Discover Brett Dean: The Cello Concerto

The Scandianvian première of the Australian composer and violist Brett Dean’s cello concerto, co-commissioned by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and written for his friend and musical colleague, Alban Gerhardt. Dean chose the concert programme himself, which also includes fellow countryman Percy Grainger’s fiery orchestral piece The Warriors, written “for a fictitious ballet”, and Ravel’s spellbinding suite from his ballet Daphnis et Chloé.

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Season: 2019/2020
Length: 1 h 40 min (with intermission)

UPBEAT: February 6th & 7th at 18:00 composer Brett Dean interviewed by Christian Thompson, Berwaldhallen’s Head of Artistic Planning.

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