Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Horizon 10 - CD

With its tenth release from the renowned Horizon series, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra once again proves that contemporary music occupies an important place in its repertoire - even in times of crisis. During the Corona pandemic that dominated 2020 and 2021, the orchestra was forced to perform less frequently than usual, but was still able to premiere all commissioned works.

With its tenth release from the renowned Horizon series, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra once again proves that contemporary music occupies an important place in its repertoire - even in times of crisis. During the Corona pandemic that dominated 2020 and 2021, the orchestra was forced to perform less frequently than usual, but was still able to premiere all commissioned works. These performances often took a different form than originally planned, but contemporary music as a "mirror of the times" remained a focal point, distinguished by its expressive power. This applies to the music of great names of our time such as Wolfgang Rihm and Detlev Glanert as well as to that of younger composers such as Rick van Veldhuizen and Celia Swart Horizon 10 thus not only documents the world premieres given by the Concertgebouw Orchestra in recent years, but also provides an overview for contemporary composing with an exciting cross-section of young, leading composers of today. Therefore, this tenth release in the Horizon series is a cutting-edge manifesto for composition for symphony orchestra and ensembles.