The Firm Concert Archive: Season 2021
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
In 2021, the Firm celebrated the 100th anniversary of Schoenberg's invention of the twelve-tone method
Between 1996 and 2021, the Firm presented a total of 133 concerts with more than 750 works, including 332 first performances, by 119 different composers and featuring 116 performers.
*First performance
Concert 1: Aug 23rd 2021
| Luke Altmann | Irenabyss* | Helen Ayres | violin |
| Ayanna Witter-Johnson | Mento Mood* | Belinda Gehlert | violin |
| Hannah Kendall | Glances/I Don't Belong Here* | Martin Alexander | viola |
| Raymond Chapman Smith | Stelae for String Quartet* | Sharon Grigoryan | cello |
| Anton Webern | Langsamer Satz | ||
| Arnold Shoenberg | Intermezzo | ||
| Phillip Glass | Quartet Satz | ||
| Belinda Gehlert | Penumbra* |
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Concert 2: Sep 13th 2021
| Anne Cawrse | Prayer to the spirit of the New Year* | Karina Bailey | soprano |
| Quentin Grant | Russian Songs | Yundi Yuan | piano |
| Alisson Kruusmaa | süit sooloklaverile | ||
| Jodi O'Regan | Two Songs* | ||
| Anton Webern | Four Songs Op. 12 | ||
| Alexander Zemlinsky | Vier Gesänge Op. 8 | ||
| Raymond Chapman Smith | Meergrün* | ||
| Calvin Bowman | Three Night Songs |
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Concert 3: Oct 4th 2021
| Raymond Chapman Smith | Der Inferner Park* | Michael Ierace | piano |
| David Kotlowy | Five Piano Pieces, Op. 11* | ||
| Arnold Shoenberg | Intermezzo | ||
| Johannes Brahms | Piano Sonata in F minor, Op. 5 |
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Concert 4: Nov 15th 2021
| Quentin Grant | Fantasie | Alison Rayner | violin |
| Kaija Saariaho | Aure | Thomas Marlin | cello |
| Anton Webern | Cello Sonata | Michael Ierace | piano |
| Anton Webern | Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano Op. 11 | ||
| Raymond Chapman Smith | Piano Trio No. 4 | ||
| Arvo Pärt | Mozart-Adagio | ||
| Dmitri Shoshtakovich | Piano Trio No. 1 | ||
| David John Lang | Waffles for Breakfast* |
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