Reza Vali‘s new orchestral work Isfahan (Calligraphy No. 16) was commissioned and premiered by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on June 8-10, 2018. The piece was commissioned as a celebration
David Schiff has received a commission for a new clarinet concerto from Chamber Music Northwest and its director, clarinetist David Shifrin. Written in the style
William Bolcom and Joan Morris were honored with the Arts Alliance Medals for Arts, Sciences & Humanities Lifetime Achievement medal on February 11, 2019. The award
The 2017-18 season has been a phenomenal one for Iranian-born composer Reza Vali. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra commissioned a new work, ISFAHAN, to be premiered
Stephen Hartke has been hailed as ”one of the most distinctive and important living composers” by The New York Times. His album, “The Ascent of
The first Black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize, George Walker’s music is getting warranted attention during this 95th year celebration of his work. The
Twenty-six year old Peng-Peng Gong is China’s most performed and up-and-coming young composer. In 2014, he received his Bachelors of Music Degree from Juilliard, and
Celebrating 15 years of composer Bruce Adolphe’s show, Piano Puzzlers on public radio, he has launched a website with some fabulous pianists playing the puzzlers:
This spring, Claude Baker is seeing two of his works performed. His recently-composed work for 24 voice chorus and percussion, Hor Chel’l Ciel e la
Keiser Southern Music is pleased to welcome Laura Schwendinger to its growing catalog of accomplished contemporary composers, which also includes the work of Stephen Hartke,
Kenneth Fuchs was awarded the 2019 GRAMMY®for Best Classical Compendium for his NAXOS album Piano Concerto Spiritualist, Song Cycle Poems of Life, Electric Guitar Concerto Glacier, and the Alto Sax
The Philadelphia Orchestra, with members of the Shanghai Philharmonic, gave the January world premiere of Peng-Peng Gong’s Symphony No. 10, Peking Fantasy. The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote of