It analyzes the works from a theoretical perspective, explores why they have been so seldom played, and assesses how they fit into the modern flute repertoire. This document examines how these pieces fit into Weinberg’s compositional canon and how they were influenced by flute playing in the Soviet Union at the time. These four works for flute are experiencing a resurgence in interest in recent years as Weinberg’s music becomes more well-known. The two flute concerti were written for and dedicated to the famous Russian flutist Alexander Korneyev (1930–2010). His prolific compositional output includes four works for flute soloist: Twelve Miniatures (1945), Five Pieces (1947), Flute Concerto No. Also known as Moisei Samuilovich Vainberg, he became a close friend and colleague of the famous Soviet composer Dimitri Shostakovich. One alarming fact is that only 1.11% of pieces were composed by Black & Asian women and only 2.43% by Black & Asian men.Ĭomposer Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996) was a Polish Jew who emigrated to Soviet Russia in an effort to escape Nazi aggression during World War II. Only 747 out of the 14,747 compositions scheduled by the 100 orchestras throughout the 2020-2021 season, were composed by women – a total of 5%. But, when we look closely at the numbers, it is a different matter. There has been a small improvement on the overall inclusion of works by women in concerts compared with previous years. 88.55% included solely compositions written by men. The results show that only 11.45% of the scheduled concerts worldwide included compositions by women. The new results presented here were determined by in-depth analysis of composers’ works scheduled for the 2020-2021 season in 100 orchestras from 27 countries. It builds on previous research carried out in 020.

Equality & Diversity in Concert Halls | 2020-2021 100 orchestras worldwide This latest research by Donne – Women in Music has been prepared to get a better understanding of how classical music is responding to the current and very important issue of equality and diversity in concert’s repertoire worldwide.

Still Smiling at 99 by Michael Levy