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World Premiere of Julian Anderson's Joy and a New Work for the Nash Ensemble

Mar. 31, 2023

On March 24, the MDR Rundfunkchor led by Philipp Ahmann, performed the world premiere of Julian Anderson's Joy at the Peterskirche in Leipzig. Set to texts by Friedrich Nietzsche, Joy is written for mixed choir a cappella. 

Additionally, on March 28, the Nash Ensemble performed THUS for soprano, flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello by Julian Anderson. The concert also featured Anderson’s Van Gogh Blue, Tombeau, "le 3 mai" from Eight Songs from Isolation.

Listen to an excerpt from Julian Anderson's Litanies (2018-19), which won the 2023 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition:

(Alban Gerhardt plays the end of Julian Anderson's cello concerto, Litanies with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra)

To learn more about Julian Anderson, visit: schott-music.com.

Julian Anderson
Joy
for mixed choir, a cappella
text by Friedrich Nietzsche

Van Gogh Blue (2015)
for ensemble
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15’ 

Tombeau (2017)
for soprano and piano trio
7'

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