Gabriel Prokofiev’s latest orchestral work has received its premiere performance at the Palais Beaumont Centre de Congrès, Pau, France. The Concerto for Trumpet, Percussion, Turntables and Orchestra, is a 19-minute work, the result of a joint commission by the Orchestre de Pau Pays de Béarn and The State Youth Orchestra of Armenia.
The concerto launched on 5 February 2014 with soloists Marie Bédat (trumpet), Chantal Aguer (percussion), DJ Switch (turntables) and the Orchestre de Pau Pays de Béarn under Faycal Karoui. The concerto is set to receive four performances at the Palais by the orchestra, whilst The State Youth Orchestra of Armenia and conductor Sergey Smbatyan will to perform the work in Yerevan, Armenia, later this year.
DJ Switch is no stranger to Prokofiev’s music, of course, he famously performed the Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra at the 2011 BBC Proms, with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and Vladimir Jurowski.