Tan Dun (1957)

Contrabass Concerto: The Wolf (2014)

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2014
    • Duration: 20 mn
    • Publisher: Schirmer
    • Commission: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, St. Louis Symphony, Taiwan Philharmonic (NSO), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
Detailed formation
  • soloist: double bass
  • 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 1 timpani, 4 percussionists, 1 harp, 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 29 January 2015
    Location:

    Pays-Bas, Amsterdam


    Performers:

    Dominc Seldis, contrebasse ; the Netherlands Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ; Tan Dun, direction.