Conductor Zubin Mehta talks about Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! in August 2007.
Avner Dorman has quickly risen to become one of Israel's most successful and renowned composers. Dorman's unique approach to rhythm and timbre has attracted some of the world's leading conductors, including Zubin Mehta, Marin Alsop, Asher Fisch, and Simone Young to bring his music to international audiences.
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from Peter Jaffe's blog
Stockton Record article here
world premiere more info...
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By Allan Kozinn
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Concertos CD and download available on Amazon...
Read Michael Heubner's article here...
read Steve Smith's review here...
Conductor David Robertson leads the world premiere of
'Uriah - The Man The King Wanted Dead' more info...
"Beautifully scored and viscerally performed by ASO, it should be placed in the class of 20th century anti-war classics by the likes of Schoenberg, Britten and Penderecki." Read the full review by Michael Huebner here...
read the LA Times Article...
Is it hyperbole to call this my favorite disc of music by a living composer? No... read more here
by Ilona Oltuski read it here
by MARIANNE LIPANOVICH, San Francisco Classical Voice
Featuring the Alabama Symphony orchestra led by Maestro Justin Brown more info...
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Frozen in Time performed by Martin Grubinger / Andris Nelsons / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra more info...
performancs of Frozen in Time across Europe - summer 2010 more info...
by Oleg Ledeniov More info...
Featuring soloists Daniel Jones and Toby Kearney with the RNCM Symphony Orchestra conducted by André de Ridder
22 pianists perform Piano Sonata no.2 at the New York International Piano Competition More info...
Pietari Inkinen leads the Hamburg Philharmonic with Soloists Martin Grubinger and Manuel Hofstätter More info...
by Allan Kozinn More info...
Country Premiere featuring Juan Pablo Aguayo More info...
featuring Alon Goldstein, Christopher Zimmerman, and the Fairfax Symphony More info...
CT.com Review of new CD
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(Phoenix, AZ) KBAQ Music Director Sterling Beeaff reviews New Naxos Recording.
Zubin Mehta, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, PercaDu more info...
FREE Concert and Party in New York City rsvp here...
featuring percussionist Martin Grubinger and conductor Fabrice Bollon. more info...
by Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim
Symphony Magazine Article read it here...
by Don Clark
never a dull moment here...
by Christopher Guerin
"This piece left no question in my mind that Avner Dorman is, by any measure, a world-class composer destined for much more greatness." read the review...
by Timothy McDonald Read the review...
by Don Clark
"This is a major new work"
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by Steve Paul More info...
by Rick Hellman More info...
On October 8, Ittai Shappira presents the European premiere of Violin Concerto More info...
Featuring percussionist Martin Grubinger and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao conducted by Günter Neuhold.
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featuring Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! with conductor Theodore Kuchar More info...
August 27, 2009 - Featuring Arriaga String Quartet at the Volkenrode Festival more info...
August 13, 2009 - featuring PercaDu Die Presse Review....
Avner Dorman Spices Things Up Article by David Ng
Featuring percussionists Galen Lemmon and Steve Hearn with the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop. More info...
Digital perusal scores are now available from SchirmerOnDemand
Marin Alsop leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic and PercaDu for the West Coast Premiere of Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! More info...
Jerusalem Post Feature Article
Sayaka Shoji and Itamar Golan present the U.S. Premiere of Sonata No.2 for Violin and Piano.
Martin Grubinger performs Frozen in Time with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Hugh Wolff at Vienna's legendary Musikverein More info...
Zubin Mehta leads the U.S. Premiere of Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! with PercaDu percussion duo and the New York Philharmonic More info...
Read the New York Times Review of Piano Sonata no.2
"And the best news of all: The contemporary Ellef Symphony was the highlight of the evening, with 33-year-old Dorman present to accept the audience’s thundering ovation." www.nuvo.net full article
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers recently featured Avner Dorman and his forthcoming album with the Metropolis Ensemble in the ASCAP Audio Portraits series. Listen to the interview...
