Piano Concerto No. 1 (2002)
For piano solo and chamber orchestra
Duration: 23'
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Commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Jacobs Commission)
for the Festival of Contemporary Music in Tanglewood and with financial support
of the Fund for the Creation of Music
Dedicated to George Benjamin and written for Ralph van Raat
World premiere performance was on the 10th of August 2001 at the Festival of Contemporary Music
in Tanglewood by Ralph van Raat, FCM Ensemble conducted by Ludovic Morlot
The premiere of the complete five movement version was on 6 December 2002 in the Sendesaal of the Hessischer Rundfunk in Frankfurt in
Germany. Ralph van Raat performed the Piano solo part. Lucas Vis conducted the Radio Symphony Orchestra of the Hessischer Rundfunk
Dutch premiere on the 23rd of November 2003 at Vredenburg in Utrecht
by Paulline Post and the Schönberg Ensemble conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw
during a Festival around Pierre Audi
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PERFORMANCES
21 November 2023 | De Geertekerk, Utrecht
Mahler Ontmaskerd Zemlinsky Chamber Orchestra
Piano solo: Rutger Jansen, Conductor: Fergus McAlpine
19 November 2023 | De Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam
Mahler Ontmaskerd Zemlinsky Chamber Orchestra
Piano solo: Rutger Jansen, Conductor: Fergus McAlpine
19 Januari 2019 | KORZO, The Hague
OPUS 111 Codarts Ensemble for New Music
Piano solo: Rutger Jansen, Conductor: Hans Leenders
18 Januari 2019 | Codarts, University of the Arts, ROOM 6.35 / Rotterdam
OPUS 111 Codarts Ensemble for New Music
Piano solo: Rutger Jansen, Conductor: Hans Leenders
4 December 2018 |
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall , London NEW PERSPECTIVES,
Piano solo: Lantian Gu RCM New Music Ensemble
Conducted by Timothy Lines
10 November 2012 |
November Music Verkade Hal
Piano solo: Pauline Post, Asko|Schönberg Ensemble conducted by Clark Rundell
18 December 2008 | Codarts, University of the Arts, ROOM 6.35 / Rotterdam
Codarts Ensemble for New Music
Piano solo: Fernando Altamura, Conductor: Henk Guittart
13 September 2007 |
Cadogan Hall London
United Kingdom Dutch Cornucopia - A Festival of Dutch Music in London
London Festival Orchestra, cond: Ross Pople, piano solo: Ralph van Raat
9 February 2007 |
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
Schönberg Ensemble, Reinbert de Leeuw with Pauline Post, piano solo
8 February 2007 |
Musis Sacrum, Arnhem
Schönberg Ensemble, Reinbert de Leeuw with Pauline Post, piano solo
10 December 2004 |
Vredenburg Utrecht, De Nederlandse Muziekdagen
Radiokamerorkest, cond: Peter Eötvös, piano: Ralph van Raat
29 October 2004 |
Rome, Italy, Auditorium of the Goethe Institute
Ensemble Algo Ritmo, cond: Marco Angius, piano Ralph van Raat
23 November 2003 |
Vredenburg Utrecht, De avond van Pierre Audi
Schönberg Ensemble cond: Reinbert de Leeuw, piano: Pauline Post
6 December 2002 |
Sendesaal, Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurt,
Germany
Radio Symphony Orchestra of the Hessischer Rundfunk
cond: Lucas Vis, piano solo: Ralph van Raat
10 Augustus 2001 |
Tanglewood, The Shed
USA, Festival of Contemporary Music
FCM Ensemble, cond: Ludovic Morlot, piano solo: Ralph van Raat
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