“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: 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, 2025 | 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: S.M.B. (South Memphis, Bitch)

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: Tower of Babel III

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: SchwebeLieder (world premiere)

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when: December 4, 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

Arnold Schoenberg: PART II from Pierrot Lunaire

Julian Anderson: THUS

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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 18, 2026 | 8:30PM

what: Ligeti, Del Corno, Beethoven

who: Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento

where: Auditorium Santa Chiara | Merano, 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 | 8PM

what: Ligeti, Del Corno, Beethoven

who: Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento

where: Kurhaus | Merano, 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 Kendall 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 | 8:30PM

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

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when: May 9, 2026 | 5PM

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