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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (Hess)

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The Concerto for Piano and Orchestra is a work by Nigel Hess, first performed in 2007. It was commissioned by HRH Charles, Prince of Wales, in memory of his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.[1] Prior to this, Hess was best known as a composer of film and television scores.[2]

The concerto was first performed by Lang Lang, who also recorded the work, in July 2007, at a concert at The Church of St James the Great, Castle Acre, Norfolk, organised by the charity Music in Country Churches.[3][4] It was nominated for a Classical Brit Award. It entered the Classic FM Top 300 in 2008 and fell out of the chart in 2011, returning in 2012 at no 221.[5]

Movements

  1. The Smile
  2. The Love
  3. The Duty

References

  1. ^ Classic FM: Nigel Hess
  2. ^ Faber Music: Composers
  3. ^ Classics Online
  4. ^ The Prince of Wales official website
  5. ^ Classic FM Hall of Fame 2012 #retrieved 8 April 2012)


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