Sofia Goubaïdoulina (1931)

Offertorium (1980)

concerto for violin and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1980
      Revision dates: 1982 , 1986
    • Duration: 38 mn
    • Publisher: Sikorski, Hambourg, nº SIK 1862
    • Dedication: à Gidon Kremer
Detailed formation
  • soloist: violin
  • 3 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes, 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet), 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 5 percussionists, 2 harp, celesta [ou piano] , 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 30 May 1981
    Location:

    Autriche, Vienne


    Performers:

    Gidon Kremer : violon, l'Orchestre symphonique de la radio autrichienne, direction : Leif Segerstam.

  • Date: 24 September 1982
    Location:

    Allemagne, Berlin


    Performers:

    Gidon Kremer : violon, la Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, direction : Charles Dutoit.

  • Date: 2 November 1986
    Location:

    Royaume-Uni, Londres


    Performers:

    Gidon Kremer : violon, l'Orchestre symphonique de la BBC, direction : Gennady Rozhdestvensky.