Mr. Bolcom has written two new left-hand concertos that can be played separately or together.
Still, the new concerto was the big news.
Particularly appealing was a new concerto by Richard Rodney Bennett.
"After I was 30, I'd learn one new concerto a year," he said.
Nobody plays three new concertos in one year.
I am now working on the scoring of my new (third) concerto for our dear Diémer.
The commissioning venture, which began on Thursday night with three new concertos, aims at creating music and audiences for a company's product.
Rather than fold under pressure, Heidi angrily demands a new concerto and performs it with magnificence.
He has plenty to spare, as the new concerto made clear.
List accepted the challenge and learned the new concerto within the six-week time frame.