Harrison Birtwistle: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra HPS Score Out Now

(December 2012)

Birtwistle's 'Concerto for Violin and Orchestra' was commissioned for Christian Tetzlaff by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It was first performed at Symphony Hall, Boston, Masachusetts by Tetzlaff and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marcelo Lehninger.

Sir Harrison Birtwistle recently won the 'Orchestral' award for his Concerto for Violin & Orchestra at the 2012 British Composer Awards.

Instrumentation:
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in Bb
Bass Clarinet
2 Bassoons
4 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in C
2 Trombones
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion
2 Harps
Strings

Duration: 31 minutes

Note: score in C

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