Pablo Heras-Casado & Anja Petersen

Programme

Jüri Reinvere
New piece for orchestra (commissioned by musica viva, world premiere)

Interval

Arnulf Herrmann
Tour de Trance for orchestra and soprano (commissioned by musica viva, world premiere)

Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor

Anja Petersen, Soprano

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

PART OF THE MUSICA VIVA CONCERT SERIES

This concert is part of the musica viva concert series – one of the world’s most important forums for contemporary music. This forward-looking concert series presents new orchestral and ensemble works as well as advanced chamber music compositions of experimental character at the highest level.

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About the programme

Jüri Reinvere is the third leading composer of his native Estonia, alongside Arvo Pärt and Erkki-Sven Tüür. He is also an accomplished concert pianist, lyric poet, journalist and essayist for newspapers in Estonia, Finland, Great Britain and Germany, where he has been living since 2005. Given this cosmopolitan life, it comes as no surprise that his music focuses on theological themes as well as touching on politics, history, and episodes from daily life. We are keen to see what references he has chosen for his new orchestral work, commissioned by Musica Viva and still awaiting a title. Arnulf Herrmann’s newly commissioned Tour de Trance draws inspiration from the verses of poetess and essayist Monika Rinck. His interest in language in all its guises has long stood in the foreground of his music. His special way of handling melody, rhythm and diction poses extraordinary challenges for the singer – challenges that soprano Anja Petersen is happy to confront.