Concerto for audience and orchestra (2015)

Three imaginary languages

It’s a very peculiar Concerto, in wich the audience takes part as a soloist, playing candies and kazoos and singing with the orchestra.
Sounds made by the audience following the score are indispensable to create a music otherwise impossible.
This is the idea of the 3 imaginary languages, i.e. a piece in 3 parts taking advantage from 3 new sound dictionaries, each one with his own specific marks that the pubblic creates in a decisive way.

Performances

Concerto for audience and orchestra

May 18, 2025

Liège, Salle Philharmonique (Belgium)

Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
Belgian Premiere

Concerto for audience and orchestra

June 1, 2024

Aachen, Citykirche St. Nikolaus (Germany)

Sinfonieorchester Aachen
Jori Klomp (cond)

Concerto for audience and orchestra

November 8, 2023

Jyväskylä (Finland)

Jyväskylä Sinfonia
Tomas Djupsjöbacka (cond)
Finnish Premiere

Concerto for audience and orchestra

September 18, 2022

Stuttgart, Opernhaus (Germany)

Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Nil Venditti (cond)

Concerto for audience and orchestra

June 4, 2022

Paris, Philharmonie (France)

Orchestre Atelier Ostinato
Jean-Luc Tingaud (cond)
Irene Gomez Calado (cond. for the audience)

Concerto for audience and orchestra

April 27, 2022

Bremen (Germany)

Bremer Philharmoniker
Stefan Klingele (cond)

Concerto for audience and orchestra

April 22, 2021

Belfast, Ulster Hall (Ireland)

Ulster Orchestra
Nil Venditti (cond)
Irish Premiere

DELAYED | Covid-19

Concerto for audience and orchestra

March 25, 2020

Bremen (Germany)

Bremer Philharmoniker
Stefan Klingele (cond)

DELAYED | Covid-19

Concerto for audience and orchestra

December 15, 2019

New York (Usa)

Long Island Concert Orchestra
USA Premiere

Concerto for audience and orchestra

November 24, 2019 - November 26, 2019

Palermo, Politeama Garibaldi (Italy)

Orchestra Giovanile Siciliana
Salvatore Percacciolo (cond)
Irene Gomez Calado (cond. for the audience)

Concerto for audience and orchestra

September 21, 2019

Ljubljana, Slovenian Philharmonic Hall (Slovenia)

Slovenska Filharmonija
Nil Venditti (cond)
Slovenian Premiere

Concerto for audience and orchestra

June 11, 2019

Torino, Conservatorio (Italy)

Orchestra Filarmonica di Torino
Giampaolo Pretto (cond), Carlo Pavese (cond. for the audience)

Concerto for audience and orchestra

May 4, 2018

Lucca, Festival Lucca Classica, Teatro del Giglio (Italy)

Orchestra dell’Istituto Musicale Boccherini
Gian Paolo Mazzoli (cond), Sara Matteucci (cond. for the audience)

Concerto for audience and orchestra

June 28, 2017

Roma, MAXXI (Italy)

Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese
Sesto Quatrini (cond), Irene Gomez Calado (cond. for the audience)

Concerto for audience and orchestra

September 27, 2016

Matera (Italy)

Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese
Irene Gomez Calado (cond)
Nil Venditti (cond. for the audience)

Concerto for audience and orchestra

July 8, 2016

L'Aquila, Festival della Partecipazione, Auditorium (Italy)

Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese
Sesto Quatrini (cond), Irene Gomez Calado (cond. for the audience)

Concerto for audience and orchestra

June 30, 2016

Frankfurt (Germany)

Orchester des Collegium Musicum der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Jan Schumacher (cond)

Concerto for audience and orchestra

June 23, 2016

Königstein (Germany)

Orchester des Collegium Musicum der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Jan Schumacher (cond)
German Premiere

Concerto for audience and orchestra

February 13, 2016

Milano, Auditorium (Italy)

Orchestra Sinfonica Verdi
Carlo Tenan (cond), Irene Gomez Calado (cond. for the audience)
Italian Premiere

Concerto for audience and orchestra

June 21, 2015

Paris, Philharmonie (France)

Orchestre National d’Île-de-France
Nathan Brock (cond), Irene Gomez Calado (cond. for the audience)

Instrumentation

Full orchestra version
2+picc.2+en hr.2+Eb cl.2+cfg / 4.3.3.1 / timp/ perc (3) / harp / strings
Breitkopf & Härtel Wb 2794

Chamber orchestra version
2 (II also Piccolo).2 (II also en hr).2 (II also Eb cl).2 / 2.2.2.1 / timp /perc (3) / harp / strings
Breitkopf & Härtel Wb 2821

Details

Commission Orchestre National d’Île-de-France

Duration 12′ (+25′ rehearsal)

World Premiere Paris Philharmonie
June 21, 2015

Published by Breitkopf & Härtel

Audio

February 13, 2015