner (recorder) with cello & harpsichord. Winter Poem (première) – 8 December Cambridge, Clare Hall / Sally Bradshaw (mezzo-sop).
SØRENSEN, BENTSerenidad (première) – 3 November Amsterdam, Concertgebouw /Martin Fröst (cl), Netherlands Radio PO c. Michael Schønwandt.
DUN, TANAtonal Rock n' Roll: Of Youth (première) – 21 October Beijing, China.
THOMAS, AUGUSTA READHarvest Drum (première) – 1 December Beijing, China / Symphony Orchestra of the National Centre for the Performing Arts.
TROJAHN, MANFREDcontrevenir for ensemble (première); Drei Lieder von Claude Debussy (German première) – 2 December Frankfurt, Alte Oper / Mojca Erdmann (sop), Ensemble Modern c. Michael Boder.
TURNAGE, MARK-ANTHONY Cello Concerto (UK première) – 7 February Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall / Paul Watkins (vlc), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra c. Vasily Petrenko. Speranza (première) – 7 February London, Barbican / London Symphony Orchestra c. Daniel Harding.
VOLANS, KEVINLooping Point (première) – 2 November Dublin / Crash Ensemble.
WATANABE, YUKIKOver flies sen for violin, cello and piano (première) – 10 October Vienna, Radiokulturhaus / David Frühwirth (vln), Friedrich Kleinhappl (vlc), Anika Vavic (pno).
WATKINS, HUWBritten Short (première) – 16 October Stratford-upon-Avon, Civic Hall / Orchestra of the Swan c. David Curtis. Toccata for organ (première) – 21 October Paris, Saint-Sulpice / composer.
WOLFE, JULIArISE and fLY, concerto for percussion (première) – 11 October London, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Ether Festival / Colin Currie (perc), BBC Concert Orchestra c. Keith Lockhart.
YANOV-YANOVSKY, DMITRISacred Signs, Concerto for 13 Musicians (première) – 18 October Stevens Point, WI / Silk Road Ensemble dir. Yo-Yo Ma.
Books Received
(A listing in this column does not preclude a review in a future edition of Tempo)
Natural History of the Piano by , Stuart Isacoff. Souvenir Press, £20.00
Avant Garde – An American Odyssey by Maconie, Robin. Rowman and Littlefield, £44.95
Music and Soviet Power by Frolova-Walker, Marina. Boydell Press, £60.00
Dance of Polar Opposites by , Jonathan Walker and Rochberg, George. Boydell Press, £50.00
Word Events – Perspectives on Verbal Notation edited by Gill, Jeremy. Continuum/MacMillan, £22.99
Imperishable Heritage – British Choral Music from Parry to Dyson by Town, Stephen. Ashgate, £70.00
The Music of David Lumsdaine by Michael, Hooper. Ashgate, £55.00
Henry Cowell – a Man Made of Music by Sachs, Joel. Oxford, $45.00
