Past Commissions 2006/07 Season Page 1 of 5
September
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Shchedrin, Rodion Concerto for solo piano 10 Murray McLachlan London Konstantinovich 'Naughty Limericks'
Mark Simpson 14 Higgins, Gavin Three Broken Love Songs World Elizabeth Burley
28 Brunt, Hugh Sphere Cordelia Williams World
October
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Roderick Williams 1 Williams, Roderick Eight o'clock World Iain Burnside
Double Trouble Melvyn Tan 12 Grant, Julian World for 2 pianos Ronald Brautigam
Naxos Quartet No. 8 London 18 Maxwell Davies, Peter The Maggini Quartet Naxos Quartet No. 9 World
Martin, Phillip Neil Clocked Cassie Yukawa 20 World Rosey Chan Nyman, Michael Still Counting, Love
Goodison Catherine Wyn-Rogers 29 Kerry, Gordon World Quartet No. 1 Roger Vignoles
November
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Huw Morgan 2 Burke, Luke Thought Fragments World Nick Oliver
Martinu Quartet 2 Sallinen, Aulis Cello Sonata London Daniel Adni
Holly Fawcett 5 Phibbs, Joseph Personnages UK Sophia Rahman
Alina Ibragimova 6 Watkins, Huw Partita for solo violin World Huw Watkins
Finnissy, Michael Brighton! Dante Quartet 7 London Robert Murray Mayo, Chris passed the last river
Gyrgy Kurtg 9 Kurtg, Gyrgy Hipartita UK Mrta Kurtg
Past Commissions 2006/07 Season Page 2 of 5
November
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Halffter, Cristbal Fandango Cello Octet 18 Conjunto Ibrico UK 2 Mediterranean Loevendie, Theo Elena Gragera Dances
Cristo Barrios 19 Soler, Blai Cantus firmus World Clinton Cormany
Joseph Tong 24 Roxburgh, Edwin A Homage to Debussy World Waka Hasegawa
Fanfares for Amy Dickson 27 Watkins, Huw World saxophone and piano Catherine Milledge
December
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Pinnock, Naomi IS
Rolf Hind 5 Usui, Shiori Piano Quintet World Duke Quartet
Venables, Philip String Quartet
Leticia Moreno 10 Lara, Francisco Capriccio for Leticia World Ana-Maria Vera
Academy of 11 Musgrave, Thea Journey into Light Ancient Music London Carolyn Sampson
Sonata for Raphael Wallfisch 20 Zemlinsky, Alexander UK cello and piano John York
January
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Weissenberg, Sonate en Etat 5 Simon Mulligan UK Alexis de Jazz
Sonata for Susan Milan 21 Lock, Brian London flute and piano Andrew Ball
Dusapin, Pascal String Quartet No. 5 UK
23 Ferneyhough, Brian String Quartet No. 5 Arditti Quartet London
String Quartet No. 4 Francesconi, Luca UK 'I voli di Niccol'
Past Commissions 2006/07 Season Page 3 of 5
February
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Serene (for flute Bruynl, Ton UK and soundtracks) Neil McLaren 4 Jane Beament Osbon, David The creatures of Frietman World
16 Salter, Timothy Piano Quartet Ensemble na Mara London
Fantasy for Lawrence Power 19 Watkins, Huw London viola and piano Simon Crawford-Phillips
March
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Seven Glances Eric, Zoran at the Sky Anthony Marwood 3 World Roxburgh, Edwin Viola Duo Jennifer Pike
Schultz, Andrew Sonatina for solo violin
Goehr, Alexander Duos for two violins
Rachel Podger 4 Philips, Julian Flying Machine World Carolin Widmann
Widmann, Jrg Etude IV
Birtwistle, Harrison Crowd for solo harp London Holt, Simon 4 Quarters for String Trio Nash Ensemble 6 Susan Bickley Horne, David Life's Splinters World Matthews, David Terrible Beauty
6 MacMillan, James For Sally Nash Ensemble London
'Softly, in the dusk...' 11 Fribbins, Peter Rosamunde Trio World for piano trio
17 Lima, Nato Sonata No. 2 Amanda Cook World
April
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
15 Moments Musicaux 5 Kelterborn, Rudolf absolut trio UK for piano trio
Lancier Brass 16 Sinclair, Cameron Warp World Ensemble na Mara
Past Commissions 2006/07 Season Page 4 of 5
April (cont)
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Benjamin, Tim Five Bagatelles Radius 20 World Daniel Rowland Vine, Ian Underpaintings
Goldberg Variations BWV 988 Bach, (arr. for string trio) Johann Sebastian/ 25 Goldberg Trio Lucerne UK Goldberg Trio Lucerne Sonata No. 1 in G BWV 1027 (arr. for string trio)
May
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
In my craft or sullen art Petersen Quartet 15 Watkins, Huw (Goodison Quartet World Mark Padmore No. 4)
27 Jackson, Gabriel Fantasy with Chorale Tom Kerstens World
June
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Kotodama - Katsuya Matsubara 1 Hirai, Motoki Voices of Nature World Motoki Hirai (for violin and piano)
Serenade on the Shores of the Owen Murray 8 Ruders, Poul Cosmic Ocean London Ailish Tynan (dedicated to Owen and Inger Murray)
Fabrizio von Arx 22 Mendelssohn/Solbiati, Sonata Felix (1824-2005) UK Roberto Prosseda
Variations on Caetani, Roffredo Chopin's Prelude UK in C minor
Campogrande, Nicola Corale & Remix European
25 Adagio and Presto Roberto Prosseda agitato in B flat minor
Mendelssohn, Felix Capriccio in UK E flat minor
Fugue in E flat
Past Commissions 2006/07 Season Page 5 of 5
June (cont)
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Mendelssohn/ Wiegenlied European Boccadoro,
Mendelssohn/ Lieder ohne Worte Fazzari, 25 Roberto Prosseda World Mendelssohn/ Fuga Felix Solbiati,
Mendelssohn/ Allegro con Fuoco UK Taglietti,
Cavatina and Wihan Quartet 26 Panufnik, Roxanna World Moravian Dance Martin Kasik
Ambache Chamber 27 Arnold, Sir Malcolm Oboe Quartet Op. 61 Modern Ensemble
July Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Hommage to Musorgsky - 8 McCabe, John Malcolm Binns World Study No. 11: Epithalamium
Leach, Rachel Happy Birthday Montessori World Pierre Bensaid 13 Philippa Mo Perrenoud, Laurent 24 Miniatures UK