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ARCHIVES : CONCERTS 2009

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« Le Sommeil de la Raison produit des monstres »,

(The Sleep of Reason produces monsters),

after Goya, for solo arpeggione, M. 647 (2005)

Nicolas Deletaille, arpeggione

With works by Schubert and Vodenitcharov (with Alain Roudier, pianoforte)

Famagusta (Cyprus), Twin Churches – Thursday, January 15^th, 2009, 8 pm

Nicosia (Cyprus), Auditorium of the PA.SY.D.Y – Friday, January 16^th, 2009, 8.30 pm

Appels I and II for solo saxophone, M. 637 and 638 (2004)

Laurent Estoppey, saxophone

Saskatoon (Canada) – Friday, February 5^th, 2009

« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635 (2003-4)

May-Lucie Meyer and Joanie Tanner, piano

With works by Shostakovich, Grieg, Milhaud, Mozart and Schumann

Neuchâtel, Concert Hall of the School of Music – Tuesday, February 10^th, 2009, 8 pm

La Chaux-de-Fonds, Faller Hall of the School of Music – Saturday, February 14^th, 2009, 11 am

Appels I and II for solo saxophone, M. 637 and 638 (2004)

During the North American Saxophone Alliance Conference

Laurent Estoppey, saxophone

Edmonton (Canada), Convocation Hall of the University of Alberta – Monday, February16^th, 2009, 8 pm

Émergences for violin and accordion, M. 652 (2006)

Marianne Piketty, violin, and Pascal Contet, accordion

Reims (Marne, France), Auditorium 1 of the Conservatoire National de Région de la Ville de Reims – Tuesday, February 17^th, 2009, 8 pm

Complainte for solo violin, M. 633 (2003)

Fanny Clamagirand, violin

With the sonatas by Poulenc and Franck, with Vanya Cohen, piano

Broadcastings on the television channel Mezzo (recorded in Montpellier during the Festival de Radio France et Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon) – Tuesday, February 17^th, 2009, 9.45 pm, Wednesday, February 25^th, 6.10 pm, Wednesday, March 11^th, 11.15 am

Inventio, for 2 Oboes (or Oboes d’amore, English Horns, …), M. 669 (2008)

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Matthias Arter and Ani Lomsaridze, oboes

Private concert in Zurich – Sunday, March 1^st, 2009, 5 pm

Quintet for clarinet and strings, M. 668 (2008)

Shirley Brill, clarinet, and the Terpsycordes Quartet (Girolamo Bottiglieri, Raya Raytcheva, violins, Caroline Haas, viola, François Grin, cello)

Broadcasted by the Swiss Radio DRS 2 (recording of the first performance, at the Davos Congress Centre, during the Davos Festival) – Thursday, March 12^th, 2009, from 10.30 pm

Stèles, cycle of piano pieces, after Segalen, M.670 (2007-8)

FIRST PERFORMANCE

During a concert of the Society for Contemporary Music of Lausanne

Dana Ciocarlie, piano

With works by Beffa, Escaich, Krawczyk, Verrières and Winkelman

Lausanne, Great Hall of the Music Academy – Monday, March 23^rd, 2009, 7 pm

This concert shall be recorded by the Swiss Broadcasting Espace 2

Auf die erniedrigende Erhebung und erhebte Niedrigkeit, M.548 (1997)

Sonata a quattro for flute, horn and 2 trumpets, M.582 (1998)

Jonathan Spicher, tenor and Jean-Claude Charrez, piano ; Sandrine Fessler, flute, Denis Dafflon, horn, Bernhard Jörg and Melissa Krummenacher, trumpet

With works by Alicia Terzian

Fribourg (Switzerland), Centre Le Phénix – Friday, April 3^rd, 2009, 0.15 pm

Sonata for guitar, M.671 (revised version of 2008)

FIRST PERFORMANCE

During the 22^th International Guitar Festival of Fribourg

Olivia Steiner, guitar

With works by Bogdanovic, Brouwer, Domeniconi, Dyens, and a Raga played on the sarod

Fribourg, Espace Tinguely – Friday, May 1^st, 2009, 8 pm

Flute Quartet, M. 547 (1996)

Ensemble Sinaulodia (Ana Oltean, Cornelia Lätsch, Marie-Laure Schluep and Fabienne Gsponer, flutes)

Schlatt bei Gasel (Switzerland), Chapel – Sunday, June 7^th, 2009, 5 pm

Complainte for solo violin, M. 633 (2003)

Fanny Clamagirand, violin

With the sonatas by Poulenc and Franck, with Vanya Cohen, piano

Broadcasting on the television channel Mezzo (recorded in Montpellier during the Festival de Radio France et Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon) – Wednesday, August 5^th, 2009, 5 pm

Shall be broadcasted again on Wednesday, August 19^th, 2009, 10 am

Soliloque for solo violin, M. 585 (1998)

Linda Hsu, violin

Conway (Arkansas), Snow Fine Arts Recital Hall, University of Central Arkansas – Tuesday, September 1^st, 2009, 7.30 pm

Traces gravées dans le Sable (Tracks drawn in the Sand), cycle of piano pieces, M.673 (2009)

FIRST PERFORMANCE

During the concerts of the Musikpodium Zürich

See Siang Wong, piano

Zurich, Aula Schulhaus Hirschengraben (Hirschengraben 46) – Wednesday, September 9^th, 2009, 7.30 pm

Complainte for solo violin, M. 633 (2003)

Karoline Schulze, violin

With works by Bach, Kreisler, Mozart and Saint-Saëns, with Silke Peterson, piano

Markkleeberg (Saxony), Westphalsches Haus – Thursday, October 15^th, 2009, 5 pm

Duo for violin and alto saxophone, M. 540 (1996)

Graziella Tellian, violin and Rupert Stelzer, saxophone

Freistadt (Austria), Salzhof – Sunday, November 15^th, 2009, 5 pm

Gethsemané, M.456 (1990)

FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE VERSION FOR WIND BAND

arrangement by Olivier Neuhaus

Union Instrumentale de Fribourg, conducted by Olivier Neuhaus

Fribourg (Switzerland), Saint-Michel Church – Sunday, November 29^th, 2009, 5 pm

3 of the 5 Microludes for solo viola (1993-7)

Nadia Rigolet, viola

Porto (Portugal), Casa da Música - Sala 2 – Saturday, December 5^th, 2009, 12 am (noon)

Septet for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, cello and piano, M. 620 (2001)

Matthias Ebner, flute, Lanet Flores, clarinet, Tatiana Cossi, horn, Florian Zimmermann, bassoon, Katrin Bösiger, violin, David Lauri, cello and Stéphane Reymond, piano

With works by Hummel, Mozart and Stéphane Reymond (with Lis Arbenz, introduction and commentary, as well as Michela Scali, oboe and Hannes Giger, double bass)

Basel, Great Hall of the Music Academy – Sunday, December 6^th, 2009, 11 am