Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998)

Triple concerto (1978 -1979)

for violin, viola, cello and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date : 1978 - 1979
    • Duration : 32 mn
    • Publisher : Schott
    • Commission: London Symphony Orchestra avec le soutient du Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust
Detailed formation
  • soloists : violin, viola, cello
  • flute (also piccolo), oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets (also 1 A clarinet), 2 bass clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, 7 percussionists, celesta, harp, strings

Premiere information

  • Date : 22 August 1980
    Location :

    Royaume-Uni, Londres, BBC Henry Wood Promenade Concerts


    Performers :

    György Pauk (violon), Nobuko Imai (alto), Ralph Kirshbaum (violoncelle), London Symphony Orchestra, direction : Sir Colin Davis.