The Scotsman, The Herald Scotland and The Guardian reviewed Stanza performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Richard Baker. The concert also featured works by Alasdair Nicolson, Andrew Simpson and Stuart MacRae.

'It started extremely well. Arne Gieshoff's Stanza, an iridescent cocktail of hi-definition cartoonesque textures in which every single note counts, was an impressive follow-up to its premiere at last year's St Magnus Festival.'

'(...) Stanza, a short work which nevertheless managed to cram plenty of excitement and impact into its five-minute duration.'  - The Herald Scotland

'The evening opened with a fun five-minute piece, Stanza, by Arne Gieshoff: busy and brittle, hung together on punchy energy and fleeting undertones.'  - The Guardian

Click to read to full review in The Herald and in The Guardian.

 
 
The Orquestra Sinfônica de Minas Gerais and conductor Marcio da Silva will give the Brazilian premiere of my orchestral piece Aphorisms and Annotations on 14 March 2013 at the Museu Inimá de Paula em Belo Horizonte.
 
 
In addition to two performances at the Tête à Tête Opera Festival (8/9 August 2013, Riverside Studios), my new chamber opera The Viagron will be performed at the Arcole Theatre between the 12th and 17th of August.

The work was commissoned by Size Zero Opera Company and is based on passages from Petronius' Satyricon adapted by librettist Frank Allison.
 
 
My orchestral piece STANZA will receive its second performance by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Richard Baker. The performance at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow will be recorded for broadcast as part of BBC Radio 3's Hear and Now series.

The work was premiered at the St Magnus International Festival 2012 by the RSNO under Thomas Søndergård.

Please click here for more information.
 
 
A new work for wind quartet will be performed as part of the Royal College of Music's 'Rising Stars' concert series at Cadogan Hall, London, on 3 June 2013, 7.30pm.
 
 
My piece Tryklos for large ensemble has been selected as the winning work of the Royal College of Music's 'Concerto Competition'. As a result Tryklos will be performed by the RCM Philharmonic Orchestra under Robin O'Neill on 4 July 2013, 7.30pm, at the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall (RCM).

Tryklos was written as part of the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme and its first part was premiered during the 2012 Aldeburgh Festival.
 
 
I have been selected as an LSO Soundhub Associate. Based at LSO St Luke’s, Soundhub is a flexible space where composers can explore, collaborate and experiment, with access to vital resources and professional support.
 
 
I have been awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Price. The award is supported by the Delius Trust and the RVW Trust and includes a commission for the Philharmonia Orchestra's Music of Today series.

The price has also been awarded to Tom Coult, Christopher McAteer, David Önaç and Robert Peate.

The current RPS Composition Prize winners were selected in June 2012 by composers Unsuk Chin and Joseph Phibbs, and cellist Zoe Martlew.

 
 
I have been awarded the Elgar Memorial Prize in Composition. This prize is received by the undergraduate student gaining the highest mark in the assessed portfolio in the end-of-year exams at the Royal College of Music. The prize was jointly awarded to Isa Khan and myself.
 
 
The Scotsman reviewed RSNO's concert at the St Magnus International Festival on 26 June 2012 inlcuding my orchestral piece STANZA commissioned by the festival with support from Robert Clark and Susan Costello.

'The premiere of Arne Gieshoff’s Stanza was just as exciting, unveiling a work that possesses its own electrifying definition and personality.' - Kenneth Walton

The concert also included Sally Beamish's A Cage of Doves, Mahler's Rückert-Lieder and Sibelius' Symphony No 5.

Click here to read the full review.
 
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    Performances

    12-17 August 2013

    THE VIAGRON

    Size Zero Opera

    Arcola Theatre



    8/9 August 2013

    Tête à Tête Opera Festival

    Size Zero Opera Company

    THE VIAGRON - Chamber opera based on Petronius' Satyricon; Libretto: Frank Allison

    Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London



    4 July 2013, 19.30

    Tryklos for large ensemble

    RCM Philharmonic Orchestra/Robin O'Neill

    Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music



    27 June 2013, 18:00

    Music of Today

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Royal Festival Hall

    New Work for chamber ensemble



    3 June 2013, 19.00

    'Rising Stars'

    New Work for wind quartet

    Cadogan Hall, London



    19 March 2013

    Neurody for violin and accordion

    Vania Lecuit - violin
    Maurizio Spiridigliozzi - accordion

    Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg



    14 March 2013 - POSTPONED

    Aphorisms and Annotations

    Orquestra Sinfônica de Minas Gerais / Marcio da Silva

    Museu Inimá de Paula em Belo Horizonte, Brazil



    9 March 2013, 19:30

    BBC Hear and Now

    STANZA for Orchestra

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Cond.: Martyn Brabbins

    Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow



    25 February 2013

    Drei Aphorismen for piano solo

    Valarie Liow - piano

    St Stephen's Church


    8 November 2012

    November Music, Den Bosch

    Prix Annelie de Man 2012

    Final Round

    Mud for Harpsichord (and Ping-Pong Balls)

    Olga Zheltikova - harpsichord



    22 September 2012, 12:15

    BBC3 - Music Feature

    glissiatur for prepared piano

    Arne Gieshoff - piano



    14 July 2012, 20:00

    Etchings Festival

    Oenothea for soprano and ensemble

    East Coast Contemporary Ensemble / L'Arsenale



    30 June 2012, 16:00

    Konzert junger Künstler

    Konzertsaal St. Mauritius, Wiesbaden

    1. Aphorism (from Drei Aphorismen)

    Susanne Hardt - piano


    26 June 2012, 19:00

    St Magnus Festival, Orkney

    STANZA for orchestra

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Cond.: Thomas Søndergård


    23 June 2012, 15:00

    Aldeburgh Festival

    Tryklos for large ensemble

    Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme