Berlin-based composer Rebecca Saunders is one of the leading and most original compositional voices of her generation. This Hear and Now features the UK Premiere of her the recent trumpet concerto, Alba, partly inspired by Samuel Beckett, co-commissioned by the 麻豆官网首页入口 and dedicated to its performer Marco Blaauw.
Ilan Volkov, the 麻豆官网首页入口 SSO鈥檚 Principal Guest Conductor, also directs the orchestra in Saunders鈥� Traces and three UK Premieres: ph么sphors (... of ether) by the Irish composer Ann Cleare; Itself by French-born Franck Bedrossian, which focuses on sound deployment and transformation; and Johannes Sch枚llhorn鈥檚 D盲mmerung Schmetterlinge (Twilight Butterflies), five enigmatic miniatures that recast at elements of the musical past in a fresh light.
Tickets: FREE* (unreserved seating) limited to 2 tickets per application (not recommended for young children)
*拢1.00 online and 拢1.50 telephone venue booking fees apply.
