Dans le cadre de sa politique de soutien à la création musicale, le ministère de la Culture a attribué en 2025 douze commandes de composition musicale à des compositeurs et compositrices luxembourgeois ou résidents.

Dix commandes ont été attribuées dans le contexte de l’appel public pour des commandes d’oeuvres musicales destinées aux orchestres ou ensembles musicaux pour la saison 2025/2026, alors que deux commandes ont été attribuées à l’occasion de l’avènement au trône de S.A.R. le Grand-Duc Guillaume.

Appel public pour des commandes d’oeuvres musicales

L’appel public pour des commandes d’oeuvres musicales destinées à dix orchestres ou ensembles musicaux pour la saison 2025/2026 a suscité un vif intérêt au sein de la communauté musicale, avec 25 candidatures soumises pour 10 commandes disponibles. Le budget total alloué à ces commandes était de 56.500 euros.

Les compositions ont été attribuées de la manière suivante:

• Raoul Christophe pour le Luxembourg Jazz Orchestra
• Olivier Dartevelle pour la Musique militaire grand-ducale
• Dylan Fixmer pour la Luxembourg Philharmonic Academy
• Gilles Heinisch pour United Instruments of Lucilin
• Christophe Mirkes pour Kammerata Luxembourg
• Jeannot Sanavia pour l’Ensemble vocal de Luxembourg
• Max Serra pour l’Orchestre Estro Armonico
• Kerry Turner pour les Solistes européens Luxembourg
• Roland Wiltgen pour l’Orchestre philharmonique du Luxembourg (OPL)
• Tatsiana Zelianko pour l’Orchestre de chambre de Luxembourg

Communiqué par le ministère de la culture

Created in 2023, the Diabelli Variations have truly entered a new era.

I’m incredibly proud to be part of an initiative that marks another important step toward the full integration of female composers into the classical music world.

From February 18th to 21st, the complete Diabelli Variations will be performed — both the original male‑composed variations and the new female‑composed variations premiered in 2023.

There is no hierarchy, no separation, no distinction. We stand together simply as composers, equally represented and equally heard.

The festival promises to be exceptional, and I warmly encourage you to book your tickets at www.topklassik.ch.

You can find the flyer at this link, and the full program is also available here.

To know more about the history of these compositions you can visit this page.

My variation will be performed on Friday, February 20th, 2026, during the 19:00 session.

Landscape with no Land on Nov 30th 2025, Concert-apéritif at the Philarmonie with d’Frënn fun de Lëztebuerger Philarmoniker

I am pleased to inform you that on Sunday November 30th, at the Philhamonie of Luxembourg, the friends of the Philharmonie will play my last piece Landscape with no land. This is a sextuor for piano and winds. Exceptionally I will be on stage playing piano in my own piece.

More info and reservation on the site of the fiends of the philharmonie by clicking here

More info and reservation on the site of the philharmonie by clicking here

Exolandscape at the CAPE with the Luxembourg Philharmonic – November 13th 2025

Tatsiana Zelianko : Exolandscape (creation, command from the Ministère de la Culture)
Ludwig van Beethoven : Concerto pour piano n° 4 op. 58
Ludwig van Beethoven : Symphonie n° 4 op. 60

With Elisabeth Brauß at the piano and Ustina Dubitsky at the conductor’s podium, two exceptional musicians from across the Rhine lead this seasonal concert of the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra at CAPE Ettelbruck. Praised for the maturity and refinement of her interpretations, the young pianist Elisabeth Brauß continues to impress critics. As for conductor Ustina Dubitsky, she currently leads prestigious orchestras across Europe.

Info and tickets:

https://www.philharmonie.lu/en/programme/2025-26/beethoven-4-000000e90019f8ba

https://cape.lu/luxembourg-philharmonic/14258

The site’s been updated with pictures free of use to accompany articles on Tatsiana Zelianko or her music.

Enjoy the visit

Soundgardening – von Walzerköniginnen und Marschweibern – concert on June 8th 2025

The starting point of SOUNDGARDENING, an open-air concert with historical roots, is the music of Luxembourg’s first female composer: Josephine Schmoll (1836-1925). The 100th anniversary of her death is an occasion to honour this composer, who was well known beyond the borders of Luxembourg during her lifetime.

Schmoll engaged with both classical and popular and entertaining music, the latter allowed her to reach a wider audience. In the 20th century, two other female composers continued this tradition of working in two fields: Helen Buchholtz (1887-1953) and Lou Koster (1889-1973). Their light music was often played outdoors.

These three composers have something else in common: they often gave atmospheric titles to their music that expressed their personal relationship to landscapes, gardens, animals and plants. And they often chose the form of the waltz or the march to convey these musical atmospheres inspired by nature.SOUNDGARDENING builds a bridge to contemporary music: Inspired by Rosenmär, a text by Luxembourgish poet Nikolaus Welter, Tatsiana Zelianko has composed a new Nocturne, taking up a musical form that was often played in gardens at night in the 18th century (world premiere).

More info here

Date and time: 8 June 2025 – 15:00-17:30
Venue: Municipal park Edouard André, Luxembourg
Price: Free of charge
Registration: http://tickets.luxembourg-ticket.lu/38401

The list of compositions has been added.

You can navigate the site or click here.

Charity Concert – Esch sur Alzette – Conservatoire – Tuesday April 1st 2025 19:00

I am so please to announce the charity concert taking place April 1st 2025 at the Conservatoire de Musique de la Ville d’Esch sur Aliette at 19:00.

At this concert, pieces from Ravel, Schumann, Debussy, Bruch, Beethoven and mine will be played.

I am delighted to be mixed with all these great composers and hope to see a large audience.

The benefits will go to the musicotherapy of SOS Kannerduerf Mersch.

More information and tickets booking here.

Diabelli Recomposed – Polish Edition – February 4th 2025 – 12:00 – Bytom

Diabelli Recomposed is played a second time in Poland, in Bytom.

17 female pianists interpret Diabelli recomposed.

Concert on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Fryderyk Chopin General Primary and Secondary Music School in Bytom: Diabelli Composed Project.

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Fryderyk Chopin General Music School of the 1st and 2nd degree in Bytom, a concert will be held on February 4, 2025, which will remain in the memories of the participants for a long time. 50 short variations composed by women from 23 different countries will be presented in the school’s concert hall.

The project that became the basis for this event was realized by a graduate of the school, Claudia Bigos, a piano teacher in Braunschweig (Germany). The aforementioned 50 variations are part of a broad musical project that combines contemporary works of female composers with the musical tradition from two centuries ago.

In 1819, the Viennese publisher and composer Anton Diabelli approached a dozen or so leading composers of the era, including Beethoven, Czerny, Hummel, and Schubert, with a proposal to write one variation each on his Waltz in C major for a planned collective edition for piano. Beethoven was initially reluctant to accept the project, then, as usual, he delayed fulfilling his promise, but after a long time he offered Diabelli a gift as unexpected as it was magnificent: a grand cycle of 33 variations. The delighted designer published Beethoven’s work separately, of course, in 1823, as 33 Veränderungen über einen Walzer von Anton Diabelli, Op. 120.

During the concert on February 4th in the concert hall of the General Music School in Bytom, a competing project will be performed. 200 years later, in 2019, Claudia Bigos approached 50 female composers from around the world with the proposal to compose variations on Anton Diabelli’s Waltz.

The result of this project is a fascinating collection of 50 pieces in various styles and with varying degrees of difficulty, which are a testimony to the richness and diversity of contemporary women’s music. In Bytom, during a concert, all these pieces will be presented by students and teachers of the F. Chopin General Secondary School of Music.

This event is not only a musical experience, but also an expression of support for equality in music and the promotion of women’s creativity on concert stages. The organizers invite all those who believe in the value of women’s creativity and want to support the presence of music composed by women in concert repertoires.

During the concert, Claudia Bigos herself confirmed her presence and shared her experiences related to the implementation of this extraordinary project. This event will certainly be a unique artistic experience that will remain in the memory of Bytom residents and music lovers for a long time.

source: https://www.gov.pl/web/osmbytom/04022025-koncert—projekt-diebelli-recomposed