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2008

Frozen in Time

AUGUST 15, 2008 - SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN, GERMANY
Featuring soloist Martin Grubinger; John Axelrod conducts the NDR Radiophilharmonie. More info...

 

Variations Without A Theme - West Coast Premiere

AUGUST 10, 2008 - MISSION SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, SANTA CRUZ, CA
Featuring Marin Alsop. Cabrillo Festival. West Coast Premiere. More info...

 

Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! - Asian Premiere

JULY 18-19, 2008 - PHUTTAMONTHON - MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY THAILAND
Gudni Emilsson leads the Thailand Philharmonic and PercaDu in Percussion Night, featuring the Asian Premiere of Avner Dorman's Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! More info...

 

Azerbaijani Dance

JUNE 30, 2008 - TEATRO DE LA CIUDAD, NUEVO LAREDO, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO
Featuring Eliran Avni

 

Azerbaijani Dance

JUNE 27, 2008 - MECA's DOW SCHOOL CAMPUS, HOUSTON,TEXAS
Featuring Eliran Avni

 

Tree-yO!

JUNE 26 SALURINN KOPAVOGUR REYKJAVIK
Featuring Erato Piano Trio.

 

Tree-yO!

JUNE 24 2008 HAMRAR CONCERT HALL ISAFJÖRDUR
Featuring Erato Piano Trio. Iceland Premiere.

 

Piano Sonata No. 2

JUNE 16, 2008 - SIBIU, ROMANIA - PHILHARMONIC HALL
Featuring Alon Goldstein. More info...

 

Tree-yO!

JUNE 16, 2008 - GROSVENOR HOUSE, PARK LANE , LONDON UK
Featuring Erato Piano Trio. UK Premiere Gala for Ezer Mizion Health Organization. More info...

 

Ellef Symphony

JUNE 6-7, 2008 – INDIANAPOLIS, IN - HILBERT CIRCLE THEATER
Asher Fisch leads the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in the U.S. Premiere of Avner Dorman's Ellef Symphony, which received the Israel Prime Minister’s Award in 2001. Following the premiere, the Berliner Zeitung praised: "Ellef (Millennium) Symphony puts three Jewish poems of different eras into music, shows to be a piece of surprisingly competent craftsmanship, not lacking in musical power either." More info...

 

Udacrep Akubrad

JUNE 1, 2008 - INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION FESTIVAL, TAICHUNG, TAIWAN
Featuring PercaDu.

 

Udacrep Akubrad

MAY 30, 2008 - INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION FESTIVAL, TAIPEI, NATIONAL CONCERT HALL TAIWAN
Featuring PercaDu. Taiwan premiere.

 

Piano Sonata No. 2

MAY 18, 2008 - WASHINGTON, DC - PHILLIPS COLLECTION
Featuring Alon Goldstein. More info...

 

Piano Sonata No. 2

MAY 9, 2008 - BETHESDA, MD - CONGREGATION BETH-EL
Featuring Alon Goldstein. More info...

 

New Business

JANUARY 21-25 - PARK CITY - TREASURE MOUNTAIN INN
Julia Kots' New Business plays at the 2008 Slamdance Film Festival. More info...

 

Frozen in Time - Percussion Concerto

JANUARY 24-26, 2008 – MUNICH
Juraj Valcuha leads the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in the last-minute performance of Dorman's exciting new percussion concerto, Frozen in Time, just weeks after its world premiere in Hamburg. Featuring percussion virtuoso Martin Grubinger, the concerto is a voyage that encompasses percussion music from around the globe. Frozen in Time was received enthusiastically by audiences and critics alike. Die Welt noted the composition’s “rhythmic, bizarre jazz, hard grooves and unbroken drive” and said that it “is a piece that exceeds expectations to the extreme." More info...

 

Piano Sonata No. 2

FEBRUARY 15, 2008 – TIFFIN, OH - RITZ THEATRE
Featuring Alon Goldstein. More info...

 

Piano Sonata No. 2

FEBRUARY 17, 2008 - CINCINATTI, OH - XAVIER UNIVERSITY
Featuring Alon Goldstein. More info...

 

Piano Sonata No. 2

MARCH 9, 2008 - PINECREST, FL - UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Featuring Alon Goldstein. More info...

 

Udacrep Akubrad

MARCH 22, 2008 – NEW YORK, NY - JUILLIARD
Featuring June Hahn.

 

 

2007

Frozen in Time - Percussion Concerto

DECEMBER 2-3, 2007 – HAMBURG
Simone Young leads the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra in the world premiere of Dorman's exciting new percussion concerto, Frozen in Time. Featuring percussion virtuoso Martin Grubinger the concerto is a voyage that encompasses percussion music from around the globe. More info...

 

Metropolis Ensemble: On Record: The Complete Chamber Orchestra Concerti of Avner Dorman

OCTOBER 11, 2007 (8PM) – NEW YORK CITY - ANGEL ORENSANZ FOUNDATION CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Metropolis Ensemble showcases the rising new voice in composition, Avner Dorman, featuring the American premieres of Dorman’s Concerto in A and Concerto Grosso, the New York premiere of Piccolo Concerto, and an encore performance of Mandolin Concerto. Special guests Mindy Kaufman of the New York Philharmonic, Avi Avital, and Eliran Avni join the Metropolis Ensemble led by conductor Andrew Cyr. More info...

 

Bell Series

OCTOBER 5, 2007 (7:30PM) - JACKSON - MILLSAPS COLLEGE
Alon Goldstein performs Sonata No. 2. More info...

 

Sonata No. 2

SEPTEMBER 29, 2007 (7:30PM) - FRANKLIN - FRANKLIN OPERA HOUSE
Alon Goldstein performs Sonata No. 2. More info...

 

Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007 – JERUSALEM - YMCA CONCERT HALL
Bishara Harouny, piano; Roni Gal Ed, oboe; Julian Bliss, clarinet; Sharon Polyak, horn; Mauricio Paez, bassoon.

 

Verbier Music Festival

AUGUST 1, 2007 (8PM) – VERBIER - VERBIER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Zubin Mehta and Percadu perform "Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!" with the Verbier Festival Orchestra.

 

Seattle Chamber Music Festival

JULY 13, 2007 (7PM) – SEATTLE - SEATTLE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Recital: Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata for Piano in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight" Avner Dorman Sonata for Piano, No. 2 Alon Goldstein – Piano.

 

Metropolis Ensemble: There And Back Again

MAY 24, 2007 (7:30PM) – NEW YORK CITY - ANGEL ORENSANZ FOUNDATION CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The Metropolis Ensemble led by Artistic Director Andrew Cyr presents the U.S. Premiere of Avner Dorman’s Mandolin Concerto with virtuoso Avi Avital, mandolin, and the Metropolis Ensemble Strings. This new concerto juxtaposes the mandolin in diverse styles ranging from Middle-Eastern Folk Music to Bluegrass, and from Renaissance to Italian cinematic music. All of these elements collide and crash, creating a powerful dramatic pulse throughout the piece. Also featuring Osvaldo Golijov’s The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for string quartet and clarinets, with clarinet soloist Tibi Cziger in collaboration with the Metropolis Ensemble Chamber Players, Arnaud Sussmann and Lily Francis, violins, Eric Nowlin, viola, Michal Korman, cello. The program will round out with Shostakovich's masterpiece Chamber Symphony op. 110a and Bartók's Rumanian Folk Dances.

 

Concerto in A

MAY 5-9, 2007 (8PM) – HAIFA - HAIFA AUDITORIUM
Concerto in A Haifa Symphony Orchestra Ze'ev Dorman, Conductor Eliran Avni, Piano.

 

Psalm 67

MAY 5, 2007 (8PM) – BOSTON - ST. IGNATIUS CHURCH
Seraphim Singers JENNIFER LESTER, conductor Performing Psalm 67.

 

Udacrep Akubrad

MAY 2, 2007 (8PM) – TEL AVIV - TEL AVIV MUSEUM FOR THE ARTS
Percadu and the Israel Chamber Orchestra perform Udacrep Akubrad Nitzan Leibovitch, Conductor.

 

Piano Works

APRIL 23, 2007 (8PM) – NEW YORK CITY - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Piano Works Eliran Avni, Piano.

 

Variations Without A Theme

MARCH 29-31, 2007 (8PM) – NASHVILLE - SCHERMERHORN SYMPHONY CENTER
Variations Without a Theme, Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Asher Fisch – Conductor.

 

The Met

MARCH 18, 2007 (2:30PM) – NEW YORK CITY - THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
In the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium.

 

Piano Trio

JANUARY 23, 2007 (8PM) – JERUSALEM - THE JERUSALEM MUSIC CENTER
Trio Geffen perform Avner Dorman's Piano Trio (2002).

 

Piano Trio

JANUARY 18, 2007 (8PM) – TEL AVIV - THE FELICIA BLUMENTHAL CENTER
Trio Geffen perform Avner Dorman's Piano Trio (2002).

 

 

2006

Piano Sonata No. 2

DECEMBER 28, 2006 (8PM) – RAANANA - ISRAEL OPEN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Alon Goldstein performs Avner Dorman's Piano Sonata No. 2.

 

Piano Sonata No. 2

DECEMBER 25, 2006 (5PM) - JERUSALEM - HENRY CROWN SYMPHONY HALL
Alon Goldstein in recital performs Piano Sonata No.2 The concert will be nationally broadcast on Kol Hamusika.

 

Piano Sonata No. 2

DECEMBER 23, 2006 (10:30AM) – EIN HASHOFET - EIN HASHOFET CONCERT HALL
Alon Goldstein performs Piano Sonata No.2.

 

Mandolin Concerto

DECEMBER 19, 2006 (9PM) – PISA – TEATRO VERDI
Avi Avital - Mandolin Andrea Gottfried - Conductor Rostov State Theater Orchestra Mandolin Concerto - World Premiere.

 

Mandolin Concerto

DECEMBER 18, 2006 (8PM) – MILANO - SALA BAROZZI
Avi Avital - Mandolin Andrea Gottfried - Conductor Rostov State Theater Orchestra Mandolin Concerto - World Premiere.

 

Piano Trio

DECEMBER 17, 2006 (8PM) – NEW YORK CITY – CAMI HALL
Trio Geffen perform Avner Dorman's Piano Trio (2002).

 

Concerto in A

NOVEMBER 19, 2006 (8PM) – NEW YORK CITY – JUILLIARD SCHOOL
Concerto in A performed by Eliran Avni.

 

Violin Sonata

NOVEMBER 2, 2006 (8PM) – NEW YORK CITY - LINCOLN CENTER
Arnaud Sussmann, Violin and Inon Barnatan, Piano; perform Violin Sonata at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

 

Violin Concerto

OCTOBER 18-19, 2006 (8PM) – JERUSALEM - HENRY CROWN HALL
World Premiere of Violin Concerto Ittai Shapira - Vioiln Gisele Ben-Dor - Conductor Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.

 

The Fear of Men

SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 - GOERLITZ - GOERLITZ MUSIC FESTIVAL
A song cycle for baritone and piano to text by Ronen Altman Kaydar premiered at the Goerlitz Music Festival, Germany by Yaron Windmueller.

 

Udacrep Akubrad

JULY 14, 2006 (8PM) – SEOUL – KUMHO ART HALL
June Hahn and Eunhye Kim perform Udacrep Akubrad for two Percussionists.

 

Sala Pegasus

JULY 11-13, 2006 (5PM) – SPOLETO - PIAZZA DEL DUOMO
String Quartet no 2 performed by Ensemble In Extremis.

 

Spoleto Festival

JUNE 3, 2006 (8PM) | CHARLESTON - ALBERT SIMONS CENTER
Joanna Frankel, violin and Lydia Brown, piano; perform Violin Sonata at Spoleto Festival.

 

String Quartet No. 2

APRIL 29, 2006 – NEW YORK CITY – 92 STREET Y
US Premiere of String Quartet No.2 - Mirage - Jerusalem Quartet at the 92 Street Y in New York City.

 

Azerbaijani Dance

APRIL 17, 2006 – NEW YORK CITY – ALICE TULLY HALL
Azerbaijani Dance performed by Yoni Levyatov at Alice Tully Hall.

 

Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!

APRIL 6, 2006 – TEL AVIV – MANN AUDITORIUM
Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! Will be given its world premiere at the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv by PercaDu and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, led by maestro Zubin Mehta at the Mann Auditorium in Tel-Aviv.

 

Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!

APRIL 4, 2006 – HAIFA – HAIFA AUDITORIUM
Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! Will be performed at the Haifa Auditorium by PercaDu and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, led by maestro Zubin Mehta.at the Haifa Auditorium

 

Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!

APRIL 2, 2006 – TEL AVIV – MANN AUDITORIUM
Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! Will be given its world premiere at the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv by PercaDu and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, led by maestro Zubin Mehta at the Mann Auditorium in Tel-Aviv.

 

Udacrep Akubrad

MARCH 16, 2006 – NEWCASTLE – NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
Udacrep Akubrad performed by Maraca2 ensemble at Newcastle University, UK

 

Azerbaijani Dance

MARCH 4, 2006 – RED BANK – TWO RIVER THEATER COMPANY
Yoni Levyatov performed Azerbaijani Dance at the Two River Theater Company in New Jersey.

 

Udacrep Akubrad

FEBRUARY 25, 2006 – TEL AVIV - TEL-AVIV MUSEUM OF ARTS
Udacrep Akubrad and L'apprenti sorcier (arranged for duo percussion) perfromed by PercaDu at the Tel-Aviv Museum of Arts.

 

Udacrep Akubrad

February 24, 2006 – Birmingham - Adrian Boult Hall
Udacrep Akubrad performed by Maraca2 at Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham, UK

 

Udacrep Akubrad

FEBRUARY 12, 2006 – WILTSHIRE – MARDEN HOUSE
Udacrep Akubrad performed by Maraca2 at The International Concert Series, Marden House, Wiltshire, UK

 

Udacrep Akubrad

JANUARY 26-29, 2006 – NEW YORK CITY - GERALD LYNCH THEATRE
World Premiere of Impact and Performances of Udacrep Akubrad as part of 21st Anniversary of Peridance Ensemble at the Gerald Lynch Theatre in NYC. Choreography by Igal Perry.

 

Udacrep Akubrad

JANUARY 27, 2006 – LEEDS – LEEDS UNIVERSITY
Udacrep Akubrad performed by Maraca2 ensemble at Leeds University, UK

 

 

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