The Konserthuset in Stockholm honours Victoria Borisova-Ollas from 18 – 21 April with the “Tonsättarweekend”, a portrait series that covers the composer’s chamber musical and orchestral works. The composer portrait culminates in the world première of Creation of the Hymn.

Creation of the Hymn (2013)
for string orchestra | 15’
world prem. 21/4/2013, Stockholm;  Musica Vitae, cond. Michael Bartosch

Further performances (selection)

Angelus (2008)
for orchestra | 20’
3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc(3), hp, pno, org/synth, str
18/4/2013, Stockholm; Kungliga Filharmonikerna, cond. Nikolai Alexeev

Open Ground (2006)
for orchestra | 10’
3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc(3), hp, pno, str
19/4/2013, Stockholm; Kungliga Filharmonikerna, cond. Nikolai Alexeev

Wunderbare Leiden (2010)
for two pianos and orchestra | 20’
3 3 4 4 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc(3), hp, cel, str
19/4/2013, Stockholm; Ivetta Irkha, pno; Vardan Mamikonian, pno; Kungliga Filharmonikerna, cond. Nikolai Alexeev

View the full programme of the portrait on our homepage.

After the successful performance of David Fennessy’s Caruso (Gold is the sweat of the sun), the world première of Prologue (Silver are the tears of the moon), the first part of a trilogy that is based on the diaries of the German film director Werner Herzog, will now take place on 11 May in Glasgow under Ilan Volkov.

“I wanted this piece to have all the grandeur and over-the-top emotions of a romantic opera overture, and as I began to compose, that wish became more and more literally realised with snatches of Rigoletto writhing in the undegrowth accompanied high above by the “melancholy peeping” of tree-frogs.” (David Fennessy)

Prologue (Silver are the tears of the moon) (2013)
for orchestra | 10’
3 3 3 3 - 4 2 3 1 - Table Guitar, timp, perc(3), pno, str(12 10 8 8 6), frog guiros
world prem. 11/5/2013, Glasgow; BBC Scottish SO, cond. Ilan Volkov

Vykintas Baltakas: Saxordionphonics (2013)
for saxophon, accordion and chamber orchestra | 15’
2 2 3 2 - 2 1 1 0 - perc, str
world prem. 28/4/2013, Witten; Marcus Weiss, sax; Teodoro Anzellotti, acc
WDR SO Köln, cond. Emilio Pomàrico

Georg Friedrich Haas: Introduktion und Transsonation (2012)
for 17 instruments and tape | 17’
1 0 2 0 - 2 1 2 0, t.sax(Bb), vln(2), vla(2), vc(2), cb(2)
world prem. 1/5/2013, Cologne; Klangforum Wien, cond. Sian Edwards

Wolfgang Rihm: Stille Feste (2012)
for choir and orchestra | 40’
2 2 2 2 - 2 2 2 0 - timp, perc, str
world prem. 27/4/2013, Stuttgart; Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, cond. Helmuth Rilling

Gustav Mahler: Piano Quartet (1876/2011)
for orchestra | 13’
4 3 4 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc, hp, cel, str
Arranger: Marlijn Helder
world prem. 10/5/2013, Rotterdam; Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Dir. James Gaffigan