World Premiere of David Philip Hefti’s Aus Licht gewoben at the Elbphilharmonie (February 2026)

On March 2, 2026, the new composition »Aus Licht gewoben – reflections for violin and cello« by David Philip Hefti will receive its world premiere at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. The work for violin and violoncello was written especially for the distinguished musicians Hellen Weiß (violin) and Gabriel Schwabe (cello), who will bring it to life for the first time on this occasion. Further information can be found here.

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about the composition:

»Aus Licht gewoben« unfolds as a multi-layered dialogue between the two string instruments. Through finely nuanced timbres, shimmering textures, and densely interwoven motifs, a musical fabric emerges that is marked by both transparency and intensity. Light is not merely a metaphor here, but a compositional principle: radiant overtone spectra, fragile lines, and energetic condensations permeate the work, shaping an arc of tension and poetic depth.

The close artistic collaboration with Hellen Weiß and Gabriel Schwabe served as both the starting point and inspiration for the composition. Both musicians rank among the most distinguished interpreters of their generation and are renowned for interpretative precision, expressive depth, and tonal refinement—qualities that find a particularly vivid expression in »Aus Licht gewoben«.

With its premiere at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the work enters its first public resonance space in one of Europe’s leading concert halls. The performance marks another significant milestone in David Philip Hefti’s contemporary chamber music oeuvre.

Further information about the work can be found here. You can also find an article about the history of the work’s creation in »The Strad« magazine here.