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Cello Concerto : cello with orchestra

by Brett Dean (2018)

Cello Concerto

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Cello Concerto / Brett Dean.

Library shelf no. 784.274186/DEA 1 [Available for loan]

Work Details

Year: 2018

Instrumentation: Solo cello, piccolo, 2 flutes (2nd doubles alto flute), 3 oboes (3rd doubles cor anglais), 4 clarinets (3rd doubles bass clarinet, 4th doubles contrabass clarinet), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in C, 2 trombones, bass trombone, timpani, percussion (4 players), harp, piano, Hammond B3 organ with a Leslie 122 cabinet loudspeaker, strings (14.12.10.8.6).

Duration: 25 min.

Difficulty: Advanced

Dedication note: for Alban in admiration

Written for: Alban Gerhardt

Commission note: Commissioned by Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, Amsterdam Cello Biennale, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.. with the generous support of Geoff Ainsworth AM and Johanna Featherstone

First performance: by Alban Gerhardt, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson at SSO: Brahms and Dean (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall) on 22 Aug 2018

Awards & Prizes

Year Award Placing Awarded for/to
2019 Paul Lowin Orchestral Prize Highly Commended Brett Dean

Analysis

Resonate article: 2019 Paul Lowin Prizes - finalists announced by Australian Music Centre

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Performances of this work

25 Aug 2018: at SSO: Brahms and Dean (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring David Robertson, Alban Gerhardt, Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

24 Aug 2018: at SSO: Brahms and Dean (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Alban Gerhardt, David Robertson.

22 Aug 2018: at SSO: Brahms and Dean (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Alban Gerhardt, David Robertson, Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

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