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B&H welcomes EAMDC to its New York offices as the two companies announce a new North American licensing deal in January 2021.

Boosey & Hawkes presents a series of audio podcasts in honour of the 50th anniversary of the death of Igor Stravinsky, one of the 20th century’s most iconic composers. The five weekly episodes, commencing 29 January, are hosted by Jonathan Cross, a respected authority on Stravinsky, who invites listeners to explore this colossus of modern creativity.

James MacMillan’s Christmas Oratorio achieved a successful premiere in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw this month, despite COVID restrictions. A flood of positive reviews greeted the new score which can still be heard on a Dutch NTR radio stream.

Part of our “Performer Picks” series of interviews with world-renowned artists about their favorite works in the B&H catalog. Read other "Performer Picks" interviews with Johannes Moser and Bridget Kibbey.

The Stay At Home Choir’s latest collaborative project for choral singers around the world is Christopher Tin’s Sogno di Volare, as heard on his recent Decca recording To Shiver the Sky and on the Civilization VI video game.

Works by composers Christopher Rouse and Carlisle Floyd receive nominations for Best Contemporary Classical Composition and Best Opera Recording at the 2021 GRAMMYS.

Composed in her final years, though remaining unperformed and unpublished at her death in 1940, Leokadiya Kashperova’s Piano Trio in A minor will now finally be heard as part of the Gould Piano Trio’s BBC Lunchtime Concert on 18 December.

Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen’s new piano music collection is being released by Boosey & Hawkes and Decca Classics as digital print and digital audio.

As we celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday on December 16, 2020, we look back on several performance highlights from this year of contemporary works inspired by the Classical titan, including some brand-new works.

The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam plays host to the world premiere of James MacMillan’s new Christmas Oratorio, performed on 16 January by the Dutch Radio Philharmonic and Choir in the prestigious NTR ZaterdagMatinee series, with a radio stream available after.

Anna Clyne’s Beethoven-inspired Stride received critical acclaim after its world premiere with the Australian Chamber Orchestra on November 12. The work was also premiered in the US with the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra later that month, and has future performances planned with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

David T. Little’s powerful monodrama Soldier Songs is reimagined as a film by Opera Philadelphia, premiering on January 22 on their new streaming service, the Opera Philadelphia Channel. Little and Royce Vavrek’s one-act comedy Vinkensport, or the Finch Opera, was also brought to the screen in October as part of Houston Grand Opera’s digital season.

Part of our “Performer Picks” series of interviews with world-renowned artists about their favorite works in the B&H catalog. Read other "Performer Picks" interviews with Johannes Moser and Miguel Harth-Bedoya.

The 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams falls on 12 October 2022, offering opportunities to explore and celebrate the life and music of this influential British composer, whose classic works are loved throughout the world.

The premiere of Louis Andriessen’s new work for choir and orchestra, May, written in 2019 as a tribute to Frans Brüggen, will be his last due to the composer’s illness.

Concord Music Publishing has announced the new Concord Art Prize, encouraging art inspired by music. The 10 great pieces of music selected to inspire UK artists to create their own works include Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and Steve Reich’s Music for Eighteen Musicians, drawn from the Boosey & Hawkes catalogue.

The powerful new orchestral work by Sofia Gubaidulina, The Wrath of God, achieved its belated premiere as a highlight at the Wien Modern festival in November.

We are sad to share the news of the death of the outstanding violin pedagogue Sheila Nelson, whose award-winning publications with Boosey & Hawkes include The Essential String Method, Tetratunes and Flip-A-Rhythm.

Orchid Classics has released the premiere recording of Mark Simpson’s Geysir, paired with Mozart’s masterly Gran Partita, and a video performance with the same ensemble of leading wind players is now available for viewing.

Jonathan Cross explores Stravinsky’s relationships with his composing contemporaries and the influence of his works and aesthetic ideals upon later generations, from Britten, Copland and Messiaen to contemporary composers such as Reich and Birtwistle.