David Philip Hefti – World premiere in Lausanne (February 2018)

On 26 February 2018 the latest piece by composer David Philip Hefti Prima nocte – Musik zur ersten Nachtwache für Kammerorchester (2017) will have its world premiere by the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, conducted by Kazuki Yamada. The orchestre commissioned the work on the occasion of its 75. Anniversary. Find more information here.

David Philip Hefti clarifies the idea behind the work:

“Prima nocte is the first of four compositions that relate to the Roman vigils. The harmony of the work circles around the themes twilight, night, sphere, dream, insomnia and hallucination. This is how – as the guiding principle of this work – static, moving and iridescent soundscapes develop, which push both the rhythm and the melody into the background. This microtonal music is something I often hear in the twilight state between sleep and insomnia.”

26, 27 February
Lausanne, Salle Métropole
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Kazuki Yamada
Hefti: Prima nocte – Musik zur ersten Nachtwache für Kammerorchester     

David Philip Hefti – German Premiere in Mainz (December 2017)

On 8 and 9 December, David Philip Hefti’s As dark as night – for contralto and orchestra, on a sonnet by Shakespeare will have its German premiere at the Staatsteater Mainz. Genegiève King will be singing, Hermann Bäumer conducts the Philharmonische Staatsorchester Mainz.

Here you’ll find further information on the concerts.

Further information on the work, including audio examples and a view of the complete score, can be found on  Hefti’s website.

Hefti: World premiere of „à la recherche…“ for clarinet, viola and piano (October 2017)

Wednesday, 25 Oktober 2017:

World premiere of David Philip Hefti’s new piece „à la recherche…“ for clarinet, viola and piano in Zurich as part of the chamber work series „Swiss Chamber Concerts“. Further performances to follow in Lugano, Basel and Geneva.

François Benda – clarinet, Jürg Dähler – viola, Gilles Vonsattel – piano

Overview:

25 October – Zurich, St. Peter

26 October – Lugano, Conservatorio

27 October – Basel, Oekolampad

29 October – Geneva, Conservatoire

You’ll find more information about the compositions on David Philip Hefti’s website.

Hefti at the anniversary concert of Austrian radio Ö1 (September 2017)

On Sunday, 1 October David Philip Hefti’s Moments lucides will be performed by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Cornelius Meister as part of the annivesary celebration of “50 years Ö1”. It will be broadcasted live on Ö1 radio and time-displaced live in ORF2 TV.

Please find more information on the concert here.

Please find more information on the radio broadcast on Ö1 here.

Please find more information on the TV broadcast on ORF3 here.

David Philip Hefti’s “Moments lucides” with the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien at Schloss Esterházy (September 2017)

On Friday, 8 September 2017, the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien under the baton of Cornelius Meister will perform the Austrian premiere of David Philip Hefti’s Moments lucides – resonances for orchestra at this year’s festival “Herbstgold” at Schloss Esterházy.

The concert will be braodcasted live on Ö1.

Before the concert, David Philip Hefti can be heard in a talk about  “What is the revolutionary in music?” with Gerhard Krammer.

Please finde further information here.

David Philip Hefti conducts two of his own works at Les Jardins Musicaux (August 2017)

On Saturday, 26 August 2017 David Philip Hefti will conduct the Academy of the Symphony Orchestra Biel Solothurn in two of his own works at the Swiss festival Les Jardins Musicaux in Cernier. The concert will be recorded by RTS Espace 2.

Program:

World Premiere of David Philip Hefti’s Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano “E las culurs dals tuns” at the Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker on 5 August 2017 (August 2017)