Hannah Kendall, Alex Paxton and Diana Syrse have won the third ricordilab international composers’ competition.

Julia Wolfe's Her Story, a 40-minute theatrical work for orchestra and women’s chamber choir and orchestra, receives its world premiere on September 15, 2022 with the Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero, and Lorelei Ensemble, with stage direction by Anne Kauffman, lighting and scenic design by Jeff Sugg, costumes by Marion Talan de la Rosa, and sound design by Andrew Cotton. 

Santa Fe Opera's 2022 Season featured the world premiere of their newly commissioned opera M. Butterfly by composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang, based on the Broadway hit and Tony Award-winning play originally written by the librettist himself. James Robinson's production--under the baton of Carolyn Kuan, featuring opera stars Kangmin Justin Kim and Mark Stone--was lauded by audiences and critics alike. 

In 2022, various works from our publishing group find themselves centre-stage: In the opening premiere “Ich geh unter lauter Schatten” works by Grisey, Scelsi and Xenakis, were scenically interpreted. Sarah Nemtsov's instrumental cycle HAUS, sees its scenic premiere in the Turbine Hall.

The music theatre takes centre stage in Italy this autumn: Giorgio Battistelli Golden Lion at Venice Biennale and critical edition's world premiere at Festival Verdi in Parma.

Giacomo Manzoni turns 90. Born in Milan on 26 September 1932, composer as well as music critic, translator, writer and teacher, we celebrate him with a selection of works from his Ricordi catalogue.

We are very pleased to announce that Lisa Streich has signed an exclusive contract with Ricordi Berlin. Having supported the rising Swedish composer in its ricordilab programme, the publisher will be representing her wide-ranging catalogue of works for orchestra, ensembles and chamber music.

The Austrian composer Georg Friedrich Haas, one of the most renowned composers of his generation and currently residing in the US, is attracting attention this summer not only at the Bavarian State Opera, whose Ja, Mai (Yes, May) festival has been dedicated to him, but also with a new orchestral work unveiled in Vienna by Marin Alsop.

The Augsburg State Theatre has addressed the man-made apocalypse in the form a staged oratorio with a multi-disciplinary cast of singers, dancers and actors. Haydn’s Creation is confronted not only by contemporary literature but also by a new composition from Bernhard Lang that brings Haydn’s classical tradition into the modern age.

Sarah Nemtsov ranks among the most exciting musical voices of her generation. Numerous highlights from her catalogue are featured in the close of the current season, and the next season will also see exciting Nemtsov projects.