Violin Concerto

Genesis

for violin and orchestra

violin and orchestra

Edition: Performance material

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Veronika Eberle gave birth to a baby last November. I composed the piece as a present for her and her baby. In the concerto, the soloist represents a human being, while the orchestra is imagined as nature and the universe surrounding him. At the beginning, the orchestra repeats wave motions suggestive of amniotic fluid, then the melodic line of the violin solo (= life) is generated from the inside of ‘cradle’, and is developing while imitating melodies inside the orchestra, then becomes Independent of it, conflicts with it, however, finally finds a harmony inside the orchestra and dissolves into it. Toshio Hosokawa

Orchestral Cast

2(2.pic, afl, bfl).1.2(2.bcl).1.dbsn-2.2.2.0-3perc(I: b.d, whip; II: 3tri, 2gong, tam-t, 4bng, 2tempbl; III: vib, xyl, marac, 4rins on the timp)-hp, cel-8.8.6.4.2 (8.8.8.6.4 or 6.6.6.4.2)

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Title:

Violin Concerto

Genesis

for violin and orchestra

Edition:

Performance material

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music Co. Ltd., Tokyo

Year of composition:

2020

Duration:

18 ′

World Premiere:

May 19, 2021 · Hamburg (D)
Elbphilharmonie
Internationales Musikfest Hamburg Digital
Veronika Eberle, Violine · Conductor: Kent Nagano · Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
(live stream only)

Commissioned work :

Commissioned by Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, Prager Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester and Grafeneeg Festival