Feminist in the Concert Hall
NEW DISCOVERIES of Florence Price’s Music revealed in Arkansas Festival!!
The historic importance of Florence Price (1887–1953), as the first African American woman to have a Symphony performed by a major orchestra, has been recognized. However, while she had some success in her lifetime, after she died very little of her music remained...
Virginia Symphony Premieres Larsen
The Virginia Symphony Orchestra, winner of a 2014 Performance Grant, will give the World Premiere of a new version of Libby Larsen's Four on the Floor this weekend. Originally composed for violin, cello, double bass and piano, Larsen has re-orchestrated the work for...
Boulanger Premiere!
I was thrilled to learn that a long-lost work by Lili Boulanger will finally receive its premiere on Thursday, February 26. The Royal College of Music will present the work at the Royal Festival Hall. The Philharmonia Orchestra's website provides more information as...
Higdon in Philadelphia
Jennifer Higdon is one of the most recognized and sought-out composers today. She has won a Pulitzer Prize as well as a Grammy, is actively commissioned, and has already seen one premiere this year, will have another happening in just a few weeks, and her first opera...
New Recording of Clara Schumann
Internationally acclaimed pianist Imogen Cooper just released a new CD pairing the works of Robert and Clara Schumann. Geoffrey Norris, of The Telegraph, reviewed the CD highly, while also acknowledging the too-often-forgotten history: The situation today, however, is...
The “Female Beethoven” rediscovered in north Germany!
"The Norwegians have their Grieg, The Finns their Sibelius, the Poles have their Chopin. And WE have Emilie Mayer – we just didn’t know it until now!" So proclaimed the northern German Nordkurrier in May 2012, when the Neubrandenburger Philharmonie celebrated the...