Paradiso

Instrumentation

3(II=afl. III=picc).3(III=ca).3(II=E♭cl. III=bcl).3(III=cbsn) – 4331 – timp – perc(3): crot/xyl/t.bells/2 tuned gongs/tgl/sistrum/bells/clash cymbals/small susp.cym/tam-t/small side drum/wood chimes/BD – harp – pno – 6 part female chorus (off-stage) – strings

Text and credits

n/a (vowel sounds)

Commission

Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, Music and Artistic Director, and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation for the Royal Ballet, Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor, with the generous support of the Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund

Part 1, Inferno, was co-commissioned by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, for concert performances

Availability

Score and parts in preparation

Scores and publication

• Publisher information

Upcoming performances

• 21 May 2027 — Jacoby Symphony Hall (Jacksonville, FL, USA) — USA — Composer
• 22 May 2027 — Jacoby Symphony Hall (Jacksonville, FL, USA) — USA — Composer

Previous performances

• 1 March 2025 — Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (20:00) — Canada — Composer, Conductor
• 27 February 2025 — Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (20:00) — Canada — Composer, Conductor
• 26 February 2025 — Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (20:00) — Canada — Composer, Conductor
• 25 March 2024 — Helsinki Music Centre (Helsinki, Finland) — Finland — Composer
• 23 April 2023 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
• 25 March 2023 — Boston Symphony Hall (Boston, USA) (20:00) — USA — Composer, Conductor
• 24 March 2023 — Boston Symphony Hall (Boston, USA) (13:30) — USA — Composer, Conductor
• 23 March 2023 — Boston Symphony Hall (Boston, USA) (19:30) — USA — Composer, Conductor
• 18 March 2023 — Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Rome, Lazio, Italy) — Italy — Composer
• 17 March 2023 — Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Rome, Lazio, Italy) — Italy — Composer
• 16 March 2023 — Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Rome, Lazio, Italy) — Italy — Composer

Recordings

No recordings found.