Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Concerto hegedűre és ütőzenekarra
Foreign language / English title
Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra
Dedication
to Frank Epstein, Nicholas Kitchen and the New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble
Year of composition
2018

Type
Concerto
Number of players
7
Instrumentation
vl. solo - perc. (6 esec.)
Duration
18 min

Movements, parts
1. Incantata
2. Inquieto
3. Maestoso
4. Brioso; Cantabile

Commissioned by
The Fromm Foundation at Harvard University
Premiere information
Nicholas Kitchen (vl.), New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble: Doyeon Kim, Jackson Rowles, David Uhlmann, Shan Wang, Tennison Watts, Leigh Wilson (perc.), Fran Epstein (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Kati Agócs Music © 2018
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Recordings
Recorded on February 14, 2020 at Jordan Hall, Boston - Nicholas Kitchen (vl.), New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble: Doyeon Kim, Jackson Rowles, David Uhlmann, Shan Wang, Tennison Watts, Leigh Wilson (perc.), Fran Epstein (cond.) (Available on soundcloud.com)
Remarks, other info
Nominated for the 2022 Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year