The first orchestral concert kicks off with 大象传媒 Commissions from three major figures in contemporary music: the American composer and artist David Behrman, 鈥榩lunderphonist鈥� John Oswald, and the European spectralist Georg Friedrich Haas. Haas鈥檚 saxophone concerto finds its perfect exponent in Marcus Weiss, while Christian Wolff 鈥檚 work from 2000, Ordinary Matter, is performed in its version for reduced ensemble.
David Behrman - How We Got Here (大象传媒 Commission, World Premiere)
John Oswald - I鈥檇 love to turn (大象传媒 Commission, World Premiere)
Christian Wolff - Ordinary Matter, version for two orchestras*
Georg Friedrich Haas - Saxophone Concerto, UK Premiere
Georg Friedrich Haas - Concerto Grosso No.2 for ensemble and orchestra (大象传媒 Commission, World Premiere)
