On 25 August 2018, Fazil Say’s fourth symphony Umut Senfonisi will be premiered by the Dresden Philharmonic and conductor Michael Sanderling at the Kulturpalast Dresden. The orchestra commissioned the work from Say, who will be their Composer-in-Residence for the 2018-19 season. Continue reading “Work of the Week – Fazil Say: Umut Senfonisi”
On 3 April, Fazil Say’s new cello concerto Never Give Up will premiere with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, conductor Douglas Boyd and cellist Camille Thomas as soloist at the Théâtre Champs- Elysées in Paris. Continue reading “Work of the week – Fazil Say: Never give up”
The London Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates Valentin Silvestrov’s 80th birthday with the UK premiere of his Symphony No. 3 (“Eschatophony”) at Royal Festival Hall on 27 September with conductor Vladimir Jurowski.
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