Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra (1998)
(Konzert in einem Satz für Cello und Orchester)

The Cello Concerto is a substantial work in one movement, travelling through a wide range of moods and emotions, a sort of long rhapsody tightly knit by the recurring use of basic germ cells. The difficult and technically demanding solo part is present throughout and is the red thread running throughout the whole piece. It is supported by a richly varied, rarely massive, orchestral fabric. The orchestra is infrequently used to the full, and is often split into smaller, chamber-like groups, which considerably enhances the variety of the orchestral commentary. This is a powerfully impressive, richly expressive work, and one of the finest cello concertos of the 20th century next to those of Dutilleux, Leighton, Lutosławski and Bernard Stevens. A splendid performance is given by Ivan Monighetti superbly supported by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Ličge conducted by Jan Krenz. This is actually the live recording of the world premiere on 3rd April 2000 in Zürich.