David Philip Hefti @ Konzerthaus Berlin
On September 30, 2024, the Amaryllis Quartet will perform David Philip Hefti’s seventh string quartet Ans Ende der Zeit at the Konzerthaus Berlin. The work will be performed at the invitation of Christian Jost in his concert format “2xhören”. Following the performance, Christian Jost will hold a discussion with the musicians and composer David Philip Hefti before the piece is performed. “Be surprised how much your ears have opened up when the piece is heard for the second time!” is the slogan of this innovative concert series.
David Philip Hefti’s seventh string quartet “Ans Ende der Zeit” was commissioned by Graz Opera for the in-house ballet company. The premiere with the Graz Opera Ballet in a choreography by ballet director Beate Vollack and with the PhilQuartet of the Graz Philharmonic took place in May 2023. Since then, the work has been performed several times in concert.
David Philip Hefti has a long-standing collaboration with the Amaryllis Quartet, during which most of his compositions have been performed for this ensemble.
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David Philip Hefti & Scharoun Ensemble & Zermatt Festival Orchestra on SRF2 Kultur
The world premiere of Des Zaubers Spuren by David Philip Hefti performed by the Scharoun Ensemble, for which the work was composed, can now be listened to on the SRF concert podcast. Des Zaubers Spuren is a tribute to Franz Schubert, as Schubert’s music has left audible and “inaudible” traces in Hefti’s work, as the composer says.
Concert from 15 September 2023, St. Mauritius Church, Zermatt (Zermatt Festival)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for oboe and violin in C minor BWV 1060
David Philip Hefti: Des Zaubers Spuren (2023, world premiere) Commissioned composition for the Scharoun Ensemble Berlin
Alban Berg: Seven early songs (arranged by Reinbert de Leeuw)
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D. 417 “Tragic”
Zermatt Festival Orchestra
Scharoun Ensemble Berlin
David Philip Hefti, conductor
Wolfram Brandl, violin
Jonathan Kelly, oboe
Christiane Karg, soprano
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David Philip Hefti @ Elbphilharmonie
David Philip Heftis work Fünf Concertini für Streichorchester, composed in 2022, will be performed by the Musikkollegium Winterthur under the baton of Roberto González-Monjas in Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie on February 3, 2024.
Details of the concert can be found here.
The Five Concertini for string orchestra are a tribute to Antonio Vivaldi, who composed over 500 solo concertos. This gave him the idea of composing five micro-concertos for the string orchestra’s five principals.
The world premiere of the work took place on June 30, 2023 as part of the Kammerkonzerte Laufen (CH) with the Berliner Barock Solisten, to whom the work is dedicated, under the baton of David Philip Hefti. read more less
David Philip Hefti @ BerlinPhil’s Digital Concert Hall
On 27 September 2023, the German premiere of David Philip Heftis octet Des Zaubers Spuren took place on the occasion of the Scharoun Ensemble's 40th anniversary concert at the Berlin Philharmonie. The work was recorded and can be viewed and heard at the Berlin Philharmonic's Digital Concert Hall. read more less
Two world premieres by David Philip Hefti with the Berliner Barock Solisten
On 30 June 2023, Kammerkonzerte Laufen will premiere two works by composer and conductor David Philip Hefti: Fünf Concertini – for string orchestra and Vier Momente – for flute and string orchestra. Fünf Concertini is dedicated to the Berliner Barock Solisten and, with five micro-concerts for the five principals of a string orchestra, is also a tribute to Antonio Vivaldi. Vier Momente was commissioned by flutist Philipp Jundt and is a reference to Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 2.
30. June 2023, Kammerkonzerte Laufen
Berliner Barock Solisten – Philipp Jundt, flute
Willi Zimmermann, violin & conductor
David Philip Hefti, conductor
C. P. E. Bach: Concerto for flute, strings and basso continuo in D minor (Wq 22)
cadenzas and interludes between the movements by David Philip Hefti
1. allegro
2. un poco andante
3. Allegro di molto
D. P. Hefti: Fünf Concertini – for string orchestra (world premiere)
1. blendend (violin solo)
2. ätherisch (double bass solo)
3. samtig (viola solo)
4. bittersüss (violin solo)
5. rauschend (violoncello solo)
J. S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor (BWV 1067)
alternating with
D. P. Hefti: Vier Momente – for flute and string orchestra (world premiere)
1. Orchestersuite, 1. Ouverture
2. Vier Momente, 1. verspielt
3. Orchestersuite, 2. Rondeau
4. Orchestersuite, 3. Sarabande
5. Vier Momente, 2. verrückt
6. Orchestersuite, 4. Bourrée I & II
7. Vier Momente, 3. verborgen
8. Orchestersuite, 5. Polonaise
9. Vier Momente, 4. verklärt
10. Orchestersuite, 6. Menuett
11. Orchestersuite, 7. Badinerie read more less
