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Commissioning

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

—John Cage

‘Everything O/Modernt is creation’

O/Modernt embraces the world of contemporary music collaborating with emerging and internationally established composers from all over the world. Over the last decade, O/Modernt has commissioned more than forty works, ranging from short solo works to fully-fledged cantatas and symphonic music.

Commissioning partners have included Manchester International Festival, Wigmore Hall, King’s Place London, British Museum, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Kremerata Baltica, Sinfonietta Riga, Wimbledon International Festival, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Holstebro International Music Festival to name a few.

To encourage young aspiring composers at an early stage in their careers, in 2019 O/Modernt inaugurated an annual Composition Award. The third edition in 2021 asks composers to reflect on the dialogue between nature and the city.

O/Modernt exudes creativity from every pore Dagens Nyheter
Torniamo all’antico, sarà un progresso Giuseppe Verdi
Jill Jarman ‘Lineage’ for string orchestra
Jill Jarman
Jill Jarman
‘Lineage’ for string orchestra

Year of composition: 2022
Scoring: 4,4,3,3,1
Duration: ca 15 min
Co-commissioners: O/Modernt and Musik i Dalarna
World premiere: June 2023 (Festival O/Modernt)

Albert Schnelzer Aksak and Ciphers for string sextet / string orchestra / chamber orchestra
Albert Schnelzer
Albert Schnelzer
Aksak and Ciphers for string sextet / string orchestra / chamber orchestra

Year of composition: 2022/2023
Scoring: 020(1)-2000 - strings (chamber orchestra version)
Duration: ca 15 min
Co-commissioners: O/Modernt, RUSK Festival (Finland), Musik i Uppland/Uppsala Kammarsolister, Musik i Dalarna
World premiere: June 2023 (Festival O/Modernt)


Krists Auznieks ‘Le livre du silence volant’ for violin and string orchestra
Krists Auznieks
Krists Auznieks
‘Le livre du silence volant’ for violin and string orchestra

Year of composition: 2022/23
Scoring: solo violin and string orchestra
Duration: ca 20 min
Co-commissioners: O/Modernt, Kremerata Baltica
Swedish premiere: 2023


Sebastian Fagerlund "Remain" for piano trio and "Beneath" for string orchestra
Sebastian Fagerlund
Sebastian Fagerlund
"Remain" for piano trio and "Beneath" for string orchestra

Title: "Remain" for piano trio
Year of composition: 2022
Scoring: violin, piano, violoncello
Duration: ca. 20 min
Co-commissioners: O/Modernt, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Storioni Festival, Kuhmo Festival, Katrina Chamber Music Festival
Swedish premiere: June 2023 (Festival O/Modernt)

Title: "Beneath" for string orchestra
Year of composition: 2022
Scoring: 5, 5, 4, 3, 2
Duration: ca 13 min
Co-commissioners: O/Modernt, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Swedish premiere: June 2023 (Festival O/Modernt)


Sauli Zinovjev Double Concerto for violin, piano and strings
Sauli Zinovjev
Sauli Zinovjev
Double Concerto for violin, piano and strings

Year of composition: 2022
Scoring: strings
Duration: ca 20 min
Co-commissioners: O/Modernt, Västerås Sinfonietta, Tapiola Sinfonietta
Swedish premiere: 2023/24


Steve Reich Jacob’s Ladder
Steve Reich
Steve Reich
Jacob’s Ladder

Year of composition: 2022/23
Scoring: 2fl, 2ob, 2cl, 2vib, 2pft, 2vln I, 2vln II, 2vla, 2vcl and 4 voices – TBC
Duration: ca 15-20 min
Co-commissioners: Queen Silvia Concert Hall (Stockholm), O/Modernt, New York Philharmonic, Radio France Presence Festival, BBC Proms, Casa da Musica, Istanbul International Festival
Swedish premiere: February 2024 (Winter Festival O/Modernt)


Osvaldo Golijov Concerto for Violin, Clarinet, Flute and Strings
Osvaldo Golijov
Osvaldo Golijov
Concerto for Violin, Clarinet, Flute and Strings

Year of composition: 2023/24
Scoring: TBC
Duration: ca 15-20 min
Co-commissioners: O/Modernt, Klassiske Dage Festival *
Swedish premiere: 2024

* Looking for partners

Golfam Khayam New work for violin, voice and string orchestra
Golfam Khayam
Golfam Khayam
New work for violin, voice and string orchestra

Year of composition: 2023
Scoring: TBC
Duration: ca 15-20 min
Co-commissioners: O/Modernt, Out of the Box Festival*
Swedish premiere: 2025

* Looking for partners

Nicola Campogrande Quattro modi di sorridere for string orchestra
Nicola Campogrande
Nicola Campogrande
Quattro modi di sorridere for string orchestra

Year of composition: 2022/2023
Scoring: 4, 4, 3, 3, 1
Duration: ca 8 - 12 min.
Co-commissioners: O/Modernt, Tuscan Festival*
Swedish premiere: 2024/2025


*Looking for partners

​Žibuoklė Martinaitytė New work for string orchestra
​Žibuoklė Martinaitytė
​Žibuoklė Martinaitytė
New work for string orchestra

Year of composition: 2023/2024
Scoring: TBC
Duration: ca 18 min.
Co-commissioners: O/Modernt, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra & Lithuanian National Philharmonic
Swedish premiere: 2025

He’s a fascinating programmer ... You would almost think he was a composer when you look at his programmes! Alasdair Nicolson, Composer