Listen: JACK Quartet Premieres 'Contritus' by Caleb Burhans
On Apr. 30, 2010, the JACK Quartet gave the world premiere performance of Caleb Burhans's Contritus in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress. Caleb Burhans is an American composer, singer,...
View ArticleListen: World Premiere of Simon Shaheen's 'The Call'
On May 8, 2010, composer Simon Shaheen shared the stage with pianist Jason Lindner for the world premiere of Shaheen's The Call at the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress. Though Shaheen is...
View ArticleListen: Utrecht String Quartet Premieres Chiel Meijering
On Feb. 11, 2011, the Utrecht String Quartet gave the US premiere of Chiel Meijering's Mein junges Leben hat (k)ein end in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress. Chiel Meijering is a Dutch...
View ArticleListen: Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky's Passacaglia and Perpetuum Mobile
On May 6, 2011, pianist Bruce Levingston and violinist Colin Jacobsen gave the world premiere of Dimitri Yanov-Yanovsky's Passacaglia for violin and piano in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of...
View ArticleListen: David Bruce's 'The Shadow of the Blackbird' with Pianist Bruce...
On May 6, 2011, pianist Bruce Levingston gave the world premiere of David Bruce's The Shadow of the Blackbird in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress. The piece grew out of Bruce's deep...
View ArticleListen: World Premiere of Sebastian Currier's 'Digital Mist'
On May 6, 2011, pianist Bruce Levingston and violinist Colin Jacobsen gave the world premiere performance of Sebastian Currier's Digital Mist in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress....
View ArticleListen: Stephen Hartke's 'Netsuke' in World Premiere by Members of Eighth...
On May 20, 2011, violinist Matt Albert and pianist Lisa Kaplan from Eighth Blackbird gave the world premiere of Stephen Hartke's Netsuke in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress. Stephen...
View ArticleListen: Miranda Cuckson and Blair McMillen Premiere Harold Meltzer's...
On Feb. 3, 2012, violinist Miranda Cuckson and pianist Blair McMillen gave the world premiere performance of Harold Meltzer's Kreisleriana from the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress....
View ArticleListen: Cygnus Ensemble Premieres Mario Davidovsky's 'Ladino Songs'
On Mar. 7, 2012, the Cygnus Ensemble and soprano Elizabeth Farnum gave the world premiere performance of Mario Davidovsky's Ladino Songs in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress. In the...
View ArticleListen: Daniel Hope and Jeffrey Kahane 'Compare Notes' with Nico Muhly
On October 12, 2012, Daniel Hope and Jeffrey Kahane gave the world premiere of Nico Muhly's Compare Notes in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress. In the program note from the premiere...
View ArticleListen: Gregory Walker Premieres His Father George Walker's 'Bleu'
On April 20, 2013, violinist Gregory Walker gave the world premiere performance of Blue, for unaccompanied violin, by his father George Walker in the Collidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress....
View ArticleListen: Orchestra 2001 Premiere Chaya Czernowin
On May 3, 2013, Orchestra 2001 gave the world premiere performance of Chaya Czernowin's Slow Summer Stay II: Lakes in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress. Chaya Czernowin is an...
View ArticleListen: Amphion String Quartet Premieres Einojuhani Rautavaara
On Apr. 10, 2014, the Amphion String Quartet and cellist Nicolas Altstaedt gave the world premiere of Einojuhani Rautavaara's Variations for Five, Quintet No. 2 in the Coolidge Auditorium of the...
View ArticleListen: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Premiere Marc Neikrug
On Apr. 11, 2014, pianist Huw Watkins, violinst Alexandra Wood and cellist Ulrich Heinen of the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group gave the world premiere performance of Marc Neikrug's Tiger's Nest at...
View ArticleListen: George Lewis, Washing Machines and Ensemble Dal Niente
On Oct. 30, 2014, violinist MingHuan Xu and pianist Winston Choi of Ensemble Dal Niente gave the world premiere performance of George Lewis' The Mangle of Practice in the Coolidge Auditorium of the...
View ArticleListen: Jefferson Friedman Premiere with Chiara String Quartet and Simone...
On Dec. 5, 2014, pianist Simone Dinnerstein joined the Chiara String Quartet for the world premiere performance of Jefferson Friedman's The Heart Wakes Into at the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of...
View ArticleListen: Premiere of Irving Fine's Two-Piano Transcription
On Dec. 6, 2014, pianists Oliver Hagen and Daniel Pesca gave the world premiere of the two-piano transcription of Irving Fine's Tocatta Concertante in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of...
View ArticleListen: St. Lawrence String Quartet Goes The Distance for John Adams
On Jan. 23, 2015, the St. Lawrence String Quartet gave the world premiere of John Adams's Second Quartet in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress.John Adams is an iconic American composer...
View ArticleListen: Jennifer Higdon's Viola Concerto with Soloist Roberto Diaz
On Mar. 15, 2015, conductor Robert Spano led the Curtis Chamber Orchestra and violist Roberto Diaz in the West Coast premiere of Jennifer Higdon's Viola Concerto at the Weill Hall at Sonoma State...
View ArticleListen: World Premiere of Michael Hersch's 'Carrion - Miles to Purgatory'
On October 16, 2015, violinist Annette von Hehn and cellist Stefan Heinemeyer gave the world premiere of Michael Hersch's Carrion-Miles to Purgatory: thirteen pieces after texts of Robert Lowell, for...
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