“Vimbayi Kaziboni conducted with fluidity and inexhaustible precision, at once clear and ebullient [while] his musicians played with evident relish and consummate virtuosity.”
-Financial Times
2023-2024 events
when: February 17, 2023 | 8PM
what: Musica Viva
who: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
where: Herkulessaal | Munich, Germany
music:
Giacinto Scelsi: Quattro pezzi su una nota sola
Nikolaus Brass: In der Farbe von Erde for viola and orchestra (world premiere)
Hans Thomalla: “…the Brent geese fly in long low wavering lines…” (world premiere)
Tabea Zimmermann, viola
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when: March 3, 2023 | 8PM
what: Ligeti, aux sources du rythme
who: Ensemble Intercontemporain
where: Philharmonie de Paris | Paris, France
music:
György Ligeti: Sonate pour alto
Kevin Volans: Leaping Dance, pour onze instruments à vent
Tania Leon: Ritmicas, pour orchestre de chambre
György Ligeti: Désordre pour piano
Conlon Nancarrow: Study No.7 (arr. pour ensemble d'Yvar Mikhashoff)
Emahoy Tségué-Maryam Guèbrou: The Homeless Wanderer pour piano
Joshua Uzoigwe: “Ukom” from Talking Drums, pour piano
Andile Khumalo: Invisible Self, pour piano et grand ensemble
György Ligeti: Concerto pour piano et orchestre
curated by Vimbayi Kaziboni
John Stulz, viola
Hidéki Nagano, piano
Sébastien Vichard, piano
Dimitri Vassilakis, piano
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when: March 9, 2023 | 8PM
what: From the Rhine
who: Boston Conservatory at Berklee Sinfonietta
where: Boston Conservatory Studio T-401 | Boston, MA
music:
Helmut Lachenmann: Marche Fetale
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 3
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 4
Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
with Lucinda Carver, harpsichord/conductor
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when: March 25, 2023 | 8PM
what: Berliner Festspiele
who: London Philharmonic Orchestra
where: Royal Festival Hall | London, England
music:
Heiner Goebbels: House of Call (My Imaginary Notebook)
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when: April 3, 2023 | 8PM
what: Berklee President Inauguration
who: Berklee President Inauguration Orchestra
where: Symphony Hall | Boston, MA
music:
Joan Tower: Fanfare for an Uncommon Woman no. 6
Erica Muhl: Elegy: Disinherited Souls
Erica Muhl: Variations for Orchestra and Piano
Samuel Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Erica Muhl: Burn the Box
Kris Davis, piano
Saúl Bitrán, violin
Julianne Lee, violin
Owen Young, viola
Paul Laraia, cello
with Lucinda Carver, harpsichord/conductor
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when: April 21, 2023 | 8PM
what: Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik
who: Klangforum Wien
where: WDR | Witten, Germany
music:
Eivind Buene: Doubles (world premiere)
Yann Robin: Toccata I & II(world premiere)
Sara Glojnarić: Pure Bliss (German premiere)
George Lewis: Disputatio (world premiere)
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when: May 25, 2023 | 8PM
what: Fireworks!
who: London Sinfonietta
where: Royal Festival Hall | London, England
music:
Augusta Read Thomas: Terpsichore's Box of Dreams (UK premiere)
Dai Fujikura: Shamisan Concerto (UK premiere)
Tania León: Rítmicas
György Ligeti: Chamber Concerto
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when: May 31, 2023 | 8PM
what: African Futures: Oluzayo: “Where Do We Go from Here?”
who: Ensemble Modern
where: WDR Sendesaal | Cologne, Germany
music:
Onche Rajesh Ugbabe: The Ancestors Speak
Michele Sanna: The Factory of Illusions
Gabriel Abedi: Seperewa Kasa (world premiere)
Yang Song: Heterometric Patterns (world premiere)
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when: June 5, 2023 | 8PM
what: “Song of the Shank” premiere
who: Ensemble Modern
where: Alte Oper | Frankfurt, Germany
music:
George Lewis: Song of the Shank (world premiere)
Stan Douglas, stage direction
Gwendolyn Brown, contralto
Hermann Kretzschmar, piano
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when: June 13-15, 2023 | 8PM
what: Wiener Festwochen
who: Ensemble Modern
where: Halle G im MuseumsQuartier | Vienna, Austria
music:
George Lewis: Song of the Shank (staged world premiere)
Stan Douglas, stage direction
Gwendolyn Brown, contralto
Hermann Kretzschmar, piano
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when: July 2, 2023 | 8PM
what: carte jaune! Vimbayi Kaziboni
who: der/gelbe/klang
where: Schwere Reiter | Munich, Germany
music:
Yoko Ono: Lighting
Jonathan Bailey Holland: His House is Not of This Land
Chaya Cernowin: Ayre: Towed through plumes, thicket, asphalt, sawdust and hazardous air I shall not forget the sound of
Vimbayi Kaziboni: Fingering (for Sofía)
Arthur Jarvinen: First Principals of Aerodynamics
Alan Shockley: candlepin-bowling-deadwood
Grisey: Vortex Temporum
curated by Vimbayi Kaziboni
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when: July 7, 2023 | 8PM
what: Manchester International Festival
who: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
where: Bridgewater Hall & BBC Radio 3 | Manchester, England
music:
John Luther Adams: Four Thousand Holes
Alissa Firsova: Spell of Creation (world premiere)
Ailís Ní Ríain: The Land Grows Weary of Its Own (world premiere)
Ralph van Raat, piano
Jess Dandy, contralto
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when: July 26, 2023 | 7:30PM
what: Composers Conference Concert 1: Lightning
who: Composers Conference Ensemble
where: Avaloch Farms Music Institute | Boscawen, New Hampshire
music:
World Premieres by Nathan Haering, Victoria Cheah and Zygmund de Somogyi. Additional works by Arcangelo Corelli, Yoko Ono and Franz Joseph Haydn
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when: July 29, 2023 | 7:30PM
what: Composers Conference Concert 2: Ethos
who: Composers Conference Ensemble
where: Avaloch Farms Music Institute | Boscawen, New Hampshire
music:
World premieres by Jack Herscowitz and Ben Richter. Additional works by Tania León and Bohuslav Martinu
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when: August 2, 2023 | 7:30PM
what: Composers Conference Concert 3: Phosphoresence
who: Composers Conference Ensemble
where: Avaloch Farms Music Institute | Boscawen, New Hampshire
music:
World premieres by Jeremy Wei Rosenstock and Niko Yamamoto. Additional works by Milia Djordjevic and Louise Farrenc
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when: August 5, 2023 | 7:30PM
what: Composers Conference Concert 4: Acoustic Justice
who: Composers Conference Ensemble
where: Avaloch Farms Music Institute | Boscawen, New Hampshire
music:
World premieres by Han Xu and Cory Diane. Additional works by Andile Khumalo and Henryk Gorecki
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when: August 25, 2023 | 8PM
what: TIME:SPANS Contemporary Music Festival
who: International Contemporary Ensemble (I.C.E.)
where: DiMenna Center | New York, NY
music:
Younghi Pagh-Pan: Wundegeträumt
Aida Shirazi: Crystalline Trees
Andile Khumalo: Invisible Self
Wadada Leo Smith: Gondwana
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when: October 5, 2023 | 8PM
what: Countdowns
who: Boston Conservatory at Berklee ContraBAND
where: Boston Conservatory Studio T-401| Boston, MA
music:
Daniel Moreira: Countdowns
Harrison Birtwistle: …when falling asleep…
György Ligeti (arr. Abrahamsen): Etude No.5 Arc-en-ciel
György Ligeti (arr. Abrahamsen): Etude No.11 En suspens
Amy Williams: Telephone
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when: October 14, 2023 | 8PM
what: LIGETI at 100
who: London Sinfonietta
where: Queen Elizabeth Hall
music:
György Ligeti: 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
György Ligeti: (arr. Abrahamsen) No 5 “Arc-en-ciel” and No 11 “En suspens” from Études (arranged for chamber ensemble)
György Ligeti: Balada si joc
György Ligeti: Cello Concerto
Conlon Nancarrow: Piece No 2 for Small Orchestra
Unsuk Chin: Advice from a Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland
György Ligeti: Piano Concerto
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when: October 18, 2023 | 7:30PM
what: Songs at Day, Songs at Night
who: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
where: Elgar Hall, University of Birmingham | Birmingham, England
music:
Daniel Kidane: Cradle Song (world premiere)
Daniel Kidane: Primitive Blaze
Julian Anderson: Thus (world premiere)
Julian Anderson: Mitternachtslied (UK premiere)
Hannah Kendall: Tuxedo: Between Carnival and Lent
Harrison Birtwistle: Today Too
Harrison Birtwistle: From Vanitas
Harrison Birtwistle: …when falling asleep…
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when: October 29, 2023 | 3:30PM
what: Songs at Day, Songs at Night
who: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
where: St. Georges Hall | Bristol, England
music:
Daniel Kidane: Cradle Song (world premiere)
Daniel Kidane: Primitive Blaze
Julian Anderson: Thus (world premiere)
Julian Anderson: Mitternachtslied (UK premiere)
Hannah Kendall: Tuxedo: Between Carnival and Lent
Harrison Birtwistle: Today Too
Harrison Birtwistle: From Vanitas
Harrison Birtwistle: …when falling asleep…
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when: November 1, 2023 | 7:30PM
what: Composing While Black, Volume One
who: International Contemporary Ensemble
where: Kaufmann Center | New York, NY
music:
Brittany J. Green: Thread and Pull
Adegoke Steve Colson: MIRRORS (world premiere)
Wendell Logan: Runagate, Runagate
Courtney Bryan: Dreaming (Freedom Sounds) (world premiere)
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when: November 9, 2023 | 8PM
what: The Quest: Epic Journeys
who: American Composers Orchestra
where: Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall)
music:
New works by: Carlos Bandera, George Lewis, Augusta Read Thomas, Nina Young
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when: November 14, 2023 | 8PM
what: Green Umbrella Series
who: Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group
where: Walt Disney Hall | Los Angeles, CA
music:
Dylan Mattingly: Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (these are the tears of things)
M.A. Tiessenga: Sketches of Chaparal (world premiere)
Renee Esmail: Zeher
Samuel Adams: Eden Interstates (world premiere)
James McVinnie, organ
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when: November 26, 2023 | 6PM
what: African Futures: Oluzayo: “Where do we go from here?”
who: Ensemble Modern
where: Lindner Auditorium | Johannesburg, South Africa
music:
Rob Fokkens: Mzantsi Nights
Onche Rajesh Ugbabe: The Ancestors Speak: Idoma Illustrations
Yang Song: Heterometric Patterns
Gabriel Abedi: Seperewa Kasa
Michele Sanna: The Factory of Illusions
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when: November 29, 2023 | 7PM
what: Ensemble Modern & Miagi
who: Ensemble Modern
where: Keorapetse William Kgositsile Theatre | Johannesburg, South Africa
music:
Andile Khumalo: Invisible Self
Gérard Grisey: Talea
Hans Zender: Modelle
György Ligeti: Piano Concerto
Juste Janulyte: Unanimus
Unsuk Chin: Fantaisie Mécanique
Ueli Wiget, piano
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when: December 8, 2023 | 8PM
what: New Music for String Orchestra
who: Boston Conservatory at Berklee Composers’ String Orchestra
where: Boston Conservatory Studio T-401| Boston, MA
music:
New works by Boston Conservatory student composers
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when: January 19, 2024 | 8PM
what: Radio Opera
who: International Contemporary Ensemble
where: Roulette | New York, NY
music:
Yvette Janine Jackson: Radio Opera (world premiere)
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when: February 8, 2024 | 8PM
what: New Music for Wind Ensemble
who: Boston Conservatory at Berklee Composer’s Wind Ensemble
where: Boston Conservatory Studio Ipswich 106 | Boston, MA
music:
New music by Boston Conservatory student composers
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when: February 9, 2024 | 8PM
what: Seeing Double
who: Boston Conservatory at Berklee ContraBAND
where: Boston Conservatory Studio T-401 | Boston, MA
music:
Eivind Buene: Doubles for ensemble
Aida Shirazi: Crystalline Trees
Tamar Diesendruck: new piece for saxophone and ensemble
Benjamin Scheuer: Absurde Apparate
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when: February 20, 2024 | 7PM
what: Gegenpole
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Wiener Konzerthaus | Vienna, Austria
music:
Alex Paxton: Shrimp BIT Babyface
Oxana Omelchuk: Staahaadler Affenstall
Martin Smolka: Andělské schody
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when: March 7, 2024 | 8PM
what: New Works for Orchestra
who: Boston Conservatory at Berklee Composer’s Orchestra
where: Boston Conservatory Studio T-401 | Boston, MA
music:
New music by Boston Conservatory student composers
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when: March 8, 2024 | 8PM
what: Appalachian Spring
who: Boston Conservatory at Berklee Sinfonietta
where: Boston Conservatory Studio Ipswich 106 | Boston, MA
music:
Gabriel Abedi: Seperewa Kasa
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring (full version)
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when: March 14-17, 2024
what: La Maestra Conducting Competition Jury
who: Paris Mozart Orchestra
where: Philharmonie de Paris | Paris, France
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when: April 13, 2024 | 7:30PM
what: George Lewis Portrait
who: Curtis Ensemble 20/21
where: Curtis Institute of Music Gould Rehearsal Hall | Philadelphia, PA
music:
George Lewis: The Deformation of Mastery
George Lewis: String Quartet 1.5
George Lewis: Anthem
George Lewis: The Mangle of Practice
George Lewis: Born Obbligato
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when: May 3, 2024 | 8PM
what: Labyrinth of Love
who: Boston Conservatory at Berklee Wind Ensemble
where: Boston Conservatory Studio Ipswich 106 | Boston, MA
music:
Anahita Abbasi: Cordatum
Michael Daugherty: Labyrinth of Love
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when: May 16, 2024 | 7:30PM
what: ICE/PRiSM at Roulette
who: International Contemporary Ensemble | PRiSM
where: Roulette | New York, NY
Music:
New works by Emily Howard, Sam Salem, Robert Laidlow, Zakiya Leeming, Bofan Ma and Megan Steinberg.
Machine Listening Software/Electronics designed by Hongshuo Fan.
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when: May 24-25, 2024 | 7:30PM, 6PM
what: Hommage à Nadia Boulanger
who: Warsaw Philharmonic
where: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall | Warsaw, Poland
music:
Piotr Moss: Mademoiselle, Hommage à Nadia Boulanger (world premiere)
Francis Poulenc: Piano Concerto
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony no. 8
Piotr Salajczyk, piano
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when: June 27, 2024 | 6:30 PM
what: Bára Gísladóttir Portrait Concert
who: Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble
where: Duke’s Hall | London, England
music:
Bára Gísladóttir: Animals of Your Pasture
Bára Gísladóttir: Devotchka Watch Her Garbles
Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Fields
James Batty: New work