"The work has all the aural brilliance of a concerto for orchestra and gives an impression of grandeur despite its short duration – around eight minutes. The Philharmonie’s acoustic made every detail sing out."
- Fiona Maddocks, The Guardian

Julian Anderson's Incantesimi, a new orchestral work co-commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society, Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation and Boston Symphony Orchestra, received its world premiere in Berlin on 8 June performed by the Boston Philharmoniker under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle.

► Read Fiona Maddocks's 5* Guardian review of the concert featuring the "thrilling premiere" of Incantesimi
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Full performance listing:

2016: BERLIN PHILHARMONIKER & SIR SIMON RATTLE
8, 9, 10 June, Berlin Philharmonie - world premiere
31 August, KKL Lucerne, Switzerland
3 September, Royal Albert Hall (BBC Proms) - UK premiere

2017: BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHRISTOPH VON DOHNÀNYI
26, 27, 28 January, Boston Symphony Hall

13 June 2016