MacMillan, James: Viola Concerto
piano score
Setting: Viola and orchestra
Length: 92 pages
Format: 22,9 x 30,5 cm (Quarto)
Published: 2017
Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes
Item number: BH12997
Other reference: BH 12997
ISMN: 9790060129971
Commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and first performed in 2013 by Lawrence Power with the LPO, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. Cast in three contrasting movements the work is expressive, energetic and highly virtuosic, culminating in a breathless Allegro pitting the soloist against the orchestra. A major addition to the canon of concertante works by this composer, and to the viola repertoire in general.