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concerto for violoncello and orchestra

solo: vc
instrumentation: 2*.2.2*.2*/2.2.1.0/timp/3perc/arp/gtr/12.10.8.6.4
duration: 25 minutes
première: September 11, 2021
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jean-Guihen Queyras, violoncello
Conducted by Kerem Hasan

Co-commissioned by Konzerthaus Berlin, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and Festival Ljubljana

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June 25, 2021, Kölner Philharmonie (première)
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, conducted by Cristian Măcelaru

Additional performances

January 16, 17, 18 2022, Kölner Philharmonie
Jean-Guihen Queyras, violoncello
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Conducted by François-Xavier Roth

May 13, 14, 15, 2022, Konzerthaus Berlin
Jean-Guihen Queyras, violoncello
Konzerthausorchester Berlin
Conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov

October 11, 2017, Slovenian Philharmonic, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Takefu Ensemble

January 11, 2020, Frakzionen Bielefeld, Germany
Ensemble Recherche

March 28, 2017, Fundación BBVA Bilbao, Spain
Ensemble Recherche

October 20, 2016, Morat-Institut Freiburg, Germany
Ensemble Recherche

June 11, 2017 Bürgerhaus Wilhelmsburg, Germany
Trio Catch

May 24, 2017, Hamburg, Rolf-Liebermann-Studio, Germany
Trio Catch

October 2, 2016, Le Festival Musica, Strasbourg, France
Trio Catch

September 17, 2016, Klangspuren Schwaz, Austria
Trio Catch

November 20, 2015, Hamburg, Kampnagel, Germany
Trio Catch

November 14, 2015, Badenweiler Musiktage, Germany
Trio Catch

November 6, 2015, Colomiers, France
Trio Catch

May 16, 2015, SWR Ars Nova Edenkoben, Germany
Trio Catch

May 10, 2015, Hamburg, Christianskirche, Germany
Trio Catch

April 19, 2015, Paris, Maison Heinrich Heine, France
Trio Catch

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UNVEILED: Full recording
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Jean-Guihen Queyras, violoncello
Conducted by François-Xavier Roth
Kölner Philharmonie
© 2022 by Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

UNVEILED: Full recording
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jean-Guihen Queyras, violoncello
Conducted by Kerem Hasan
Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana
© 2021 by Festival Ljubljana

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CLOOP is a trio for alto flute, musical saw and percussion. It is predominantly in an almost improvisatory vein, with the flute and percussion adorning the long cantilena of the musical saw with arabesques that exude a hint of orient.al colour. The musical saw’s naturally sinuous lines, sliding from one note to the next, are complemented by a considerable degree of rhythmic freedom in the other instruments. In a subtle but judicious contrast to the prevailing improvised character, the musical saw’s lines are occasionally doubled by the other instruments, resulting in moments of crystal clarity clothed in unexpected timbres.

Alwyn Tomas Westbrooke

CLOOP is a trio for alto flute, musical saw and percussion. It is predominantly in an almost improvisatory vein, with the flute and percussion adorning the long cantilena of the musical saw with arabesques that exude a hint of orient.al colour. The musical saw’s naturally sinuous lines, sliding from one note to the next, are complemented by a considerable degree of rhythmic freedom in the other instruments. In a subtle but judicious contrast to the prevailing improvised character, the musical saw’s lines are occasionally doubled by the other instruments, resulting in moments of crystal clarity clothed in unexpected timbres.

Alwyn Tomas Westbrooke

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