World Première: Cello Concerto Grosso by Peter Eötvös in Berlin

Peter Eötvös
Cello Concerto Grosso
for cello and orchestra (2011)
Jointly commissioned by Berliner Philharmoniker, Tonhalle Zürich, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester and Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
17'

• 16 June 2011 · Berlin (D)
Philharmonie
Miklós Perényi, Violoncello
Berliner Philharmoniker
Dirigent Peter Eötvös

The work is a dialogue in multiple levels: The solo cellist performs with the orchestral cello section, and soloist and cello section both enter into dialogue with the whole orchestra. The concerto retains the classical form of three-movements which could be characterised as 'energetic, dance-like', 'meditative' and 'fresh and sparkling'. The music also cites instrumental techniques of Transylvanian folk music such as the 'Bartók pizzicato' with its cracking percussive sound.

Peter Eötvös

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