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The 85th birthday year of Harrison Birtwistle has brought the release of a range of his scores, published for the first time, ranging from orchestral and chamber works to music for piano and guitar.

German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser shares fascinating insights into the cello concertos from the Boosey catalog he’s performed over the years.

The BBC Symphony Orchestra turns the spotlight onto Detlev Glanert with a Total Immersion day on 7 December devoted to the composer. Chamber music, film and discussion lead up to the UK premiere of the Requiem for Hieronymus Bosch, his epic score bestriding Heaven and Hell.

Mark-Anthony Turnage's operas continue to travel internationally. His new family opera Coraline, based on the dark novel by Neil Gaiman, is staged in Zürich and Stockholm this season.

The range of tote bags celebrating 20th century works in the Hawkes Pocket Scores series has expanded with new designs featuring iconic scores by Copland, Prokofieff and Rachmaninoff.

Dean’s 2018 Cello Concerto is performed by cellist Alban Gerhardt with conductor Osmo Vänskä leading the Minnesota Orchestra on November 14-16.

Giya Kancheli, the leading Georgian composer who created works for performers Mstislav Rostropovich, Yuri Bashmet and Gidon Kremer, has died in Tbilisi at the age of 84.

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra premieres Anna Clyne’s Sound and Fury in Edinburgh on 7 November, the first work commissioned under her new Associate Composer role with the orchestra.

First reviews are appearing for Dmitri Braginsky's remarkable book, Shostakovich and Football: Escape to Freedom, now available from The Shop at Boosey.com.

Steve Reich’s latest work, Reich/Richter, for large ensemble with film by renowned painter Gerhard Richter and filmmaker Corinna Belz, has its first European performances this season in London, Luxembourg, Paris, Tallinn and Oslo.

Alexei Ratmansky's choreographies to the music of Shostakovich range from his revivals of the 1930s ballets The Bolt and The Bright Stream to his Shostakovich Trilogy drawing upon the composer's concert works.

This fall, Boosey & Hawkes will begin regularly releasing brand new video content—including composer interviews and study score videos—throughout the year on its YouTube channel.

Qigang Chen’s emotional 2017 violin concerto makes its way to the US with performances by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and soloist Ning Feng, November 7, 9, and 10.

Gemma New leads the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and timpani soloist Brian Jones and in the world premiere of Mackey’s A Different Drummer on November 8-10.

The new Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra by Detlev Glanert was unveiled in July at the Tanglewood Festival under Andris Nelsons, with soloist Thomas Rolfs.

James MacMillan’s widely acclaimed Stabat Mater and Miserere are presented at Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival in November with Harry Christophers, The Sixteen, and the Britten Sinfonia.

Boosey & Hawkes is sad to announce the death of American composer Christopher Rouse, who passed away on Saturday, September 21, at age 70 in Baltimore, Maryland. His final work, Symphony No. 6, will have its world premiere on October 18-19 with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Louis Langrée.

A festival feature on Magnus Lindberg in Helsinki in October includes nine of his works, including the Finnish premieres of Triumph to Exist and Shadow of the Future.

The premiere of James MacMillan’s new Symphony No.5: ‘Le grand Inconnu’ provided a powerful finale to his 60th birthday feature in Edinburgh.

Eric Whitacre introduces his new large-scale choral work The Sacred Veil, receiving first European performances in London and Amsterdam this season.