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Ukraine's Valentin Silvestrov Unleashes One's Inner Synesthete in 'Spectrums'
Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, now pushing 80 years old, has led a long and prolific career traversing a wide range of musical styles. This new album focuses on his early works. Apr 14, 2015
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Listen: World Premiere of Sebastian Currier's 'Digital Mist'
Pianist Bruce Levingston and violinist Colin Jacobsen give the world premiere of Sebastian Currier's "Digital Mist" in this archival performance from the Library of Congress. Apr 13, 2015
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Listen: David Bruce's 'The Shadow of the Blackbird' with Pianist Bruce Levingston
Pianist Bruce Levingston gives the world premiere of David Bruce's "The Shadow of the Blackbird" in this archival performance from the Library of Congress. Apr 12, 2015
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Listen: Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky's Passacaglia and Perpetuum Mobile
Pianist Bruce Levingston and violinist Colin Jacobsen give the world premiere of Dimitri Yanov-Yanovsky's "Passacaglia" in this archival performance from the Library of Congress. Apr 11, 2015
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Listen: Utrecht String Quartet Premieres Chiel Meijering
The Utrecht Quartet gives the US premiere of Chiel Meijering's "Mein junges Leben hat (k)ein end" in this archival performance from the Library of Congress. Apr 10, 2015
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Guggenheim Names 2015 Fellows for Music Composition
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced its 2015 Fellowships, including 11 recipients for the field of music composition. Apr 9, 2015
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Listen: World Premiere of Simon Shaheen's 'The Call'
Composer and oud virtuoso Simon Shaheen and pianist Jason Lindner give the world premiere of Shaheen's "The Call" in this archival performance from the Library of Congress. Apr 9, 2015
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The Chinese Show
This week the Brothers Balliett take a look at two exciting composers who have at least one thing in common – they both hail from China. Apr 9, 2015
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Listen: Ensemble LPR Reimagines Irish Song with Fairouz and Handler
On February 23, Le Poisson Rouge's resident Ensemble LPR presented "Follow, Poet," an evening of vocal music from composers Mohammed Fairouz and David Handler. Stream the show in full. Apr 9, 2015
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Listen: JACK Quartet Premieres 'Contritus' by Caleb Burhans
The JACK Quartet gives the world premiere of Caleb Burhans's "Contritus" in this archival performance from the Library of Congress. Apr 8, 2015
