Corea, Chick: Piano Concerto No.2 (2006) 60'
for piano and chamber orchestra

Scoring
1.2.2.bcl.(flute).ssax.1-2.1.1.0-perc:trap set incl SD/4 tom-t/BD/2 Ekermann dr/2 ride cyms/2 crash cyms, hi-hat/2 cowbells/gong/chinese gong-jazz bass-strings

World Premiere
7/1/2006
Wiener Staatsoper , Vienna
Chick Corea / The Chick Corea Chamber Orchestra (Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie with Chick Corea Quartet)


Repertoire Note  
Chick Corea's Piano Concerto No.2. The Continents  was commissioned by the Mozart Jahr Wien ("Mozart Year Vienna") as part of their celebrations of the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth. Composed for solo piano and chamber orchestra (which itself includes jazz quartet), Chick Corea's Piano Concerto No.2 received its world premiere July 1, 2006 at the Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera House) and was performed by The Chick Corea Chamber Orchestra comprising of members from the Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie, joined by Marcus Gilmore (drums), Hans Glawischnig (bass), Tim Garland (bass clarinet, flute, and saxophones) and Mr. Corea (piano). Following the world premiere in Vienna, Mr. Corea and the Chick Corea Chamber Orchestra toured the Piano Concerto No.2 throughout Europe and Canada, including performances in Italy, Turkey, Montreal, Germany, Spain, and Amsterdam. On May 15, 2008, Mr. Corea’s Piano Concerto No.2 received its Estonian premiere, when Latvian pianist Vestar Shimkus performed the masterwork with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra.