Donaueschingen Music Days 2015
October 16 – 18, 2015
Donaueschingen, Germany
The Donaueschingen Music Days (in German: Donaueschinger Musiktage) is a festival for contemporary music that takes place every October in the small town of Donaueschingen in Germany. Founded in 1921, it is one of the world’s oldest festivals for contemporary music, and belongs to one of the best-known and most prestigious festivals of its kind.
FEATURED AUSTRIAN COMPOSERS
GEORG FRIEDRICH HAAS
Octet for 8 Trombones (2015)
German Premiere
Commissioned by the Trombone Unit Hannover
funded by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
Duration: about 20 minutes
Venue: Christuskirche
Date: Friday, October 16, 2015
Start: 6 pm
Broadcast: SWR2 JetztMusik, Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 11:03 pm
OLGA NEUWIRTH
Le Encantadas o le avventure nel mare delle meraviglie
– for six ensemble groups, samples and live electronics (2015)
World Premiere
Commissioned by the SWR, Ensemble Intercontemporain, IRCAM, Wien Modern and the Lucerne Festival
Duration: about 70 minutes
Venue: Donauhallen, Bartók Saal
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2015
Start: 11 am
Broadcast: SWR2 JetztMusik, Wednesday, November 11 & 18, 2015, 11:03 pm
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