Past Commissions 2012/13 Season Page 1 of 3
* Denotes Fondation Hoffmann Project commission at Wigmore Hall
October
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Sarah Power 1 Boyle, Rory 'Burble' for solo clarinet in B flat London Anna Cardona
Hilliard Ensemble 2 Muhly, Nico My Days for voices and 5 viols World* Fretwork
Rosalind Ventris 6 Roxburgh, Edwin Ricercare World Lara Dodds-Eden
Riyad Nicolas 8 Simpson, Mark Echoes and Embers World Mark Simpson
16 Hefti, David Philip Trio No. 2 Medea Trio World
23 Venables, Philip Sextet Endymion World*
Quartet No.4 Abrahamsen, Hans (commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk with support from Siemens Musikstiftung and Wigmore Hall) 31 Arditti Quartet UK* Fletch for string quartet Saunders, Rebecca (commissioned by ORF-Musikprotokoll Graz, Wigmore Hall and the Arditti Quartet)
November
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
2 Préludes from 4 Choe, Uzong Grace Yeo UK '12 Piano Préludes'
Sonata No.1 for Diana Galvydyte 5 Podgaits, Efrem UK solo classical accordion Christopher Guild
Elias String Quartet 14 Matthews, Colin String Quartet No. 4 World* Michael Collins
The Jersey Side Christine Brewer 28 Bolcom, William (written especially for Christine Brewer for the World William Lyne Birthday Gala) Roger Vignoles
December
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
On Colours Britten Sinfonia 5 Tabakova, Dobrinka (co-commission by Britten Sinfonia and London* Wigmore Hall) Jacqueline Shave
Rosanna Ter-Berg 17 King, George Three Dances World Leo Nicholson
Past Commissions 2012/13 Season Page 2 of 3
January
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Britten Sinfonia 23 Barry, Gerald Jabberwocky London Mark Padmore
February
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Blue Shadows Fall (co-commissioned by The Chamber Music Society Paul Watkins 10 Watkins, Huw of Lincoln Center and Wigmore Hall. World* Major support was provided by Linda and Stuart Huw Watkins Nelson in honour of Wu Han and David Finckel)
Kandinskiana 13 Jay Greenberg (co-commission by Britten Sinfonia Britten Sinfonia London* and Wigmore Hall)
March
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Ben-Haim, Paul Piano Quartet 10 ARC Ensemble UK Piano Quintet on Laks, Szymon Popular Polish Themes
17 Golijov, Osvaldo Quohelet St Lawrence String Quartet UK
Brown, James Francis A Dream and a Dance World* (co-commission by the Nash and Wigmore Hall) Nash Ensemble 19 Gillian Keith Matthews, David A Blackbird Sang World
April
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Divertimento 3 Ryan Latimer (co-commission by Britten Sinfonia Britten Sinfonia World* and Wigmore Hall)
Birmingham Contemporary 6 Sawer, David Rumpelstiltskin Suite Music Group World* (co-commissioned by BCMG and Wigmore Hall) Susanna Andersson
Violin Sonata Pekka Kuusisto 11 Mustonen, Olli (co-commissioned by Perth Concert Hall World* Olli Mustonen and Wigmore Hall)
23 Hickey, Sean Cursive Klara Min UK
Benyounes Quartet 29 Coll, Francisco Sguardo verso l'interno Op. 14 London Harry Cameron-Penny
Past Commissions 2012/13 Season Page 3 of 3
May
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
2012-S for two string quartets Clarke, James (commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk with support from Kunststiftung NRW and Wigmore Hall) UK* Der Kampf zwischen Karneval Arditti Quartet 6 und Fasten for 8 strings Lanza, Mauro (commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk JACK Quartet with support from Kunststiftung NRW and Wigmore Hall)
String Quartet No. 3 Mincek, Alex London 'lift - tilt - filter - split'
Pelzel, Michael ...vers le vent... UK
11 Bainbridge, Simon Music for Nine Flutes and Three Voices RNCM students World
David Cohen 12 Wilson, Ian The little Spanish prison World Charles Owen
Piano Quintet Jonathan Biss 14 Andres, Timothy (commissioned by Wigmore Hall, UK* San Francisco Performances, Carnegie Hall Elias String Quartet and Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam)
20 Previn, André Piano Trio No. 2 Kalichstein/Laredo/Robinson Trio UK
July
Day Composer Title Performer(s) Première
Iestyn Davies 5 Muhly, Nico Old Bones World* Thomas Dunford
Joseph Tong 22 Fujikura, Dai 3 Miniatures for two pianos London Waka Hasegawa