Peter Herresthal; Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester; Peter Szilvay - �rjan Matre: Konsert For Orkester

�Concerto for Orchestra� was commissioned by Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and premiered in 2014 with Peter Szilvay as conductor and Peter Herresthal as violin soloist. The performance marked the end of Matre�s engagement as the season�s featured composer. �Concerto for Orchestra� is, as the title implies, a work for orchestra, but it is also a work about the orchestra.For the first performance of this work Matre approached the concerto form as a physical and social space. The recording attempts to communicate something of this experience via the medium of recorded album by using audience sound from Oslo Concert Hall and a recording of Arne Nordheim�s iconic pre-concert bell composition from the same hall.�rjan Matre (b. 1979) studied composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music with Bj�rn Kruse, Lasse Thoresen, Olav Anton Thommessen and Henrik Hellstenius. Matre was composer-in-residence with Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra for the 2006-2007 season, and he was Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra�s featured composer for its 2013-2014 season. He has distinguished himself as a distinct voice in Norwegian music and has, in a short time, been awarded high-profile commissions from leading musicians, ensembles and orchestras.