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Sofia Jernberg: Debut Wiener Konzerthaus
29 January 2026 will see Sofia Jernberg’s debut and world premiere of her own composition Psalm against the sea with the renowned Mivos Quartett at the Wiener Konzerthaus in the series Nouvelles Aventures. The quartet will also play Ingrid Laubrock’s Ashes, Sivan Eldar’s Solicitations, Rebecca Saunders’ Unbreathed, Annesley Black’s Folds Dependent and Flora Marlene Geißelbrecht’s Light of Third. Recent performances in Vienna with Sofia Jernberg included concerts at the Musikverein at the invitation of Wien Modern and at the Wiener Festwochen.
(published on 20 January 2026)
Anu Komsi: 100 years Finnish Radio
On 23 January 2026, soprano Anu Komsi will perform a concert with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Nicholas Collon at the Helsinki Music Centre. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of YLE (Yleisradio) – Finland's national public broadcasting company – she will sing Väinö Raitio’s Puistokuja for soprano and orchestra. Further works of the programme are Albert Roussel’s Suite F major, Béla Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with soloist Francesco Piemontesi and Leoš Janáček’s Sinfonietta.
(published on 12 January 2026)
Eva Resch: Debut at Ultraschall Berlin
On 15 January 2026, the soprano Eva Resch will make her debut at the Ultraschall Festival Berlin. Together with the cellist Martin Smith she will present her new and exciting programme SMESCH – Songs of Failure at the Heimathafen Neukölln. They will perform Brigitta Muntendorf’s hin und weg, Georg Katzer’s Ophelia, Per Nørgår’s Plutonian Ode, Kaija Saariaho’s Changing light for soprano and cello and the world premiere of Farzia Fallah’s of asphyxia for voice and cello (2025). The video artist Leon Daniel will complete the programme presenting his video installations. At the heart of SMESCH lies the ambivalence of human existence: crown of creation or rather its nightmare? From the destructive power emanating from humanity also arises the responsibility to protect life. But what if we fail to live up to our own moral compass?
(published on 7 January 2026)
Vanessa Porter: New Year’s sounds in Halle
On 11/12 January 2026, the percussionist Vanessa Porter will make a first appearance as soloist with the Staatskapelle Halle under the baton of Fabrice Bollon at the Händel HALLE in Halle. The programme will present Rebecca Saunders‘ Void for percussion duo and orchestra (2014), and her duo partner will be percussionist Emil Kuyumcuyan. Further works performed at the concerts will be Antonín Dvorák’s Serenade for Winds in D Minor op. 44, B 077 und Sergej Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances Op. 45. Vanessa Porter already played Rebecca Saunders‘ solo piece Dust several times to great acclaim and is now looking forward to interpreting her remarkable double concerto with orchestra on the concert stage.
(published on 15 December 2025)
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