New Album From Erkki-Sven Tuur

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Philhallmonic Society) Erkki-Sven Tuur
Strata
Symphony No. 6
"Noesis"-; Concerto for Violin and Clarinet

Carolin Widmann: violin
Jorg Widmann: clarinet
Nordic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anu Tali

"My pieces are abstract dramas in sound, with individual characters and an extremely dynamic chain of events; unfolding in a space that is constantly shifting, expanding and contracting." Thus Erkki-Sven Tuur, characterizing his highly energetic recent works, and his new "vectorial" approach to writing music. The fifth New Series release dedicated exclusively to music by the Estonian composer presents world premiere recordings of two large-scale pieces for orchestral forces.

"Strata" and "Noesis" are played by the Tallinn-based Nordic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of charismatic Estonian conductor Anu Tali. Both orchestra and conductor make their New Series debuts here. Gifted siblings Jorg and Carolin Widmann are the soloists on "Noesis". While Carolin has won unanimous critical acclaim for her renderings of Robert Schumann's violin sonatas and for her 20th-century music recital "Phantasy of Spring", Jorg Widmann counts among the pre-eminent young composers of our time, as well as one of the finest contemporary clarinetists.

Upcoming performances of music by Erkki-Sven Tuur in USA:
February 24, 25, 26 & March 1 -; New York, NY - NY Philharmonic with Paavo Jarvi conducting NY premiere of "Aditus"
https://nyphil.org/attend/season/index.cfm?page=eventDetail&eventNum=2105&performanceNum=3532&seasonNum=10&mI=0&sI=0

February 24 -; Washington, DC - Portrait Concert with New Tallinn Trio at the Phillips Collection
https://www.phillipscollection.org/programs/music/2010-11.aspx

May 13 & 14 -; Cincinnati, OH -; NA premiere of piano concerto w/ Awadagin Pratt / Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra with Paavo Jarvi conducting
https://cincinnatisymphony.org/Content.php?id=230