Schmidt and Scheidegger realize Lachenmann world premiere
The world premiere of the third version of Lachenmann's orchestral work "My Melodies" took place in Munich. On the electric guitars: Stephan Schmidt and Mats Scheidegger.
The premiere took place in Munich's Herkulessaal. The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra played under the direction of Matthias Hermann. As a part of the Trio Recherche program was cancelled two days before the concert due to illness, the two guitarists were asked to present Helmut Lachenmann's epochal work "Salut für Caudwell" (1977) to the concert audience in addition to the world premiere.
According to the Basel University of Music, the extremely last-minute preparation and organization to bring this almost 30-minute work to concert maturity was an additional adventure. The composer and the two soloists appeared relaxed and happy about the successful performance after the concert.
