Superorganisms

(2022)

for large orchestra

to Kirill Petrenko and Berliner Philharmoniker

commissioned by Berliner Philharmoniker, NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, LA Phil, Orchestre de Paris and Czech Philharmonic

first performance

NHK Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth

27/6/2023 » Tokyo, Japan

Berliner Philharmoniker

conducted by Kirill Petrenko

TBA » Berliner Philharmonie

durata » 20′

Bärenreiter BA 11197-72

Superorganism 01 Superorganism 02 Superorganism 03 Superorganism 04 4 flutes (2., 3. also piccolo) 4 oboes 4 clarinets in B♭ 4 bassoons 6 French horns 4 trumpets in C (silent and plunger mutes) 4 trombones (silent and plunger mutes) piano 2 accordions percussion 1 – vibraphone, marimba, roto-tom high, suspended cymbal, waldteufel percussion 2 – glockenspiel, marimba, roto-tom high, suspended cymbal percussion 3 – marimba, crotales (A♭5, B♭5), 4 temple blocks (G#4, B4, C#5, E5), high kettle drum (F3-C4), suspended cymbal, waldteufel percussion 4 – marimba, crotales (E♭5, G5), high kettle drum (F3-C4), suspended cymbal, gran cassa 2 harps strings (14, 14, 10, 10, 8) (violins I 1., 2. and violins II 1.–14. have heavy mutes)