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ARCHIVES : CONCERTS 2008

 

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Soliloque for solo violin, M. 585 (1998)

 

During the Samuel Barber International Festival

 

Jan Dobrzelewski, violin

 

With works by Griffes, Lalo, Mahler, Mozart and Offenbach (with Jacqueline Howell, flute, Megan Hokaj, soprano, Thomas Strawser, tenor, Ryan Goulden, tenor, and the West Chester University Orchestra conducted by Jan Dobrzelewski)

 

West Chester (Pennsylvanie), West Chester University in Pennsylvania, Performing Arts CenterSunday, January 27th, 2008, 3 pm

 

 

 

 

Le Sommeil de la Raison produit des monstres,

(The Sleep of Reason produces monsters),

after Goya, for solo arpeggione, M. 647 (2005)

 

FIRST PERFORMANCE

 

work description

 

Nicolas Deletaille, arpeggione

With works by Henri Pousseur (Dépli et Configuration de l’Ombre, first performance), Schubert and Vodenitcharov (with Boyan Vodenitcharov, pianoforte)

 

Bruxelles, Great Hall of the Royal High School of Music Friday, February 15th, 2008, 8 pm

 

 

 

 

 Émergences for violin and accordion, M. 652 (2006)

 

Marianne Piketty, violin, and Pascal Contet, accordion

with works by Bach, Bartok, Bloch, Contet, Finzi, Léandre, Piazzolla, Vivaldi and Ysaÿe

 

Saint Léonard, near Fraize (Vosges, France), Church Sunday, February 24th, 2008, 5 pm

 

 

 

 

Gethsemané for organ, M. 456 (1990)

 

Erwin Messmer, organ

 

Berne-Bümpliz, protestant church – During the service of Maundy Thursday, March 20th, 2008, 8 pm

 

 

 

 

Offrande, for orchestra, M. 610 (1999, rev. 2008)

 

FIRST PERFORMANCE

 

Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Ecuador, conducted by Emmanuel Siffert

 

With works by Beethoven and Delibes

 

Quito (Ecuador), Colegio Alemán  Thursday, April 3rd, 2008, 8 pm

 

Quito (Ecuador), Teatro Bolívar  Friday, April 4th, 2008, 8 pm

(Celebration concert for the 75th anniversary of the Teatro Bolívar of Quito)

 

 

 

 

Émergences for violin and accordion, M. 652 (2006)

 

During the Festival Les Violons de la Paix of Boulogne-sur-Mer

 

Marianne Piketty, violin, and Pascal Contet, accordion

with works by Bach, Bartok, Bloch, Contet, Finzi, Léandre, Piazzolla, Vivaldi, Ysaÿe, … (with readings from Borgès and works interpreted by Anne Constantin, soprano and narrator)

 

Saint-Etienne-au-Mont (Pas-de-Calais, France), Media Library Friday, April 18th, 2008, 3 pm

 

Saint-Martin-Boulogne (Pas-de-Calais, France), Place Jean Moulin Saturday, April 19th, 2008, 11 am

 

La Capelle (Pas-de-Calais, France), Saint Jean Baptiste Church Saturday, April 19th, 2008, 2 pm

 

Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais, France), Museum La Casa San Martin Saturday, April 19th, 2008, 4 pm

 

Nesles (Pas-de-Calais, France), Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Church Saturday, April 19th, 2008, 6 pm

 

 

 

 

Lied for soprano saxophone and piano, M. 551 (1997)

 

Laurent Estoppey, saxophone, and Virginie Falquet, piano

With works by Carmichael, Charrière, Cordero (first performance), Grella-Mozejko, Maurice and Milhaud

 

London, Swiss EmbassyMonday, May 12th, 2008

 

London, St-James PiccadillyThursday, May 15th, 2008, 7.30 pm

 

Martigny, Louis Moret Foundation (during the concert season of the Jeunesses Musicales of Martigny)  Friday, May 23rd, 2008, 8.30 pm

 

 

 

 

Microlude for solo cello, M. 639 (2004)

 

During the Swiss Musicians Festival 2008

 

Esmé de Vries, cello

With works by Darbellay, Gaudibert, Gubaidulina, Johnson, Kelterborn, Manca, Marti, Mejer, Thirvaudey and Vassena, with the Compagnie CH.AU

 

Savognin (Grisons, Switzerland), St Martin Church Saturday, May 24th, 2008, 7.30 pm

 

 

 

 

Death on a Pale Horse, for full orchestra, M. 662 (2007)

 

FIRST PERFORMANCE

 

Commissioned by Pro Helvetia for the Basel Sinfonietta

 

work description

 

Basel Sinfonietta, conducted by Winfried Toll

With the Requiem by Verdi (soloists : Francesca Scaini, soprano, Renée Morloc, mezzo, Yosep Kang, tenor, Christof Fischesser, bass ; choirs : Camerata Vocale Freiburg, Frankfurter Kantorei)

 

Basel, Cathedral Saturday, May 31st, 2008, 8 pm

 

Freiburg im Breisgau, Konzerthaus Sunday, June 1st, 2008, 8 pm

 

Frankfurt am Main, Sendesaal Hessischer Rundfunk Sunday, June 8th, 2008, 6 pm

 

 

 

 

Lied for soprano saxophone and piano, M. 551 (1997)

 

Laurent Estoppey, saxophone, and Virginie Falquet, piano

With works by Carmichael, Charrière, Cordero, Grella-Mozejko, Maurice and Milhaud

 

Lausanne, Olympic Museum, Auditorium Sunday, June 8th, 2008, 11 am (during the concerts of the Olympic Museum)

 

 

 

 

Suite for three flutes, M. 649 (2005-6)

 

Les Chemins de Traverse (Barbara Minder, Isaline Dupraz and Matthieu Amiguet, flutes)

 

With works by Corbellari, Corson, Desarzens, Eisler, Gaudibert (first performance) and Quinche

  

Neuchâtel (Switzerland), Museum for Art and History Sunday, June 15th, 2008, 11.30 am

 

 

 

 

Serenata in Chiaroscuro, for organ, M. 650 (2005-6)

  

Erwin Messmer, organ

 

With works by Alain, Boëllmann, Franck, Gaathaug, Mendelssohn and Messiaen

 

Dresde, ChristuskircheSaturday, July 5th, 2008, 7.30 pm

 

 

 

 

Microlude for solo cello, M. 639 (2004)

 

Esmé de Vries, cello

Broadcasting on the Swiss Radio DRS2 Thursday, July 17th, 2008, from 10.30 pm

 

 

 

 

Complainte for solo violin, M. 633 (2003)

 

During the Festival de Radio France et Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon

 

Fanny Clamagirand, violin

With the sonatas by Poulenc and Franck, with Vanya Cohen, piano

 

Montpellier (France), Salle Pasteur du Corum Thursday, July 24th, 2008, 0.30 pm

 

Broadcasting on France Musique, Friday, July 25th, 2008, 10 am

 

 

 

 

Invocation for solo alto flute, M. 511 (1994-6)

 

Boroka Pöllnitz, alto flute

 

With works by Eberhard Böttcher, Paul Walter Fürst, Koechlin, Saint-Saëns and Wolfram Wagner

  

Bistriţa (Rumania), Multicultural Center of the Synagogue Thursday, July 24th, 2008, 7.30 pm (during the concerts series « 100 minutes of music »)

 

 

 

 

Flute Quartet, M. 547 (1996)

 

Cristina Bojin, Sebastian Fratila, Ana Ioana Oltean and Boroka Pöllnitz, flutes

 

With works by Carter, Volkmar Ellmauthaler, Villa-Lobos, Wolfram Wagner and Ferdinand Weiss

  

Bistriţa (Rumania), Multicultural Center of the Synagogue Monday, July 28th, 2008, 7.30 pm (during the concerts series « 100 minutes of music »)

 

 

 

 

Quintet for clarinet and strings, M. 668 (2008)

 

FIRST PERFORMANCE

 

During the Davos Festival 2008 (commissioned by the Festival)

 

Shirley Brill, clarinet, and the Terpsycordes Quartet (Girolamo Bottiglieri, Raya Raytcheva, violins, Caroline Haas, viola, François Grin, cello)

Davos (Switzerland), Congress Centre Wednesday, July 30th, 2008, 5 pm

 

This concert shall be recorded and broadcasted by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation

 

 

 

 

Complainte for solo violin, M. 633 (2003)

 

Fanny Clamagirand, violin

With the sonatas by Poulenc and Franck, with Vanya Cohen, piano

 

Broadcasting on the television channel Mezzo (recorded in Montpellier during the Festival de Radio France et Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon) – August 9th, 2008, 9.30 pm

 

Shall be broadcasted again on Sunday, August 31st, 2008, 6 pm and on Saturday, September 6th, 2008 6.10 pm

 

 

 

 

Le Tombeau de Ravel, chamber orchestra version, M. 654b (2006, orch. 2007)

 

 

FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE VERSION FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

 

Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Ecuador, conducted by Emmanuel Siffert

 

With works by Sibelius and Tchaikovsky

  

Quito (Ecuador), Teatro Politecnico  Thursday, October 2nd, 2008, 8 pm

 

Quito (Ecuador), Teatro Nacional Sucre  Friday, October 3rd, 2008, 8 pm

 

This concert shall be recorded by the national Ecuadorian television

 

 

 

 

Suite for three flutes, M. 649 (2005-6)

 

Les Chemins de Traverse (Barbara Minder, Isaline Dupraz and Matthieu Amiguet, flutes)

 

With works by Corbellari, Corson, Desarzens, Eisler, Gaudibert and Quinche

  

Sorens (canton de Fribourg), Espace Aurore Friday, October 3rd, 2008, 8 pm

 

 

 

 

Symphony for chamber orchestra, M. 466 (1992)

 

On the occasion of the publication of this interpretation on a VDE-Gallo CD

 

Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, conducted by Emmanuel Siffert

 

Coproduction of the Radio Suisse Romande Espace 2 & Italian Swiss Radio Rete Due Broadcasting on October 9th, 2008, 8 pm

 

 

 

 

Lied for soprano saxophone and piano, M. 551 (1997)

 

Laurent Estoppey, saxophone, and Virginie Falquet, piano

With works by Carmichael, Charrière, Cordero, Grella-Mozejko, Maurice and Milhaud

 

Neuchâtel, Concert Hall of the Music School, Faubourg de l’Hôpital 24, during the Récitals du JeudiThursday, November 13th, 2008, 8.15 pm

 

 

 

 

Concerto for organ and orchestra, M. 628 (2002)

 

Jean-Christophe Geiser, organ

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, conductor : Jean Balissat

 

With the Prelude and Fugue BWV 552 by Bach and the organ concertos by Jean Balissat and Francis Poulenc

 

Broadcasted by the Radio Suisse Romande Espace 2 – Monday, December 29th, 2008, 1.30 pm