Piano Concerto for piano and orchestra (2020–21)

25′
commissioned by Ceská filharmonie, Wiener Konzerthaus, Nederlandse Publieke Omroep, BBC Radio 3, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker and Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
WP: 28.04.2021, Prague (CZ), Dvorák Hall | Kirill Gerstein (piano), Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Ceská filharmonie

Orchestra instrumentation
2(2.pic, afl).2(2.ca).2(2.Ebcl).bcl(cbcl).ssax.asax.2(2.cbsn)-2.1.1.1-timp.3perc-acc.cimb.hp.cel-str(8.8.7.7.6)

Programme note
Taking a starting point of energetic music routed in the historical canon, Thomas Larcher strives to find new approaches to the concerto form in his new work, a particular challenge for a composer-pianist who is so familiar with the repertoire.