The project Beyond the Atlantic, launched under the auspices of the Goethe-Institut Boston, aims to revitalize cultural dialogue between Europe and the United States in the field of contemporary concert music. The series brings together members of the Berlin Philharmonic and the Ecce Ensemble for......
On December 6, 2024, the string quartet of the Staatskapelle Berlin will present the sixth string quartet “Five Scenes for Gustav” by David Philip Hefti at the Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin. The “Five Scenes for Gustav” were composed as preludes to Gustav Mahler’s five “Rückert......
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......
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......
The CD recording “Changesments” with works by David Philip Hefti is now also available digitally on Spotify! The recording is a collaboration of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation and col legno and was released in 2013. For more information on the recording, please also......
Conductor and composer David Philip Hefti is Composer in Residence at this year’s Zermatt Music Festival, where he will present his new octet Des Zaubers Spuren, commissioned by the festival for the Scharoun Ensemble, among other works. The festival was founded in 2005 by the......
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......
On 24 May, the ballet production “Der Tod und das Mädchen” will celebrate its premiere at Graz Opera. Musically and choreographically, the production combines Hefti’s commissioned work „Ans Ende der Zeit“ with Franz Schubert’s famous string quartet “Der Tod und das Mädchen“. The ballet of......
Premieres, new productions, awards and special concert programs – below you will find an overview of what our artists will be featuring on international concert stages in the coming months....
Composer and conductor David Philip Hefti will be honored with the Composer Award of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) in April 2023, and it is precisely the diversity of his works that is the focus. “Hefti’s tonal language captivates with an enormously wide spectrum......
