Work
Concerto for Orchestra and String Quartet
for orchestra and string quartet
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About
This work commissioned by the City of Aberdeen is in one continuous movement comprising eleven sections. The orchestra has 3 roles – to accompany, to assist the quartet and to supply much of the musical argument – it is of equal importance to the quartet. At its first performance, this work was described as "astoundingly successful".
Commissioned note
Commissioned by the City of Aberdeen
Dedication note
Written in memory of some friends who died too early
Contents note
One continuous movement comprising eleven sections
Performance history
05 Feb 1997: Premiered by Yggdrasil Quartet, Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Anne Manson; Music Hall, Aberdeen, Scotland
30 Nov 2001: Performed by the New Zealand String Quartet and the BBC Scottish Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Young at the 2001 ECAT NZ New Music Festival, Edinburgh
25 May 2012: Made In New Zealand - Wonderland
Performed by The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the New Zealand String Quartet, and conducted by Hamish McKeich