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London Philharmonic Orchestra's
Composer in Residence |
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The London Philharmonic Orchestra confirmed Mark-Anthony Turnage
as Composer In Residence in June 2005. This follows a partnership
during the 2004/05 season which included two world premières
of works by the British composer, the song cycle When
I Woke and trombone concerto Yet
Another Set To, the UK première of Scherzoid
and a revival of Evening Songs,
originally written for Hamburg's NDR Symphony Orchestra. In
January 2006 as part of its Closer
to the Music season at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the
London Philharmonic Orchestra will present the world première
of Hidden Love Song, a
saxophone concerto written for the Orchestra and saxophonist
Martin Robertson (see concert on 30 January 2006).
Widely acclaimed throughout Europe and the world as a composer
of outstanding ability and a unique compositional voice, Mark-Anthony
Turnage (b. 1960) first attracted attention with the première
of his opera Greek at
the Munich Biennale Festival in 1988. Since then he has held
positions with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (under
the Musical Directorship of Simon Rattle), the BBC Symphony
Orchestra and English National Opera; and received commissions
from many of the world's leading orchestras.
Timothy Walker, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the
London Philharmonic Orchestra, has witnessed Turnage's relationship
with the musicians and artistic staff at the Orchestra flourish:
'It's wonderful to see how Mark
responds to seeing his music played by the Orchestra. Our
season of collaborations with him has helped us all, and particularly
Mark himself, imagine new possibilities, new colours, new
orchestral techniques, and new ideas. It's been as stimulating
for us and our musicians as it has been for him, and we were
keen to see the relationship continue. With Mark as Composer
in Residence the relationship certainly will continue, and
we look forward to all the excitement and creativity that
will benefit both us and him.'
Plans for Turnage's future work with the London Philharmonic
Orchestra include more new works for performance by the Orchestra,
further premieres, and involvement with the Orchestra's Education
department and new recording label. On accepting this new
position with one of the world’s most distinguished orchestras,
Turnage commented 'When I worked
with the London Philharmonic Orchestra this season I found
them an incredibly warm, responsive and friendly orchestra.
They seemed really interested in collaboration and I’m
looking forward to developing the relationship very much.'
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