September 2021
Per Caliginem, Ardeo, and Ey Saba at Kingston Road Village Concert Series Reopening Celebration
Mezzo soprano Julia Dawson, pianist Deborah Grimmett, and violinist Mark Fewer will perform Iman Habibi's songs, per caliginem, ardeo, and Ey Saba. Originally written for string quartet and voice, per caliginem and ardeo were commissioned for Julia Dawson by Exsultate Project, with the generous support of Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst and Bob and Mary Gore. Ey Saba was written for Julia Dawson and Guillaume Faraut, and is being performed live for the first time. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reopening-celebration-tickets-168014292271 About this event…
Find out more »October 2021
The Philadelphia Orchestra Performs Jeder Baum spricht at Verizon Hall
Verizon Hall Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Beethoven Symphony No. 1 Habibi Jeder Baum spricht Beethoven Symphony No. 5 The Philadelphia Orchestra presents a pre-season celebration of Beethoven with Iman Habibi’s Beethoven-inspired Jeder Baum spricht and Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony—heard on the Orchestra’s historic March 12, 2020, live-streamed performance at the onset of the pandemic. Yannick and the Orchestra invite audiences to experience this performance in Verizon Hall, which also includes Beethoven’s delightful and high-spirited First Symphony.
Find out more »Carnegie Hall Opening Night Gala: Philadelphia Orchestra Performs Jeder Baum spricht
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 7 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage Iman Habibi's Jeder Baum spricht will be a part of Carnegie Hall's Opening Night Gala: Welcome the joyous return of live performances with Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night Gala. The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin launches our exciting season with Rachmaninoff’s passionate Piano Concerto No. 2—featuring superstar pianist Yuja Wang—and Beethoven’s rousing Symphony No. 5. Beethoven’s love of nature inspired Iman Habibi’s Jeder Baum spricht, a powerful reflection on climate change, while Valerie Coleman’s Seven O’Clock Shout honors…
Find out more »November 2021
American Chamber Ensemble Performs Habibi’s Uproot for String Quartet
The American Chamber Ensemble performs Uproot for string quartet by Iman Habibi. When: Wed. 11/3 3 p.m. Where: Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, Hofstra University California Avenue Hempstead , NY 11549-1000 View Map Price: $20, $15 seniors and non-Hofstra students with ID Description: Live musical performance by the American Chamber Ensemble; featuring the music of Germaine Tailleferre, Iman Habibi, Dana Wilson, Brian Raphael Nabors and Nathaniel Dett; performers will include violinists Eriko Sato and Deborah Wong, violist Lois Martin,…
Find out more »Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra Performs Jeder Baum spricht (Canadian Premiere)
Iman Habibi's Jeder Baum spricht will receive its Canadian premiere with Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. Nicolas Ellis, conductor Jerry Hu, piano Rising star maestro Nicolas Ellis makes his long awaited SSO debut in an unforgettable night of iconic music. Beethoven’s 5th Symphony has stopped audiences in their tracks since its premiere. Timelessly arresting and bursting with passion and energy, the 5th Symphony bursts open with the four most memorable notes in all of music. Paired with the work is Jeder Baum spricht by…
Find out more »March 2022
Orchestra of St. Luke’s Five-Borough Tour with Habibi’s Âhūye Kūhī – Queens
For its annual Five-Borough Tour, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s performs chamber music by a group of living composers who write with wonderment about the earth and its origins; concern for its survival; and hope and purpose for its future. This program is connected to a movement initiated by the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, featuring composers from this community who “message a future that is just and green, again and again, to hasten cultural acceptance of the hard realities facing us…
Find out more »Orchestra of St. Luke’s Five-Borough Tour with Habibi’s Âhūye Kūhī – Bronx
For its annual Five-Borough Tour, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s performs chamber music by a group of living composers who write with wonderment about the earth and its origins; concern for its survival; and hope and purpose for its future. This program is connected to a movement initiated by the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, featuring composers from this community who “message a future that is just and green, again and again, to hasten cultural acceptance of the hard realities facing us…
Find out more »Orchestra of St. Luke’s Five-Borough Tour with Habibi’s Âhūye Kūhī – Manhattan
For its annual Five-Borough Tour, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s performs chamber music by a group of living composers who write with wonderment about the earth and its origins; concern for its survival; and hope and purpose for its future. This program is connected to a movement initiated by the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, featuring composers from this community who “message a future that is just and green, again and again, to hasten cultural acceptance of the hard realities facing us…
Find out more »Orchestra of St. Luke’s Five-Borough Tour with Habibi’s Âhūye Kūhī – Staten Island
For its annual Five-Borough Tour, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s performs chamber music by a group of living composers who write with wonderment about the earth and its origins; concern for its survival; and hope and purpose for its future. This program is connected to a movement initiated by the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, featuring composers from this community who “message a future that is just and green, again and again, to hasten cultural acceptance of the hard realities facing us…
Find out more »Orchestra of St. Luke’s Five-Borough Tour with Habibi’s Âhūye Kūhī – Brooklyn
For its annual Five-Borough Tour, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s performs chamber music by a group of living composers who write with wonderment about the earth and its origins; concern for its survival; and hope and purpose for its future. This program is connected to a movement initiated by the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, featuring composers from this community who “message a future that is just and green, again and again, to hasten cultural acceptance of the hard realities facing us…
Find out more »June 2022
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Premieres a Newly Commissioned Work
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, led by Maestro Gustavo Gimeno, premieres a newly commissioned work by Iman Habibi. The program will also include music by Coll, Grieg and Mahler. There will be two performances on June 9, 2022, and June 11, 2022. Program Iman Habibi: Celebration Prelude (World Première/TSO Commission) Francisco Coll: Elysian (World Première/TSO Commission) Grieg: Piano Concerto Mahler: Symphony No. 1 Performers Gustavo Gimeno, conductor Javier Perianes, piano
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra Premieres a Newly Commissioned Work
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, led by Maestro Gustavo Gimeno, premieres a newly commissioned work by Iman Habibi. The program will also include music by Coll, Grieg and Mahler. There will be two performances on June 9, 2022, and June 11, 2022. Program Iman Habibi: Celebration Prelude (World Première/TSO Commission) Francisco Coll: Elysian (World Première/TSO Commission) Grieg: Piano Concerto Mahler: Symphony No. 1 Performers Gustavo Gimeno, conductor Javier Perianes, piano
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