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Swedish première of Victoria Borisova-Ollas' Angelus

The Swedish première of Victoria Borisova-Ollas' Angelus will be performed by the Mariinsky Orchestra (c. Valery Gergiev) on 24 Aug 2010 at the Berwaldhallen in Stockholm.

World première of Wolfgang Rihm's opera fantasy Dionysos

Ingo Metzmacher presents the new opera Dionysos by Wolfgang Rihm on 27 Jul at the Salzburg Festival.
New: piano score for perusal!

Gustav Mahler at 150

The 7th July was the 150th anniversary of Gustav Mahler’s birth.

Arvo Pärt receives prize for his life's work

As part of the 38th International Istanbul Music Festival, Estonian Arvo Pärt was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Celtic & More Violin Duets

Janine Jansen und Aleksey Igudesman with 400 children on stage at the Concertgebouw

Josquin rediscovered

The Kantorei Kassel under its musical director Eckhard Manz have asked Vykintas Baltakas to write a new work based on the Missa sexti toni by Josquin des Près.

Luke Bedford – walking with Mahler

As part of the Mahler in Manchester series at the Bridgewater Hall, renowned composers have been asked to write new works to accompany the performances of Mahler’s symphonies.

Staud's condensed opera

Johannes Maria Staud’s Berenice. Suite 1 combines elements of his opera Berenice juxtaposing different sections to create an entirely original dramatic structure.

Golden Dances of Pharaohs

Victoria Borisova-Ollas’ latest work – Golden Dances of Pharaos, a concerto for clarinet and orchestra – is the composer’s own way of reflecting on the life of the ancient Egyptians.

Nana's Return

After a long absence, Manfred Gurlitt's Nana returns to the stage this April at the Erfurt Theatre, Germany.

Three World Premières in Witten

The Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik focuses this year on the music of Friedrich Cerha.

Clarinet Bestsellers Catalogue

Selected from our extensive and varied complete clarinet catalogue - here there is something for everyone ...

Franz Schreker's The Stigmatized - reduced orchestration

The reduced version of Franz Schreker's The Stigmatized will be presented for the first time in the USA at the Los Angeles Opera on 10 April 2010.

Wolfgang Rihm – Total Immersion

The BBC Symphony Orchestra in London presents "Total Immersion Wolfgang Rihm" including the British première of Das Gehege (directed by Andre de Ridder) and a performance of Konzert in einem Satz (with Stephen Isse [...]

UE music in Shutter Island and A Prophet

Jacques Audiart's A Prophet, which has just been awarded with the coveted "César" prize, features Kurt Weill's most famous song, Mack The Knife. The film is nominated for an Oscar in the category best non English l [...]

Gustav Mahler Blog

Our Gustav Mahler blog now contains video interviews with 15 of the world's most well-known Mahler conductors, including Mariss Jansons, Christoph Eschenbach, Lorin Maazel, Daniel Barenboim and Pierre Boulez.

Frankfurt Music Fair 2010

March 24 to March 27, 2010

We cordially invite you to visit UNIVERSAL EDITION and WIENER URTEXT EDITION in Hall 3.1, Stand C42

Sound Foundations

A source of reference and a guide for aspiring composers

- The fundamentals of composing
- Contains a CD with over 100 inspiring musical examples
- Suitable for secondary school examinations