Gabriele Vanoni speaks about his Suggestioni Festival in Boston

After a first edition focusing on Italian composers, the 2011 edition of the Suggestioni Festival will feature Italian performers. This year the Ensemble L’arsenale is the ensemble in residence and the festival program concludes with a concert featuring music by Sciarrino, Costanza, Vaglini, Tadini and Buso.

Zeitschichten.com spoke with Gabriele Vanoni, co-founder of the festival, about his artistic vision and the world of contemporary music both in Italy and the US.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting…

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Manuel Schwiertz of ON Neue Musik Köln. Among other things he just started a new label for contemporary music, Blinker, that will be featured in an upcoming article at zeitschichten.com. If you can’t wait for the interview to go online you can check out Blinker’s brandnew website at […]

Is there a better way to spend your…

Is there a better way to spend your lunch break than listening to Späthoven’s op. 127/II? http://is.gd/dQFMG

German New Music Ensemble “musikFabrik”…

German New Music Ensemble “musikFabrik” teaches kids how to compose electronic music just like Stockhausen did: http://is.gd/dJodA

Wie Jürgen Flimm Berlin als “größte…

Wie Jürgen Flimm Berlin als “größte Opernstadt der Welt” bezeichnen kann erschließt sich mir leider nicht. München hat auch drei Opernhäuser und überhaupt: seit wann ist die Deutsche Oper “fantastisch”? http://ping.fm/nTUkW

It would indeed be fabulous for Boston…

It would indeed be fabulous for Boston if Riccardo Chailly replaced Levine. He is charismatic and a great musician. http://is.gd/dGiFr

“Von Sternen, Nebeln und Galaxien”: Peter Oswald über das Arcana Festival für Neue Musik

Am 24. Juli öffnet im steirischen Gesäuse das neugegründete ARCANA Festival für Neue Musik. Zeitschichten.com sprach mit dem künstlerischen Leiter, Peter Oswald, über Konzeption, Programm und die Bedeutung von Musikvermittlung für den heutigen Konzertbetrieb.

In expecto by Sofia Gubaidulina. A…

In expecto by Sofia Gubaidulina. A fantastic piece for accordion, played superbly by Maciej Frąckiewicz http://is.gd/dCDip

Exploring Karlheinz Essl’s vast sound…

Exploring Karlheinz Essl’s vast sound library at http://ping.fm/VRAxq

Finally! The Hagen Quartet CD arrived!…

Finally! The Hagen Quartet CD arrived! http://ping.fm/4RA8t

Wolf-Dieter Seiffert, CEO of the Henle…

Wolf-Dieter Seiffert, CEO of the Henle Publishing House, blogs about Schumann and Chopin. http://ping.fm/JZTYA

Louis Andriessen article at the Detritus…

Louis Andriessen article at the Detritus Review. Nice coincidence. Just heard a fascinating talk by Rob Zuidam on “The Five” http://ping.fm/guB4D

Extensive review of the ECLAT festival…

Extensive review of the ECLAT festival in Stuttgart. Wish I could have gone! http://ping.fm/76cYQ

Interesting video with composer Tolga…

Interesting video with composer Tolga Tüzün on how he uses sound analyses as a basis for his compositions. http://ping.fm/xSPwb

Zoe Lang suggests that “just as the…

Zoe Lang suggests that “just as the concept of software is changing from a one-size-fits-all to a customized approach, the musicological toolbox should do the same.” http://ping.fm/Rrwvh