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Joint Commissions

The BSO/GHO Alliance, under the leadership of Andris Nelsons, features a series of co-commissions, with new works presented each year of the partnership, starting with works by German composer Jörg Widmann and American composer Sean Shepherd which premiered in Boston and Leipzig in the 2017-18 season.

Commissions

Sean SHEPHERD

 Express Abstractionism

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall
8 February 2018
World Premiere

Gewandhausorchester, Gewandhaus zu Leizpzig
31 August 2018
European Premiere

Jörg WIDMANN

 Partita

Gewandhausorchester, Gewandhaus zu Leizpzig
8 March 2018
World Premiere

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall
29 March 2018
European Premiere

Andris DZENITIS

Mara

Gewandhausorchester, Gewandhaus zu Leizpzig
4 October 2018
World Premiere

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall
8 November 2018
US premiere

Sebastian CURRIER

Aether
Soloist: Baiba Skride

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall
2 May 2019
World Premiere

Gewandhausorchester, Gewandhaus zu Leizpzig
16 May 2019
European Premiere

Betsy JOLAS

Letters from Bachville

Gewandhausorchester, Gewandhaus zu Leizpzig
12 September 2019
World Premiere

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall
7 November 2019
USA Premiere

HK Gruber

Short Stories from the Vienna Woods

Gewandhausorchester, Gewandhaus zu Leizpzig
26 March 2020
World Premiere

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall
2 April 2020
USA Premiere

Arturs MASKATS

My River runs to thee… (Homage to Emily Dickinson)

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall
21 November 2019
World Premiere

Gewandhausorchester, Gewandhaus zu Leizpzig
30 April 2020
European Premiere