“Concertos are virtuosic vehicles, in this case for the entire orchestra”. James MacMillan discusses his influences ahead of the world premiere of his ‘Concerto for Orchestra’, subtitled ‘Ghosts’ Barbican Centre with London Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday 11 September!

"Sometimes a chord progression drifts by. Sometimes she can’t get a piece of art out of her head...But occasionally the question comes: 'What is your dream project?'" Read about Courtney Bryan's artistic journey before her Composer Portrait this Thursday. bit.ly/CourtneyBryan

Elena Kats-Chernin’s ‘An Ambivalent Woman of Thirty-Seven’, based upon Sheila Heti’s book 'Motherhood’, receives its world premiere @SydneyFringe today. In conversation with Limelight, director & performer Emma Sandall discusses creating the piece: bit.ly/4cZ19QL

“There is no quiet place in Mexico City,” says GABRIELA ORTIZ to The New York Times. “Everyone has something to say. And music is how we say it.” 👏 📰Read the full profile on Gabriela Ortiz: nytimes.com/2024/09/11/art…

Sound on for this!! 🔊🤩🔊 The score for Jacob Collier’s ‘World O World’ is out now - get your copy here: bit.ly/3TqgmUg

The ARD International Music Competition is currently taking place in Munich. Each year, four new compositions are commissioned and premiered during the competition. Among this year's new works: Mark-Anthony Turnage's "No Sad Songs" for voice and piano. 📸James Bellorini

James MacMillan’s ‘Concerto for Orchestra’ was given its world premiere Barbican Centre last night by London Symphony Orchestra, part of Pappano's first concert as chief conductor. Find out more about the piece here: bit.ly/3TlDlQ3 📸 2 & 3 Mark Allan

We've made it to another Friday! 💡Today's mystery score saw the composer as soloist during its premiere. Can you #NameThatPiece?

Great job guessing! 👏Today's #NameThatPiece was Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini," which is performed tonight by piano soloist Joyce Yang + Nashville Symphony. 📹Watch Yang play the work: youtube.com/watch?v=7U4bHt…

Looking forward to tonight's premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin's new opera. This new interpretation of Carl Maria von Weber's ‘Freischütz’, entitled ‘A Dance with Evil’, kicks off today at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater exploring the piece in a new way. 📸Jacintha Nolte

Congratulations Brett Dean on joining Royal Academy of Music as a Visiting Professor! 🎼 ⬇️

Congratulations James MacMillan & The Cumnock Tryst on winning the Sky Arts Awards Classical Music Award 🎉

Happy birthday, Agnes de Mille! 🎂Watch this clip where she describes and demonstrates her groundbreaking choreography for Aaron Copland's ballet "Rodeo." 📹Courtesy of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization

As we look forward to the weekend, today’s mystery score prepares us for a certain English composer’s significant birthday tomorrow… can you #NameThatPiece? 🤔

Great guessing! Our #namethatpiece today was Gustav Holst’s ‘A Somerset Rhapsody’ ahead of his 150th birthday tomorrow! Take a listen to a recording here by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by David Lloyd-Jones: youtu.be/-1xGNrn2xU8?si…

This #PeaceDay, take a moment of reflection to Sir Karl Jenkins' ‘Benedictus’ from the ‘Armed Man: A Mass for Peace’, arranged for solo piano, and performed here by the composer himself. bit.ly/3Xyydtt

"I feel that when you see this ensemble onstage, you see an alternative way of thinking about human behavior," says Meredith Monk ahead of the North American premiere of "Indra's Net" at Park Avenue Armory. 📰Read the full feature in The New York Times: nytimes.com/2024/09/22/art…