British composer Errollyn Wallen’s newly written first violin concerto will be premiered by its dedicatee Philippe Quint on March fifteen and sixteen, two thousand twenty-four, with conductor Rune Bergmann and Canada’s Calgary Philharmonic. Following its first performances, the concerto will look its US premiere performed with the KS City Symphony and its UK premiere with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RNSO). Across the season, Quint will also carry out the work with the NC Symphony, Brevard Festival, and Germany’s Magdeburgische Philharmonie.

Born in Belize in one thousand nine hundred fifty-eighth, Wallen’s compositional fashion synthesizes a range of influences — drawing on both avant-garde orchestral writing and favorite songwriting. To date, she's written three other concerti: the one thousand nine hundred ninety-four Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (Wallen’s first commission, which was written for Colin Currie), the two thousand seven Cello Concerto, and the two thousand eight Concerto Grosso for violin, piano, double bass, and string orchestra. Quint was born in Leningrad and immigrated to America at the age of seventeen. He's an impressive 17-album discography and has been nominated for a GRAMMY award on multiple occasions. He regularly appears with the world’s best orchestras, including the London Philharmonic, the LA Philharmonic, and the Chicago Symphony.

“I am absolutely elated that Errollyn Wallen will be composing her first violin concerto for me,” said Quint. “I am eagerly anticipating the opportunity to cooperate with her and be inspired by her exceptional artistic abilities and distinctive fashion in the creation of this new work.” A recent performance of Wallen’s two thousand eight Concerto Grosso by the School of St Martin in the Fields can be viewed below.