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New production of Rihm’s Dionysos

The new production of Wolfgang Rihm’s Dionysos takes place on 8 February at the Neuer Saal of the Heidelberger Theater.

Rihm: Nähe fern cycle

Wolfgang Rihm has completed his Nähe fern cycle. Now the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, which commissioned the work, will be playing all four pieces in one concert.

German première of Rihm’s Dionysos

Wolfgang Rihm’s latest music theatre work Dionysos, which was premièred at the Salzburg Festival in 2010, will receive its German première on 8 July in Berlin.

Rihm: Pater noster for mixed choir a cappella

On 30 June Wolfgang Rihm's early work Pater noster for mixed choir a cappella will receive its world première in Passau. Hans-Christoph Rademann conducts the RIAS Chamber Choir.

Rihm: Nähe fern cycle

With the world première of the fourth part on 13 June Wolfgang Rihm has now concluded his Nähe fern cycle.

Rihm: The Conquest of Mexico at the Saarland State Theatre

This April the Saarland State Theatre continues the celebrations of Wolfgang Rihm’s 60th birthday with Inga Levant’s new production of his opera The Conquest of Mexico.

Rihm: Jakob Lenz in London

The English National Opera gives the first performance of a new English translation of Wolfgang Rihm's chamber opera Jakob Lenz.

Wolfgang Rihm at 60

On 13 March Wolfgang Rihm celebrates his 60th birthday. The breadth of his output can be experienced at no less than three world premières this March.

Rihm: World première Nähe fern 3

On 29 February Wolfgang Rihm’s cycle Nähe fern (near far) continues in Lucerne. James Gaffigan conducts the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra.

Rihm@60 – The String Quartets in Paris

Wolfgang Rihm’s 60th birthday year gets off to a great start this January with the 5th String Quartet Biennale at the Cité de la Musique in Paris.

Rihm: Das Gehege in Amsterdam

Rihm’s “Nocturnal scene” receives its Dutch première at the ZaterdagMatinee in Amsterdam.

Rihm: Lichtes Spiel in Paris and London

The French première of Wolfgang Rihm’s Lichtes Spiel – a sommer piece for violin and small orchestra – takes place on 29 November at the Salle Pleyel in Paris.

Rihm: New work for baritone and ensemble

Reinbert de Leeuw conducts the world première of Der Maler träumt for baritone and ensemble by Wolfgang Rihm on 29 Oct in Amsterdam.

Rihm: New work for ensemble

On 25 Oct. Wolfgang Rihm’s Will sound more again will recieve its world première in Porto. Emilio Pomàrico conducts the Remix Ensemble.

Rihm: World première of Nähe fern 2

The second part of Wolfgang Rihm’s series Nähe fern for orchestra is given its world première in Lucerne on 19 Oct. The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra is conducted by James Gaffigan.

Orchestral music by Wolfgang Rihm

Wolfgang Rihm’s Verwandlung III for orchestra and his Lichtes Spiel for violin and orchestra can be heard at the music festivals in Grafenegg and Lucerne this summer.

BBC Proms 2011

The BBC Proms started last week and once again include a wealth of UE works in the many concerts.

Rihm: New work for soprano and orchestra

Wolfgang Rihm’s Eine Strasse, Lucile “a scene for soprano and orchestra” (after Georg Büchner’s “Dantons Tod”) will receive its world première on 9 July in Karlsruhe.

Rihm: new work for orchestra

On 22 June Rihm’s new work for orchestra – Nähe fern 1, ‘answers to Brahms’ – will be heard for the first time. James Gaffigan conducts the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra.

Rihm’s Dionysos in Amsterdam

From 8 until 22 June Wolfgang Rihm’s opera fantasy Dionysos comes to Amsterdam in the Dutch première of the work. Ingo Metzmacher conducts the Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest in a production by Pierre Audi.