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In January, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons give the world premiere of Steven Mackey’s Concerto for Curved Space, a work that draws on the composer’s interest in physics and contemplates our perceived reality of the universe.

David T. Little’s Black Lodge garnered strong reviews after its presentation at Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O22 in October.

Anna Clyne's new clarinet concerto for Martin Fröst, Weathered, is unveiled by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Jaap van Zweden on 5 January in Amsterdam, with its UK premiere by the Philharmonia following on 23 March in London. In this interview the composer reveals the genesis of the new work.

The centenary of Ursula Mamlok (1923-2016) falls on 1 February 2023, offering the opportunity to explore the music of this modernist composer who escaped from Nazi Germany to study and work in New York, returning to Berlin for her final years.

On October 7, 2022, Hilary Hahn released her latest album Eclipse, featuring a stunning performance of Alberto Ginastera’s Violin Concerto.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra has released the premiere recording of James MacMillan's Christmas Oratorio, conducted by Mark Elder. This major full-evening work explores the Nativity across a wide range of aspects, from childlike wonder, through spiritual reflection to powerful drama.

The rediscovered Romantic composer Leokadiya Kashperova is under the spotlight on BBC Radio 3 as Composer of the Week between 12 and 16 December, ending her 150th anniversary year.

Boosey & Hawkes is sad to announce the death of American composer and writer Ned Rorem, who passed away at age 99 on November 18, 2022 in New York City, in his home on the Upper West Side, surrounded by family and friends. He is survived by six nieces and nephews and eleven grand nieces and nephews.

A new staging of Ainadamar, Osvaldo Golijov’s powerful homage to Federico García Lorca, received excellent reviews at Scottish Opera and is set to travel to Detroit Opera, the Metropolitan Opera in New York and Welsh National Opera.

Stockholm’s Tonsättarfestival focuses on the music of Olga Neuwirth in November, including the Swedish premiere of her recent orchestral work Dreydl, featuring the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.

The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra presents the world premiere on 8 December of Detlev Glanert’s new lyric symphony, conducted by Semyon Bychkov. The Prague Symphony, setting texts by Franz Kafka, is introduced by the composer in interview.

The RVW Trust and Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust, the grant-giving charities founded by Vaughan Williams and his wife Ursula, have joined forces to form the Vaughan Williams Foundation.

On November 11, ECM New Series releases a box set of Meredith Monk discs in celebration of her 80th birthday, including albums such as Book of Days, ATLAS, and Songs of Ascension.

Part of our “Performer Picks” series of interviews with world-renowned artists about their favorite works in the B&H catalog. Read other “Performer Picks” interviews with Marin Alsop, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, and Hilary Hahn.

After a successful debut with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, violin soloist Nicola Benedetti gives the US premiere of James MacMillan’s Violin Concerto No.2 in November with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The concerto is also presented in February with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Offenbach’s satirical opéra bouffe Barkouf, telling of a city governed by a dog, is staged for the first time in Switzerland in October, with a new Zürich Opera production. The work was revived in 2018 after 150 years thanks to the Offenbach Edition Keck.

Boosey & Hawkes presents new recordings of the latest additions to the Contemporary Choral Series. Two new albums are available on all major streaming platforms and highlight the best of our recent Christmas and regular choral catalogue.

Sydney-resident composer Elena Kats-Chernin enjoys three major orchestral premieres in Australia over the coming months, including a celebratory farewell, a new overture and a piano concerto.

Highlights of Anna Clyne’s residency with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London this season include the UK premieres of Color Field, inspired by a Mark Rothko painting, and her clarinet quintet Strange Loops.

Two new works are premiered in Ferran Cruixent’s native city of Barcelona in October, as part of his residency at the Palau de la música. His Cyber Prelude combines orchestra with smartphone delivered sound, while the choral work Metaverse II explores the theme of artificial intelligence.