Nov 30 Blog 2015 Grawemeyer Award in Music The 2015 Grawemeyer Award in Music has been awarded to Wolfgang Rihm for his 15-minute orchestral work IN-SCHRIFT 2, premiered in October of 2013. Rihm composed the music to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Berlin Philharmonic‘s concert hall, the Philharmonie, a concert venue known for its excellent acoustic properties and unique construction. IN-SCHRIFT 2 […] By Daniel Gilliam Nov 30 Blog 2015 Grawemeyer Award in Music By Daniel Gilliam
Jan 21 Blog In Memoriam: Claudio Abbado Music lovers in America woke up Monday morning to the news that the great Italian conductor Claudio Abbado had passed during the night. The beloved maestro died in his home in Bologna at the age of eighty. Soon after the news broke, the Berlin Philharmonic, of which he was the principle conductor for thirteen years, […] By WUOL Jan 21 Blog In Memoriam: Claudio Abbado By WUOL