“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
2025-2026 events
when: January 15-16, 2025 | 7:30 PM
what: Patricia Kopatchinskaja & Claire Chase
who: Musikkollegium Winterthur
where: Stadthaus | Winterthur, Switzerland
music:
Giacinto Scelsi: Quattro Pezzi per Orchestra, no. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to “Egmont” op. 84
Dai Fujikura: Double Concerto for Violin and Flute (world premiere)
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
Claire Chase, flute
Post-concert discussion on January 16 with Lion Gallusser at Park Hotel
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when: January 17, 2025 | 6:30PM
what: #TGIF – Meet Vimbayi Kaziboni
who: Musikkollegium Winterthur
where: Stadthaus | Winterthur, Switzerland
music:
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88
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when: February 5, 2025
what: Crash
who: Klangforum Wien with Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart
where: Stuttgart, Germany
music:
Alex Paxton: new work (world premiere)
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when: February 16, 2025
what: The New Viennese School, part 1
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Wigmore Hall | London, England
music:
Arnold Schönberg: 3 Pieces for chamber orchestra, op. 11 (arr. Richard Dünser)
Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arr. Arnold Schönberg)
Alexander von Zemlinsky: 6 Songs after Poems by Maurice Maeterlinck op. 13
Arnold Schönberg: 5 Orchestra Pieces (arr. Greissle)
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when: February 17, 2025
what: The New Viennese School, part 2
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Wigmore Hall | London, England
music:
Franz Schreier: Der Wind
Hans Eisler: Divertimento for Wind Quintet
Ferruccio Busoni: Berceuse Élégiaque (arr. Erwin Stein)
Arnold Schönberg: Pierrot Lunaire
Barbara Kozelj, mezzo-soprano
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when: February 25, 2025
what: impuls festival 2025
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Helmut List Halle | Graz, Austria
music:
premiering new works by Damián Gorandi, Jieun Jeong, Piyawat Louilarpprasert Njabulo Phungula, and Kelley Sheehan
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when: February 28, 2025 | 7PM
what: Crash
who: Klangforum Wien with Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart
where: Wiener Konzerthaus, Mozart Saal | Vienna, Austria
music:
Alex Paxton: new work (Austrian premiere)
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when: March 6, 2025 | 7:30PM
what: Miya Masaoka Portrait Concert
who: International Contemporary Ensemble (I.C.E)
where: Miller Theater | New York, NY
music:
Miya Masaoka: The Dust and the Noise
Miya Masaoka: The Horizon Leans Forward
Miya Masaoka: new work (world premiere)
Miya Masaoka: Mapping a Joyful Noise
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when: March 14, 2025 | 8PM
what: New Works for Orchestra
who: Boston Conservatory at Berklee Composers Orchestra
where: Boston Conservatory Studio T401 | Boston, MA
music:
new works by Boston Conservatory composition students
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when: April 3, 2025 | 7:30PM
what: Chineke! US Tour
who: Chineke! Orchestra
where: Granada Theater | Santa Barbara, CA
music:
Valerie Coleman: 7 O’Clock Shout
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Sussex Landscape
Franz Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
Brian Nabors: Pulse
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A minor, op.8
Aaron Azunda Akugbo, trumpet
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when: April 4, 2025 | 8PM
what: Chineke! US Tour
who: Chineke! Orchestra
where: Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall | Orange County, CA
music:
Valerie Coleman: 7 O’Clock Shout
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Sussex Landscape
Franz Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
Brian Nabors: Pulse
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A minor, op.8
Aaron Azunda Akugbo, trumpet
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when: April 9, 2025 | 8PM
what: Chineke! Tour Program
who: Chineke! Orchestra
where: Royal Festival Hall | London, England
music:
Valerie Coleman: 7 O’Clock Shout
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Sussex Landscape
Franz Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
Brian Nabors: Pulse
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A minor, op.8
Aaron Azunda Akugbo, trumpet
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when: May 2, 2025 | 8PM
what: TRANSFORMATIONS
who: Boston Conservatory at Berklee contraBAND
where: Boston Conservatory Studio T401 | Boston, MA
music:
Clara Ionnotta: Àphones
J.S. Bach, arr. Anton Webern: Ricerar a 6 voci
Gunther Schuller: Transformation
Luciano Berio: Folk Songs
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when: May 18, 2025 | 7PM
what: PODIUM Esslingen closing concert: De Staat
who: PODIUM Festival Ensemble
where: Autohaus Jesinger | Esslingen, Germany
music:
Louis Andriessen: De Staat
Zara Ali: Red City
Zara Ali: GOSCH 2057 (world premiere)
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when: June 3-4, 2025
what: International Conducting Competition Rotterdam Jury
where: De Doelen, Jurriaanse Zaal | Rotterdam, Netherlands
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when: July 7, 2025 | 8PM
what: Vivi & Vimbayi
who: Ensemble Reflektor
where: Elbphilharmonie | Hamburg, Germany
music:
Gregor A. Mayrhofer: Recycling Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony no. 7
Vivi Vassileva, percussion
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when: July 25, 2025 | 8:30PM
what: Salzburg Festival: Macbeth
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Kollegienkirche | Salzburg, Austria
music:
Salvatore Sciarrino: Macbeth
Otto Katzameier, Macbeth
Iris van Wijen, A Sergeant/Fleance/A Hired Murderer/A Guard
Davide Giangregorio, Duncan/A Courtier/Macduff
Cordula Bürgi, chorus master
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when: August 1, 2025 | 7:30PM
what: Darmstädter Ferienkurse: CORE
who: Darmstädter Ferienkurse Ensemble
where: Turnhalle, Lichtenbergschule | Darmstadt, Germany
music:
Galina Ustvolskaya: Symphony no. 2 “True and Eternal Bliss”
Chaya Czernowin: The Divine Thawing of the Core (world premiere)
Claire Chase, flute
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when: September 4, 2025 | 6:20PM
what: Only Wind Instruments (Almost) Lecture
who: Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra
where: KKL Luzern | Lucerne, Switzerland
music:
Chaya Czernowin: The Divine Thawing of the Core
Claire Chase, contrabass flute
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when: September 6, 2025 | 11AM
what: Lucerne Festival: CORE
who: Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra
where: KKL Luzern | Lucerne, Switzerland
music:
Sofia Gubaidulina: Trio for three trumpets
Galina Ustvolskaya: Symphony no. 2 “True and Eternal Bliss”
Chaya Czernowin: The Divine Thawing of the Core
Claire Chase, contrabass flute
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when: September 13, 2025 | 8PM
what: Musik der Zeit #KEPPEL
who: WDR Sinfonieorchester
where: Funkhaus Wallrafplatz | Cologne, Germany
music:
Hannah Kendall: He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing
Sergej Newski: Göttin der Geschichte
Andile Khumalo: The Light We Carry (world premiere)
Johannes Schöllhorn: Niemandsland (world premiere)
Christina Daletska, mezzo-soprano
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when: October 3, 2025 | 7:30PM
what: Musikprotokoll 2025: regel:bruch
who: ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
where: Helmut List Halle | Graz, Austria
music:
Peter Ablinger: Die Wendel (world premiere)
Ailís Ní Ríain: Scarscape (world premiere)
Sara Stevanović: I thought god can be found in the Danube (world premiere)
Georg Nussbaumer: RING!
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when: October 18, 2025 | 11:00AM
what: Donaueschinger Musiktage 2025 – Aura I
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Batók Saal, Donauhallen | Donaueschingen, Germany
music:
Hanna Eimermacher: AURA (world premiere)
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when: October 18, 2025 | 8PM
what: Donaueschinger Musiktage 2025 – Aura II
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Batók Saal, Donauhallen | Donaueschingen, Germany
music:
Hanna Eimermacher: AURA (world premiere)
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when: October 19, 2026 | 11:00AM
what: Donaueschinger Musiktage 2025 – The Tower of Babel III
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Mozart Saal, Donauhallen | Donaueschingen, Germany
music:
Francesca Verunelli: La nuda voce (world premiere)
Anna Korsun: Vivrisses (world premiere)
Koka Nikoladze: Masterpiece (world premiere)
Alexander Khubeev: Garmonbozia (world premiere)
Johana Vargas, soprano
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when: October 24, 2025 | 8PM
what: Berio & Co
who: Ensemble Intercontemporain
where: Cité de la musique | Paris, France
music:
Sara Glojnaric: Pure Bliss
Eva Reiter: Irrlicht
Ni Zheng: Cauldron of Mania (world premiere)
Zara Ali: new work
Luciano Berio: Folk Songs
Sarah Aristidou, soprano
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when: October 30, 2025 | 7:30PM
what: Wien Modern Opening Concert
who: ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
where: Wiener Konzerthaus | Vienna, Austria
music:
George Lewis: Your Network is Unstable
Jessie Cox: Shadow Play
Hannah Kendall: He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing
George Lewis: Weathering
Curated by Vimbayi Kaziboni and George Lewis
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when: November 4, 2025 | 8PM
what: Don’t Leave Me Behind
who: Ensemble Modern
where: Frankfurt Alte Oper | Frankfurt, Germany
music:
Bertram Wee: My Body, Broken For Your Amusement (Vessel II)
Anna Meredith: Tripotage Miniatures
Anthony Braxton: Composition No. 136
Tansy Davies: neon
Alex Paxton: Don’t Leave Me Behind
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when: November 16, 2025 | 7PM
what: Geschliffene Grenzen
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Wiener Konzerthaus | Vienna, Austria
music:
Hovik Sardaryan: … and the Sun was Green... (world premiere)
Anna Korsun: Vivrisses
Koka Nikoladze: Masterpiece
Alexander Khubeev: Garmonbozia
Marina Khorkova: new work
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when: December 5, 2025 | 8PM
what: PURE BLISS
who: Boston Conservatory at Berklee ContraBAND
where: Boston Conservatory Studio T401 | Boston, MA
music:
Njabulo Phungula: ochre song
Justė Janulytė: Clessidra
Sara Glojnaric: Pure Bliss
Koka Nikoladze: Masterpiece
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when: January 31, 2026 | 7:30PM
what: su una nota sola
who: Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
where: Pick-Staiger Concert Hall | Chicago, IL
music:
Giacinto Scelsi: Quatro Pezzi su una nota sola
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to Egmont
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 2
Alfred Schnittke: Gogol Suite
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when: February 7, 2026 | 8PM
what: New Works for Orchestra
who: Boston Conservatory Composers Orchestra
where: Boston Conservatory Studio 106 | Boston, MA
music:
new compositions by Boston Conservatory student composers
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when: February 17, 2026 | 8PM
what: Ligeti, Del Corno, Beethoven
who: Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento
where: Auditorium Bolzano | Bolzano, Italy
music:
György Ligeti: Concert Românesc
Filippo Del Corno: Viola Concerto
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony no. 5
Timothy Ridout, viola
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when: February 19, 2026 |
what: Ligeti, Del Corno, Beethoven
who: Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento
where: | Trento, Italy
music:
György Ligeti: Concert Românesc
Filippo Del Corno: Viola Concerto
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony no. 5
Timothy Ridout, viola
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when: March 2, 2026 | 8PM
what: after Beethoven…
who: Boston Conservatory at Berklee Sinfonietta
where: Boston Conservatory Studio T401 | Boston, MA
music:
Hans Zender: 33 Veränderungen über 33 Veränderungen
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when: March 28, 2026 | 7:30PM
what: How to Eat Your Sexuality
who: Klangforum Wien/Neue Vocalsolisten
where: Elbphilharmonie | Hanover, Germany
music:
Alex Paxton: How to Eat Your Sexuality
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when: April 4, 2025 | 8PM
what: An Index of Metals
who: Boston Conservatory at Berklee ContraBAND
where: Boston Conservatory Studio T401 | Boston, MA
music:
Fausto Romitelli: An Index of Metals
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when: April 18, 2026 | 7:30PM
what: New Works for Orchestra
who: Curtis Orchestra
where: Curtis Institute of Music | Philadelphia, PA
music:
TBA
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when: April 23, 2026 | 7:30PM
what: Hannah Kendal Portrait Concert
who: International Contemporary Ensemble (I.C.E)
where: Miller Theatre | New York, NY
music:
Hannah Kendall: new work
Hannah Kendall: when flesh is pressed against the dark
Hannah Kendall: Even sweetness can scratch the throat
Hannah Kendall: Tuxedo: Diving Bell 2
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when: April 30, 2026 |
what: Hendiduras del silencio
who: Real Filharmonia de Galicia
where: Auditorio de Galicia | Santiago de Compostella, Spain
music:
Francisco Domínguez: Cometa (world premiere)
Rebecca Saunders: VOID (Spanish premiere)
Francisco Guerrero: Como Berenices
Adélaïde Ferrière, percussion
Noè Rodrigo Gisbert, percussion
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when: May 8, 2026 | 8PM
what: Ecos de Berio
who: Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal
where: Theatro Municipal | São Paulo, Brazil
music:
Olga Neuwirth: Dreydl
Hannah Kendall: He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing
George Lewis: Your Network is Unstable
Luciano Berio: Sinfonia