Sonic Matter: André de Ridder by Thorvaldsdottir, Muhly, Bjarnason, D., Dv. 29 Nov. 2024, De (2024/2024), Director musical André de Ridder, Tonhalle Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

"Register" is the title of the organ concerto written by the American Nico Muhly for the British organist James McVinnie. The two have known each other for a long time - and share an enthusiasm for the English Renaissance composer Orlando Gibbons. A few chords from a "Pavane" by Gibbons were the starting point for this work. André de Ridder will conduct two works from Iceland in keeping with our seasonal focus: "Catamorphosis" by our Creative Chair Anna Thorvaldsdottir is about nature and climate change, about hope and despair. And Daníel Bjarnason's "Emergence" shows how quietly a large orchestra can play.