On September 21 in Bari , the orchestra of Teatro Petruzzelli will perform the world premiere of Fabio Vacchi's Triplo Concerto for two flutes and harp.

The jury of the first International Sacred Music Competition has proclaimed the winner of the first prize: Leonardo Schiavo, the writer of a Magnificat for orchestra, soloists and choir.

A rare honor for a contemporary composer: the Orchestre de Paris will begin its new season with the world premiere of Orages, a concert overture by Bechara El-Khoury. 

Olga Neuwirth's American Lulu - a new interpretation of Alban Berg's Lulu., including a newly composed third act - had its world premiere only last September at the Komische Oper Berlin.

The German musical scene has never been afraid of combining the glories of the past with the latest trends. This September, the Gewandhausorchester, a historical institution already in existence when Mozart was born, will perform a new piece by Oscar Bianchi, born in 1975, one of the most high-profile emerging composers of the younger generation.

One of the most extraordinary events of this year's Salzburg Festival is set to take place on August 24 at the Mozarteum Salzburg under the title Beyond Recall: Art Project Salzburg. 

The prestigious international Tibor Varga violin competition, which takes place from August 22 to 29 in Sion (Switzerland), has commissioned Guo Wenjing to write the compulsory piece. 

The Killing Flower is the title of the English version of Luci mie traditrici, which Music Theatre Wales will premiere on July 16 at the Opera House in Buxton.

Young French composer François Meïmoun is building an ambitious chamber music catalogue. After the success of his First String Quartet, regularly performed by the outstanding Quatuor Ardeo, his second work for string quartet "untitled - selon pollock" will be performed on July 8, 2013 at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, which is also hosting a masterclass by the composer.

In July and August Marco Stroppa and Pierre-Laurent Aimard go on tour with their project Kontakte.