Trendcast: New Concert Openers
Discover several recent concert openers by Boosey & Hawkes composers.
Bold, ethereal, energetic, introspective—the first work the audience hears on a program sets the tone of the concert. We've compiled a list of short works, under 10 minutes, that will leave an impression.
Explore recently premiered concert openers below, and click here to view a larger list of concert openers in the B&H catalog.
Gabriela Ortiz, Kauyumari
Duration: 7 min
Scoring: picc.2.2.corA.2.bcl.2.dbn-4.4.2.btrbn.1-timp.perc(4)-harp-strings
Premiered by Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
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Bernd Richard Deutsch, Con moto
Duration: 6 min
Scoring: 2.picc.2.2.2.dbn-4.2.3.1. timp.perc(1)-strings
Premiered by Bamberger Symphoniker, Kevin Fitzgerald
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Enrico Chapela, Spinphony
Duration: 5 min
Scoring: 2.2.2.2–2.2.3.0–timp.perc(2)-strings
Premiered by Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, David Reiland
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Hannah Eisendle, heliosis
Duration: 6 min
Scoring: 2.2.2.1.dbn-4.2.3.0-timp.perc(2)-hp-strings
Premiered by Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Marin Alsop
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Aziza Sadikova, Angelo di Fuoco
Duration: 10 min
Scoring: 2.2.2.2-4.4.3.1-perc(4)-strings
Premiered by Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, Keri-Lynn Wilson
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Unsuk Chin, Operascope
Duration: 9 min
Scoring: 3.3.3.3-6.3.4.1-timp.perc(3)-pft-strings
Premiered by Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Kent Nagano
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