The French composer Bruno Mantovani says he’s more than happy to do without sadness. So when he dedicates a concerto to the Scottish percussion virtuoso Colin Currie, a bold innovator, audiences are in for a sonic adventure that pulses with life! The Tonkunstler Orchestra and its Music Director Yutaka Sado present the world premiere of Mantovani's Percussion Concerto* – bowing out of the concert season with a grand hike through the Alps. A mountain tour inspired the 15-year-old Richard Strauss to produce his first sketches; years later he completed «An Alpine Symphony» as his last major orchestral work. Onwards to the summit!

* Commissioned by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Tonkunstler Orchestra | premiere on 6 June 2021