„To me 'Symphony' means
building up a world with all the
methods of the available techniques.“– Gustav Mahler
Commissioned work for the Foundation for Cultural Renewal (world premiere)
Climate concert
13th of November 2022, 7pm - Berlin Philharmonic
Tanja Tetzlaff, Violoncello
Rinnat Moriah, Sopran
Ema Nikolovska, Mezzo-Sopran
Conny Thimander, Tenor
David Steffens, Bass
Orchestra of Change (Musicians of the Staatskapelle Berlin)
Choir of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Gregor A. Mayrhofer, direction
Libretto
Markus Vogt
Dramaturgy and text collaboration
Juliane Hende, Matthias Fuchs, Felicitas Magdalena Pfaus, Elisabeth Mayrhofer
The topic of environmental destruction dominates this moment in time.
In particular we must urgently decide what to do about our trash, waste and poisonous materials.
The composer and conductor Gregor A. Mayrhofer saw this as an opportunity to address the issues in a musical way and composed a concerto for recycled percussion and orchestra dedicated to the young percussionist Vivi Vassileva: The Recycling Concerto.
More infos at: www.recycling-concerto.com
Commissioned work for string quartet
World premier with the Asasello string quartett on 16th of May 2023 in Munich
„Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the world.“– Albert Einstein