Helena Cánovas receives the “Carmen Mateu”. The jury’s decision for the second edition of the Carmen Mateu European Prize for Young Artists in Opera and Dance was announced in May, and went to the Catalan composer Helena Cánovas Parés (Tona, 1994). The prize will be presented today to the German-based…

Performance by Fátima Miranda in Marseille. As part of the La Friche programme of the International Festival Les Instants Vidéo (Numériques et Poétiques) in Marseille, the Spanish composer, singer and performer Fátima Miranda (Salamanca, 1952) will perform her concert-performance Living Room Room tomorrow Wednesday at 21:15 at Salle de la…

“Las horas vacías” premieres in Madrid. Las horas vacías, an opera by Alicante-born Ricardo Llorca (1958), was premiered in concert version on 31 March 2007, during the XII Setmana de Musica Sacra de Benidorm, and was subsequently performed at the Berlin Cathedral on 7 September 2007; at the Dag Hammarskjold…

Tribute to the late Antón García Abril. The Spanish violinist Manuel Guillén will pay tribute tomorrow, Sunday, to the recently deceased Antón García Abril (Teruel, 1933-Madrid, 1921), performing in the auditorium of CentroCentro Seis partitas para violín solo –Heart, Inmensity, Love, Art, Reflective and You– composed by García Abril, who…

Three premieres by Agustín Castilla Ávila. The Spanish guitarist and composer Agustín Castilla Ávila (Jerez de la Frontera, 1974) will perform an instrumental programme dedicated exclusively to his work this coming Monday, 8 November, in the Große Aula of the University of Salzburg. Entitled Exchange of Instrumental Techniques, the programme…

The Dessoff Choirs perform Craig Johnson. The Dessoff Choirs are one of New York City’s premier choirs. Founded in 1924, they have a solid reputation for their accomplished performances of choral works from the Renaissance to the 21st century. Tomorrow, Saturday, they premiere in New York the oratorio Considering Matthew…

Thomas Adès visits Barcelona’s L’Auditori. The British pianist, composer and conductor Thomas Adès is the guest of the Auditori de Catalunya this week, in which he will be showing all these aspects of his musical work. On 5 and 6 November, at 19:00, Adès will conduct two concerts in front…

Streaming premiere of an opera by G. Barry. Alice’s Adventures Under Ground es una ópera en un sólo acto escrita en 2016 por el compositor irlandés Gerald Barry (Clarehill, 1952) –con libreto propio basado en el famoso libro de Lewis Carroll Las aventuras de Alicia en el país de las…

Premiere of the new opera by Proyecto OCNOS. The Sevillian group Proyecto OCNOS premieres tomorrow Friday at the Espacio Turina of the ICAS (Instituto de la Cultura y las Artes de Sevilla) its experimental opera proposal “Chillar todo el día”. It is a work of improvised musical improvisation based on…

World premieres by New Century Chamber Orch. The New Century Chamber Orchestra presents today, 4 November, at the First Congregational Church in the Californian city of Berkeley, a programme focusing on contemporary pieces for cello, with the presence of the famous soloist Jeffrey Zeigler. The programme will feature two world…

Gavin Bryars’ vigil for the homeless. In 2018, the Gavin Bryars Ensemble, together with Choir with No Name and Streetwise Opera, performed Bryars’ popular repetitive composition Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet at the annual vigil at St Martin in the Fields Anglican Church – located on the north-east corner…

The 4th Luigi Nono Festival on Giudecca begins. The fourth edition of the Luigi Nono alla Giudecca Festival begins in Venice on 3 November, dedicated on this occasion to Nono and His Masters, exploring the Italian composer’s relationships with other musicians, artists and writers who were fundamental to his training,…