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Print Music Available from Universal Edition
Miguel Kertsman’s Orchestral and Chamber Music Scores, Orchestral Parts, Solo Pieces and Lead-sheets are now all available from Universal Edition.
Additional pieces will become available periodically.
New Album: IN THE MOMENT
From genre-smashing composer and keyboardist Miguel Kertsman and drummer Ernie Adams comes IN THE MOMENT, a true-to-its-name album that leaps over musical boundaries and defies any label. The single-take, minimally microphoned recordings capture the raw emotional potential of music and the spontaneity of an intimate recording session. Kertsman’s vintage analog keyboards, bass pedals, and Adams’ drums work in tandem to duck and weave between musical forms, mingling with progressive rock, jazz fusion, Brazilian, Eastern, and more, all seamlessly fused together into one cohesive musical journey.
Amazônica re-released
Sony Classical re-releases “Amazonica” digitally on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.
Physical copies are rare and often collector’s items , and can still be found on Ebay, Amazon, etc.
The album was published in 1997 with some 40 wonderful Classical, Folklore, and Street musicians in Brazil.
Amazônia, Symphonic Poem performed live again
Miguel Kertsman’s ecological call of awareness in orchestral form is once again performed: Amazônia, Symphonic Poem for large Orchestra, Organ and Percussion performed in Vienna.
Vienna, December 2019 with the TU Orchester Wien
Miguel Kertsman’s ecological call of awareness in orchestral form is once again performed: Amazônia, Symphonic Poem for large Orchestra, Organ and Percussion performed in Vienna.
Music, Business, and Arts Forum: “The Future is Now” in Vienna
Miguel Kertsman curates and hosts — as one of the keynote speakers, among several illustrious international guest speakers, and as moderator the “Music, Business, and Arts Forum: The Future is Now”. The event takes place in Vienna and is presented by the WKO, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber External Economy Affairs – “Go International” Initiative, and Danube University Krems, Center for Applied Music Research on October 11, 2019.
Music Academy in Telc
Miguel Kertsman returns to the French-Czech Summer Music Academy on July 14, 15 2019 in Telc as Composer-in-Residence holding Master Classes and Workshops on Contemporary Music Performance, and the Music Industry concerning Classical Musicians.
World premiere of “Concerto Carioca”
Miguel Kertsman’s new work “Concerto Carioca for 2 Pianos & Percussion” was performed at the Liszt Festival Raiding on June 15 by Eduard Kutrowatz, Johannes Kutrowatz, Josef Gumpinger and Georg Hasibeder for the first time.
World live premiere of “Journey for Bassoon” in Graz
Miguel Kertsman’s orchestral piece “Journey for Bassoon and Orchestra”, which was featured on his Naxos release last September, was performed live for the first time ever in Oberschützen and Graz with soloist David Seidel conductor Martin Kerschbaum and the Oberschützen Orchestra in May 2019!
This Concerto was recorded with bassoon virtuoso Martin Kuuskmann and the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Dennis Russell Davies.
Charity Event with Angelika Kirchschlager
Miguel Kertsman will perform with several of his music friends at a Charity Matinee at Porgy & Bess Jazz Club Vienna. Opera star Angelika Kirchschlager will sing Schubert, Brahms, Kertsman & Jobim.
“Vienna Goes to Rio!” supports children and their families in need.
Miguel Kertsman at Dartmouth College
Miguel Kertsman has been invited to lecture at ivy league university Dartmouth College in February 2019. He will be lecturing about Composition and Improvisation working with a group of students of wide interests from Classical Music, to Media Music Production, Law and Computer Science.