New Works

May 2024: 
Orchestre National d’Ile de France have commissioned a new work by Carlos Izcaray to be premiered in May 2024.

November 2023:
Carlos Izcaray will conduct the world premiere of his Violin Concerto (for Tessa Lark) in November 2023 with soloist Tessa Lark and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.

October 2023: 
Alpesh Chauhan conducts the world premiere of Saad Haddad‘s “New work”, commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with the LA Phil at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

September 2023: 
Alpesh Chauhan conducts the world premiere of Zakir Hussain‘s Triple Concerto for tabla, sitar and bansuri with the Symphony Orchestra of India at NCPA in Mumbai. The work will be performed at London’s Cadogan Hall, Symphony Hall Birmingham and Edinburgh’s Usher Hall by the same forces in December 2023.
 
May 2023: 
Laura van der Heijden performs the world premiere of Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Cello Concerto, commissioned by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with BBC SSO and Ryan Wigglesworth at Glasgow City Halls.

April 2023:
Carlos Izcaray conducted the world premiere of his Requiem with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in April 2023.

February 2023:
Carlos Izcaray‘s Clarinet Trio (cl, vc, pf) was premiered in Pittsburgh by Ion Sound Project in February 2023.

January 2023: 
Carlos Izcaray conducted the world premiere of his Clarinet Concerto written for Principal Clarinettist of the New York Philharmonic, Anthony McGill. This was performed by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra with soloist Anthony McGill in January 2023 in the Jemison Concert Hall, Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.

October 2022:
Carlos Izcaray‘s septet Tikita, (cl, bn, hn, vn, vla, vc, cb) was premiered in Zipper Hall by the Colburn Chamber Music Society (LA) in a concert featuring violinist, Tessa Lark.

February 2021:
Henning Kraggerud‘s composition Romantarctica receives its world premiere in Tromsø, with the composer play/directing the Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra, who co-commissioned the work together with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

November 2020: 
Carlos Izcaray‘s Bloom, for two percussionists, synthesizer & pre-recorded audios, including readings by Gwendolyn Brooks & Lucille Clifton, was premiered during the pandemic in November 2020 in an online virtual concert given by the American Youth Symphony. AYS Percussion Trio Performance of work: https://youtu.be/8NMglB34B44?si=eQuErFLtCmHfl7Qo

May 2020: 
Carlos Izcaray‘s orchestral overture Geometric Unity, was premiered online by the American Youth Symphony during quarantine in May 2020. Izcaray leads a virtual orchestra of 24 AYS musicians, performing remotely throughout the U.S. The work was later performed in person by AYS in September 2021 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

January 2020: 
Carlos Izcaray‘s cello concerto, Stringmaster was composed in 2019 for the Colombian virtuoso cellist Santiago Cañón Valencia. In January 2020, Izcaray conducted the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of the work with Santiago Cañon Valencia as soloist.