To celebrate the inauguration of the new Gewandhaus conductor Andris Nelsons and the 275^th anniversary of the orchestra, the Gewandhausorchester will perform the world premiere of Thomas Larcher’s new orchestral work «Chiasma» in Leipzig on 15^th March.

The work was commissioned by the Gewandhausorchester especially for this occasion. Larcher challenged himself to compose a 10 minute piece containing the development of an entire world, which he describes as a «compressed microsymphony». Within this «compressed microsymphony», Larcher shows a world with tenderness, beauty, brutality and futility.