We are delighted to announce that future works by British composer and jazz-trombonist Alex Paxton will be published by Schott Music! 🎶🍓

His energetic, genre-blending music—described as “unbridled joy… full of pulsating energy”

We are delighted to share that two of our composers have been nominated in this year’s #ivorsclassicalawards

In the choral category, Julian Anderson’s Nothing At All, for eight unaccompanied voices, in the chamber category, John Casken’s Mantle for piano and wind quintet

@ivorsacademy.bsky.social

✨OUT TODAY!✨British Piano Concertos🎹

A new album celebrating the rich sound world of 20th-century British music. Featuring Sir Michael Tippett’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

Performed by pianist Clare Hammond, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and George Vass.

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra open their season with the Scottish premiere of Ryan Wigglesworth's 'for Laura, after Bach'

in memory of their former leader Laura Samuel.

Listen on BBC Radio 3 tonight at 19:30
➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Calling all musicians and creatives – final call for Tippett Foundation Grants 2025!

Are you planning a performance or recording of music by Michael Tippett? The Tippett Foundation is now accepting final applications for 2025.

🗓 Apply by 30 September 2025
📖 Guidelines: tippettfoundation.org.uk

🚨OUT TODAY🚨The @lporchestra.bsky.social's latest album! Tippett’s "A Child of Our Time"

With Ed Gardner, the London Adventist Chorale, Nadine Benjamin, Sarah Connolly, Kenneth Tarver and Roderick Williams.

Listen here: open.spotify.com/album/1gO6pZ...

A weekend highlight at the BBC Proms: a programme of folk songs and dances, featuring Tippett’s “Triumph”, a paraphrase from “The Mask of Time” and a selection of Grainger works🎶

The @londonsymphony.bsky.social wind and brass shone under the direction of Ryan Bancroft — bravo!

The great Russian composer and pianist Rodion Shchedrin has died at the age of 92.

www.schott-music.com/en/blog/rodi...

Three Premieres in three countries today!

🎶Huw Watkins - Stolen Songs: James Gilchrist, Adrian Adlam, Kirche St. Georg

🎼Gavin Bryars - String Quartet No. 6: Quatuor Béla, Eglise d'Ayn

🎻Julian Anderson - String Quartet No. 4: US premiere; Escher Quartet, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Ryedale Festival presents Tippett's Crown of the Year! A rarely heard chamber cantata, described by Sir Andrew Davis as one of Tippett’s greatest works

Brought to life by star singers and the Ryedale Ensemble✨ Pre concert talk with Oliver Soden

ryedalefestival.com/event/crown-...

⭐Read the latest Schott Spotlight⭐

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As festival season begins, we're taking a look at what's coming up in the world of contemporary classical music!

🎻 World Premiere Tonight!
Sebastian Hilli's Violin Concerto "1977"

With the extraordinary Pekka Kuusisto as the soloist, joined by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Nicholas Collon ✨

Watch the livestream here👉 worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/...

Fantastic premiere of Huw Watkins' Concerto for Orchestra with @thehalle.bsky.social last weekend — and a great pre-concert talk with @tommckinney.bsky.social and Sir Mark Elder!

Catch the BBC Radio 3Live in Concert broadcast on 5 June at 19:30.

📻Tune in: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

This afternoon at Wigmore Hall🎶
Ensemble intercontemporain, conducted by Ustina Dubitsky, with Hanzhi Wang perform a new work for accordion by Katherine Balch — whose evocative scores embrace everyday sounds and weave them into extraordinary tapestries of instrumental colour and energy⚡️

Hello Bluesky!
If you're in Leeds, don't miss a special memorial performance for Alexander Goehr tomorrow at @universityofleeds.bsky.social 🎶

University of Leeds students will perform Sandy’s 'manere' 🎻

📆 2 May 2025 | 🕕 18:00
📍 Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, University of Leeds