a selection of past premieres (a resource for trombonists interested in new repertoire)

[solo with orchestra or ensemble | solo | chamber music]

solo with orchestra or ensemble

February 2011 / Stuttgart, Germany
Mike Svoboda (*1960) Music for Trombone and Orchestra (2010) 25'
Radio-Sinfonie-Orchestra Stuttgart - Mike Svoboda, trombone - Peter Rundel, conductor

November 2006 / Athens, Greece
Friedrich Cerha (*1926) Music for Trombone and Strings (2006) 20'
for trombone and string orchestra
Camerata Athens - Mike Svoboda, trombone - Heinrich Schiff, conductor

March 2005 / Berlin, Germany
Sandeep Baghwati (*1967) Inside a Native Land (2005) 100'
for trombone and ensemble and electronics
Ensemble Mosaik - Mike Svoboda, trombone and direction

January 2005 / Pforzheim, Germany
Mike Svoboda (*1960) ALIAS - Mozart aka. Rossini (2005) 45'
for string orchestra, percussion, and trombone solo (also narration)
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchster Pforzheim -Mike Svoboda, trombone - Sebastian Tewinkel, conductor

October 2004 / Vilnius, Lithuania
Ricardas Kabelis (*1957) Monopoly (2004)
for trombone and orchestra

May 2004 / Tettnang, Germany
Mike Svoboda (*1960) Clara, Robert, and Johannes (2004) 90'
for 18 musicians, turntables and solo trombone (also narration)
Kammerphilharmonie Bodensee-Oberschwaben - Mike Svoboda, trombone and conductor

November 2003 / Munich, Germany
Nico Richter de Vroe (*1953) Tetra (2003)
for four soloists and orchestra
Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Peter Rundel, conductor

February 2003 / Reutlingen, Germany
Mike Svoboda (*1960) Love Hurts - Carmen Remix (2003) 34'/21'
for orchestra and a soloist on themes by Georges Bizet
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen - Sebastian Tewinkle, conductor

May 2002 / Schwetzingen, Germany
Wolfgang Rihm (*1952) Canzona per Sonare - über die Linie V (2002)
for alto trombone solo and two orchestra groups
Radio Sinfonie Orchester Stuttgart - Stephan Ashbury, conductor

October 2001 / Ulm, Germany
David Lang (*1957) Men (2001)
for trombone and ensemble
European Music Project
publisher: www.schirmer.com

May 2001 / Saarbrücken, Germany
Christian Jost (*1963) Trombone Concerto "Dies Irae" (2002)
Orchester des Saarländischen Rundfunk , Marc Soustrot, conductor

October 2000 / Munich, Germany
Iannis Xenakis (1927-2002) Trombone Concerto "Troorkh" (1983) - German premiere
Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Peter Rundel, conductor
  • cd: Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)
  • including Troorkh for trombone and large orchestra (1991) recorded live in Munich October 2000, with the Bavarian Radio Orchestra and Peter Rundel, conductor.
  • world premiere recording
  • 2003 col legno WWE 1CD 20086 www.col-legno.de
November 1999 / Klosterneuburg, Austria
Wolfram Schurig (*1963) Battaglia (1999)
for trombone and ensemble
Ensemble SurPlus, - James Avery, conductor
publiser: music@ariadne.vienna.at

October 1999 / Cologne, Germany
Helmut Lachenmann (*1935) NUN (1999)
music for flute, trombone, male voices and orchestra
Gaby Pas-van Riet, flute - Mike Svoboda, trombone, Jonathan Nott, conductor - Sinfonieorchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
publisher: www.breitkopf.de
  • cd: Helmut Lachenmann
  • including NUN (1999)- music for flute, trombone and orchestra
  • live recording of the premiere in Cologne, October 1999. With the WDR Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Johnathan Nott. Gaby Pas-van-Riet, flute and Mike Svoboda, tromobne.
  • 2001 Kairos Records CD 0012142KAI www.kairos-music.com
October 1999 / Donaueschingen, Germany
Peter Eötvös (*1944) As I crossed the bridge of dreams (1999)
for actress, alto trombone, ensemble, and live-electronics - world premiere
Ensemble VARIANTI - Manfred Schreier, conductor
composer: www.eotvospeter.com
publisher: www.schott-online.de
  • cd: Peter Eötvös "As I crossed the bridge of dreams" 
  • for actress, solo alto trombone and ensemble.
  • documentation cd including a live recording of the premiere at the Donaueschinger Musiktagen 1999.
  • 2000 col legno www.col-legno.de
October 1998 / Donaueschingen, Germany
Mattias Spahlinger (*1944) akt: eine treppe hinabsteigend (1998)
for bass clarinet, trombone, and orchestra
David Smeyers, bass clarinet - Mike Svoboda, trombone - Southwest German Radio Orchestra Baden-Baden, Jörg Wittenbach, conductor

May 1998 / Saarbrücken, Germany
Bernd Thewes (*1957) Offline (1998)
for trombone and ensemble
Ensemble Aventure, Christian Hommel, conductor
composer: www.bernd-thewes.net/
  • cd: music by the German composer Bernd Thewes (*1957)
  • including the works Off Line (1995) for trombone and ensemble, and motion picture (1998) for trombone solo
  • 2001 Acapulco Records AR 001 www.acapulco-records.com
November 1997 / Amsterdam, Holland
Toshio Hosokawa (*1955) Voyage III (1997)
for trombone and ensemble
Schönberg Ensemble, Reinbert de Leuw, conductor
publisher: www.schott-online.de

May 2011 / Witten, Germany
Helmut Lachenmann (*1935) pression (1969/2010) version for trombone solo
arrangement: Mike Svoboda
publisher: www.breitkopf.de

May 2011 / Witten, Germany
Heinz Holliger (*1939) Deux lectures de Srečko Kosovel (2009)
pour trombone solo
publisher: www.schott-online.de

November 2010 / Karlsruhe, Germany
Karlheinz Essl (*1960) Sequitur X (2010)
for trombone and live electronics
Mike Svoboda, trombone - Karlheinz Essl, electronics
composer: www.essl.at

October 2008 / Vilnius, Lithuania
Ricardas Kabelis (*1957) Asprom (2008)
for trombone and live electronics

September 2008 / Weingarten, Germany
Mike Svoboda (1960) 5 Concert Etudes (2008)
for trombone solo

May 2008 / Evanstan, Illinois, USA
Jonathon Kirk (1975) Zink Kapule (2008)
for trombone solo
composer: www.akoustik.org/kirk

May 2008 / Evanstan, Illinois, USA
Kenn Kumpf (*1977) _they mix above there (2008) 
for trombone solo

May 2008 / Evanstan, Illinois, USA
Robert Reinhardt (*1971) March of the Sackbutts (2008)
for trombone solo

June 2007 / Rome, Italy
Anton Safronov (*1972) lave / entropia (2007)
for trombone solo

June 2007 / Rome, Italy
Dieter Dolezel (*1972) wildes FLEISCH II (2007)
for trombone and electronics
composer: www.dieterdolezel.de/

October 2001 / Donaueschingen, Germany
Martin Smolka (*1959) ...those nicean barks of yore (2001)
for trombone solo and live-electronics - world premiere

June 1999 / Saarbrücken, Germany
Bernd Thewes (*1957) Motion Picture (1999)
for trombone solo
composer: www.bernd-thewes.net/ 
  • cd: music from the german composer Bernd Thewes (*1957)
  • including the works Off Line (1995) for trombone and ensemble, and motion picture (1998) for trombone solo
  • 2001 Acapulco Records AR 001 www.acapulco-records.com

[solo with orchestra or ensemble | solo | chamber music]

chamber music
November 2011 / Karlsruhe, Germany
Martin Messmer (*1963) Flat 2 - Etüde für Posaune und Klavier (1993/2006) 12'
Catherine Vickers, piano, Mike Svoboda, trombone

November 2011 / Karlsruhe, Germany
Bodjidar Spassov (*1944) La Folia (2009) 24'
for trombone, piano, electronics, and video
Catherine Vickers, piano, Mike Svoboda, trombone

May 2011 / Basel, Switzerland
Balz Trümpy (*1946) An Florestan und Eusebius (2011) 22'
Duos und Trios für Saxophon (Sopran und Bariton), Posaune und Klavier
Marcus Weiss, saxophones - Mike Svoboda - trombones - Jürg Henneberger, piano

May 2011 / Basel, Switzerland
Michel Roth (*1976) Ohne Grund (2011) 5'
für Baritonsaxophon, Posaune und Klavier 
Marcus Weiss, saxophones - Mike Svoboda - trombones - Jürg Henneberger, piano
composer: http://www.michelroth.ch/

May 2011 / Basel, Switzerland
Georg Friedrich Hass (*1953) Diaphonie (1991/2011) 25'
für Tenorsaxophon, Posaune und Bösendorfer Imperial Flügel ad lib.
Marcus Weiss, saxophones - Mike Svoboda - trombones - Jürg Henneberger, piano
publisher: Universal Edition Wien

May 2011 / Basel, Switzerland
Jürg Wyttenbach (*1935) a MArsch (2011)
für Altsaxophon, Posaune und Klavier auf einen Text von Albert Einstein (2011) 
Marcus Weiss, saxophones - Mike Svoboda - trombones - Jürg Henneberger, piano

May 2011 / Basel, Switzerland
Matthias S. Krüger (*1980) Dreigestirn (2011) 15'
für Baritonsaxophon, Posaune (Alt und Tenor) und Klavier mit Keyboard im Vierteltonabstand 
Marcus Weiss, saxophones - Mike Svoboda - trombones - Jürg Henneberger, piano

May 2011 / Basel, Switzerland
Demetre Gamsachurdia (*1988) ... when his wings burned (2011) 12'
für Saxophon (Alt und Bariton), Posaune und Klavier
Marcus Weiss, saxophones - Mike Svoboda - trombones - Jürg Henneberger, piano

April 2009 / Klaipeda, Lithuania
Loreta Narvilaite (*1965): Lightings and Winds (Upon Seeing the Evening at the Bottom of the Sky) (2009)
for trombone and percussion
with Saulius Astrauskas, percussion
composer: http://www.mic.lt/

December 2006 / Ravensburg, Germany
Mike Svoboda (*1960) 5 canon Studies (2006)
for trombone and accordion
with Stefan Hussong

September 2003 / Schwerin, Germany
Keiko Harada (*1967) Midstream + (2003)
for trombone and accordion
with Stefan Hussong, accordion

April 2002 / Saarbrücken, Germany
Bernd Thewes (*1957) Wintmühlen (1987/2001)
for trombone and accordion 
with Stefan Hussong, accordion
composer: www.bernd-thewes.net 

January 1999 / Leipzig, Germany
Steffen Schleiermacher (*1960) Atem-los (1998)
for trombone and accordion 
with Stefan Hussong 
composer: www.schleiermacher-leipzig.de
publisher: www.breitkopf.de
November 2000 / Düsseldorf, Germany
Caroline Wilkens (*1953) Measuring in Fathoms (2000)
for clarinet, alto trombone, cello, and piano
Quartett Avance

April 2000 / Darmstadt, Germany
Steffen Schleiermacher (*1960) Stau (1999)
for clarinet, alto trombone, cello, and piano
Quartett Avance
composer: www.schleiermacher-leipzig.de
publisher: www.breitkopf.de

April 2000 / Berlin, Germany
Ernstalbrecht Stiebler (*1934) DUO/due (2000)
for bass flute and trombone
Eberhard Blum, bass flute - Mike Svoboda, trombone

March 2000 / Rousse, Bulgaria
Bojidar Spassov (*1944) Con Spassov" (2000)
for clarinet, trombone, cello, and piano
Quartett Avance

January 2000 / Stuttgart, Germany
Cornelius Schwehr (*1953) nocturne/double (1999)
for clarinet in a, alto trombone, cello, and piano
Quartett Avance
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