Legendary avant-garde composer Sofia Gubaidulina has died ... Schnittke praised the work as "perhaps the most important violin concerto of the 20th Century". The Union of Soviet Composers blacklisted ...

It has become a popular conviction that Krzysztof Penderecki's music is a summary of the achievements of 20th century ... role is played by composers born after the time of the avant-garde in the ...

People will always demand the ambrosia of the past, and contemporary composers refuse to serve it, a decision approaching martyrdom. We are experiencing an exhilarating mid-century suspicion of ...

Chamber Music on the Fox will bring its largest concert of the season to the stage: “Capriccio.” Named in honor of the ...

From the harmonies and impressionistic sparkle of the French school to the avant-garde of the Viennese school and all the way across to the rhythmic vitality of the Russian school, the early twentieth ...

Pierre Boulez left his mark on the 20th century with his avant-garde creations and the founding of major musical institutions. To mark his centenary, ARTE invites you to explore the work and legacy of ...

The 40-part series ‘20th Century Radicals’ will spotlight composers who reshaped the musical landscape – alongside a major day of broadcasts honouring Pierre Boulez’s centenary.

Sofia Gubaidulina spent the last 33 years of her life in Germany Legendary avant-garde composer ... violin concerto of the 20th Century". The Union of Soviet Composers blacklisted her in 1979 ...