Matteo Franceschini will be awarded the Leone d’argento (Silver Lion) for music at the Venice Biennale 2019. 
The Awards Ceremony will take place on October 3, 2019, part of the 63rd International Contemporary Music Festival.

An all-around musician with a lifetime of achievements to his credit, Fabio Vacchi’s long list of compositions comprises nearly every musical genre. Along the way, he has worked with a slew of international artists, including film directors, for whom he has written numerous soundtracks.   

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»Rock music is a defining culture. What we do is underground« – composer-conductor Enno Poppe meets one of the pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk co-founder Eberhard Kranemann. 

Two ensemble works by Reinhard Febel received their world premieres in Salzburg in January.

Giorgio Battistelli’s new opera, 7 minuti. Consiglio di fabbrica (7 Minutes – Collective Bargaining), makes its world premiere on February 1 at the Opéra National de Lorraine in Nancy, France.

Simone Young and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin bring Samir Odeh Tamimi's orchestral work Rituale back on stage.

Applications are now being accepted for the Third edition of the Piero Farulli Awards for Compositions for youth string quartets.

Double album recently released on the Stradivarius record label: PROMETEO Tragedia dell’ascolto by Luigi Nono.

The Stage Is Not Enough – Spatial Sounds