News from the Sorabji Archive



18 June 2010
Jonathan Powell gives the first complete performance of Sequentia Cyclica in Glasgow University Concert Hall, starting at 2.30pm.
6 June 2010
Kevin Bowyer gives the first complete performance of Organ Symphony no.2 in Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, starting at 1.00pm. There will be a subsequent complete performance in Amsterdam (see the list below, and the forum for more details).
29 January 2010
Jonathan Powell gives a performance of the next substantial part (variations 14-22) of Sequentia Cyclica in London, at Bauer & Hieber (48 Great Marlborough Street), starting at 6pm. For further details, see below. The première of the full work will take place in June 2010.
21 December 2009 — 10 January 2010
Closure of the Archive.
August 2009
Fredrik Ullén’s new recording of Sorabji’s Transcendental Studies (26—43) is out on BIS. See the list of studies for more details. The third volume has also been recorded.
5 February 2009
Alistair Hinton announces completion of the project to scan all of the Archive’s holdings of Sorabji’s manuscripts, new editions, etc. All paper master copies will be put up for auction in due course. (Expressions of interest to Alistair Hinton are welcome.)
26 September 2008
It is our sad duty to report that the pianist and Sorabji pioneer Yonty Solomon has died. His Sorabji performances included world premières of the Toccata, Piano Sonata no.3, Gulistan, St Bertrand de Comminges, Concerto per suonare da me solo and Rosario d’Arabeschi, as well as the first broadcast performances of the Trois poèmes pour chant et piano and Trois fêtes galantes de Verlaine with Jane Manning.
His contribution was also marked by a beautiful recording of Le Jardin Parfumé.
Announcement from the Royal College of Music
22 April 2008
Kevin Bowyer announces details of The Sorabji Organ Project, a vast 5-year project to produce new critical typeset editions of Sorabji’s three mammoth organ symphonies, to give performances of each, along with commercial recordings of them. The project is funded by The Glasgow University Trust. More details can be found at the link above, and at Kevin Bowyer’s webpage.
26 November 2007
Sean Vaughn Owen announces the completion of his PhD thesis on Sorabji’s life, with substantial genealogical findings that alter previously accepted biographical details.
21 July 2007
It is our sad duty to report that the pianist, scholar and translator Charles Hopkins died on 21 July.
Read a tribute to Charles Hopkins by Alistair Hinton.

New editions available from the Archive

Sorabji editions
Jonathan Powell’s new edition of Sorabji’s transcription of Schlußszene from Richard Strauss’s Salome is now available.
Thomas Smetryns and Lukas Huisman have edited the 104 Frammenti Aforistichi (Sutras) for piano solo.
Simon Abrahams has completed his edition of Villa Tasca.
Alex Abercrombie has completed his edition of Sequentia Cyclica on “Dies Irae”.
Alex Abercrombie has completed his edition of Piano Sonata no.5 Opus Archimagicum.
Hinton editions
Editions prepared by Simon Abrahams of Alistair Hinton’s Piano Sonata No.3, Op.15 and Piano Sonata No.4 (Ballade), Op.18 are now available.

Forthcoming performances of Sorabji’s music

  • 31/07/2010: York, UK
    York Minster

  • 16/10/2010: Brno, Czech Republic
    Janácek Music Academy
    Autumn Festival

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