Unlike his previous concertos, Erkki-Sven Tüür’s work, composed for Asya Fateyeva, has no title. “The reason is simple – I simply couldn’t find one,” admits the Estonian composer, explaining: “As it turns out, I’ve already used up all the good titles. Essentially, this music, just like my other concertos, is a unique journey in which the main character (the soloist) must prove themselves in a wide variety of settings and psychological situations, grows through these experiences, undergoes a kind of transformation, and reaches a ‘new level’. So I decided to trust in the music itself and the substance that emerges from it.”
moreAsya Fateyeva will premiere a new saxophone concerto by Erkki-Sven Tüür on 17 July at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Kazuki Yamada, followed by the Swedish premiere at the Baltic Sea Festival with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen.
