Past Commissions 2010/11 Season Page 1 of 3
* Denotes Fondation Hoffmann Project commission at Wigmore Hall
September
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
15 Dubugnon, Richard Sonate Phonomorphique No. 1 Op. 33 Katya Apekisheva UK
29 Ireland, John Rhapsody Mark Bebbington World
October
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
James Turnbull 3 Latsabidze, Giorgi Cyber Moment World Craig White
7 Hartke, Stephen Night Songs for a Desert Flower Brentano String Quartet UK
8 Barnson, Matthew Shattered Lines/Points of Horizon Dustin Gledhill World
Chamber Music VIII Op. 94 for Scottish Ensemble 15 Sallinen, Aulis London violoncello and strings Pieter Wispelwey
Yanov-Yanovsky, Little Lute Music in Memory of 23 Manuel Barrueco UK Dimitri John Dowland
25 Tognetti, Fabio Hommage à Schumann Francesco Piemontesi UK
November
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Prelude and Chorale: Dean, Brett Hommage à Bach
Partitina (On the opening notes of 20 Holloway, Robin Angela Hewitt World* J. S Bach's 'Goldberg' bass)
Wyner, Yehudi Fantasia on BACH
Eleanor Dennis 22 Bray, Charlotte Midnight Closes London Tim Lowe
22 Kellogg, Daniel Soft Sleep Shall Contain You Takács Quartet UK
Kats-Chernin, Elena BACH Study
23 Muldowney, Dominic Fantasia on B.A.C.H Angela Hewitt World*
Schwertsik, Kurt Fantasia & fuga
Duchiffre/Sorrell, Proserpina tornata: Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra 30 World René Sinfonia drammatica Jeannette Sorrell
Past Commissions 2010/11 Season Page 2 of 3
December
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Bernard Gregor-Smith 3 Venables, Ian The Moon Sails Out World Ben Gregor-Smith
7 Turnage, Mark Anthony Twisted Blues with Twisted Ballad Belcea Quartet World*
Ricochets between Britten Sinfonia 15 Philips, Julian (co-commissioned by Wigmore Hall London and Britten Sinfonia) Jacqueline Shave
Bengt Forsberg 23 Lidström, Mats The Stamp King World Mats Lidström
January
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Liszt, Franz Romancero espagnol S. 695c
14 Two pieces from the oratorio Christus S. Leslie Howard World Liszt, Franz 498c: Einleitung und Pastorale and Das Wunder
Day turned into night Christine Rice 16 Bell, Iain UK (cycle for voice and piano) Roger Vignoles
19 Gomes, Pedro Faria Returning Eidos Trio World
Michael Collins 27 Musgrave, Thea Towards the Blue World* London Winds
Christine Brewer 28 Smith, Alan Letters from George to Evelyn UK Roger Vignoles
Hass, 29 String Quartet No.6 Hagen Quartet UK* Georg Friederich
February
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Clarke, James String Quartet No. 2 London Ferneyhough, Brian String Quartet No. 6 Arditti Quartet 3 Jake Arditti Fujikura, Dai Flare World*
Paredes, Hilda Canciones Lunáticas World
Scottish Ensemble 17 MacMillan, James Seraph for trumpet and strings World Alison Balsom
Midori 20 Dean, Brett Berlin Music UK Charles Abramovic
Past Commissions 2010/11 Season Page 3 of 3
March
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
everything turns away Britten Sinfonia 2 Holt, Simon (co-commissioned by Wigmore Hall London and Britten Sinfonia) Jacqueline Shave
Viviane Hagner 17 Galante, Michel Kreutzerspiel UK Nicole Hagner
Holt, Simon The Torturer's Horse for string sextet Nash Ensemble 23 World Claire Booth Matthews, David Horn Quintet
April
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Till Fellner 10 Birtwistle, Harrison New Trio UK Corey Cerovsek
Epitaphium for string trio - Seiya Ueno 16 Waterhouse, Graham UK In Memoriam W.R.W. Gervase de Peyer
May
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Concerto for guitar Academy of St Martin in the Fields 22 Roth, Alec London and string orchestra Morgan Szymanski
June
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
4 Auerbach, Lera String Quartet No. 3 'Cetera desunt' Vanbrugh Quartet London
11 Hough, Stephen Sonata for Piano (broken branches) Stephen Hough World
11 Hough, Stephen Other Love Songs The Prince Consort World
July
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Graham Johnson 8 Lark, James Venice World Martha Guth
Adès, Thomas Lieux retrouvés London Steven Isserlis 23 Mark Padmore For Steven - In Memoriam Kurtág, György William Bennett World Pauline Mara-Isserlis
Priya Mitchell 29 Say, Fazil Sonata for violin and piano UK David Cohen