R I C H A R D D A N I E L P O U R
C a t a l o g u e
(by instrumentation)
Soloist(s) & Orchestra
Four Angels (String Orchestra Version) (2021)
For Clarinet Solo and String Orchestra (12')
Commissioned by St. Matthew’s Music Guild for clarinetist Anthony McGill and the St. Matthews Chamber Orchestra
Premiered by Boris Allakhverdyan, clarinet and Dwayne Milburn, conductor
Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 11, 2022
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Songs of Love and Loss (2019)
For Soprano, String Orchestra, and Harp
Commissioned by Tuscon Desert Song Festival for Hila Plittman, soprano with strings and harp
Premiered by Hila Plittman, soprano and musicians of the Tuscon Desert Song Festival
Tucson, AZ, Jan. 17, 2020
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Ricordanza (2018)
For Baritone Solo and String Orchestra (25')
Commissioned by the American Youth Symphony and The Russian String Orchestra
Premiered by The Russian String Orchestra, Vladimir CHernov, Baritone, Misha Rachlevsky, Conductor
Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug. 10th, 2019
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The Passion of Yeshua (2017)
For Vocal Soloists, Choir, and Orchestra (100')
Commissioned by the Oregon Bach Festival, SDG Foundation, and the Buffalo Philharmonic
Premiered by the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra and Chorus, JoAnn Faletta, Conductor
Oregon Bach Festival, Eugene, OR, July 8th, 2018
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Piano Concerto No. 5 "Carnival of the Ancients" (2017)
For Piano Solo and Orchestra (22')
Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra with the generous support of Nader Naidi
Premiered by Sarah Daneshpour, piano, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Sian Wang, Conductor
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ March 8th, 2018
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Concerto for Viola and Orchestra "The Voyager" (2017)
For Viola Solo and Orchestra (25')
Commissioned by Musique Sur Mer
Premiered by Brett Deubner, Viola and the Musique Sur Mer Orchestra, Marcy Sudock, Conductor
The Long Beach Aquarium, Los Angeles, CA March 7th, 2017
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Talking to Aphrodite (2016)
For Soprano, Solo Horn, and Chamber Orchestra (24')
Commissioned by Bonnie McElveen-Hunter for the Seijong soloists and Sarah Schaffer, Soprano
Premiered by the Seijong Soloists, Sarah Shafer, Soprano, David Jolley Horn Solo
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, December 17th, 2016
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Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra "The Wounded Healer" (2016)
For Percussion Solo and Orchestra (23')
Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Premiered by Lisa Pegher, Percussion and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Lacombe, Conductor
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ January 13th, 2016
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Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra "From the Mountaintop" (2013)
For Solo Clarinet and Orchestra (28')
Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Orchestra, and Orchestra 2001
Premiered by Orchestra 2001, James Freeman - Conductor, Anthony McGill - Clarinet
Philadelphia, PA, January, 2014
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War Songs (2013)
For Solo Baritone and Orchestra (21')
Commissioned by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Premiered by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero - Conductor, Thomas Hampson - Baritone
Nashville, TN, March 12th, 2015
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A Prayer for Our Time (2013)
For Solo Cello and Chamber Orchestra (9')
Commissioned by the Eastern Music Festival
Premiered by the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra , Gerard Shwartz, conductor; Julian Schwartz, cello
Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, NC, July 20, 2013
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Kaddish (2012)
For Violin and String Orchestra (16')
Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony
Premiered by the New Jersey Symphony, Jacques LaCombe, music director; Gil Shaham, violin
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ, April 27, 2012
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Toward a Season of Peace (2012)
For Solo Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra (52')
Co-commissioned by the Pacific Symphony and the Dallas Symphony
Premiered by the Pacific Symphony, Carl St. Clair, music director;
Hila Plittmann, soprano; the Pacific Chorale, John Alexander, director
Segerstrom Hall, Orange County, CA March 22, 2012
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Come Up From the Fields Father (2012)
Orchestral version (12′)
Co-commissioned by the Manhattan School of Music, the Wheeling Symphony and the Vermont Symphony
Premiered by the Manhattan School of Music Chamber Sinfonia, George Manahan, conductor;
Thomas Hampson, baritone; David Geber, cello
Borden Auditorium, New York, NY, March 1, 2012
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Darkness in the Ancient Valley (Symphony in Five Movements) (2011)
For Solo Soprano and Orchestra (36')
Co-commissioned by the Nashville Symphony and the Pittsburgh Symphony
Premiered by the Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero, music director; Hila Plittmann, soprano
Laura Turner Hall, Nashville, TN November 2011
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Piano Concerto No.4, “A Hero’s Journey” (2011)
For Piano and Orchestra (23′)
Commissioned by the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and International Performing Artists Company
Premiered by Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Phillipe Entremont, conductor; Xiayin Wang, piano
Konzerthaus Vienna, Austria, June 18, 2011
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Mirrors (Suite in Five Movements for Piano and Orchestra) (2009)
For Piano and Orchestra (22′)
Commissioned by the Pacific Symphony
Premiered by the Pacific Symphony, Carl St. Clair, music director; Jeffrey Biegel, piano
Segerstrom Hall, Orange County, CA, February 28, 2010
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A Woman's Life (2008)
For Soprano Solo and Orchestra (28')
Commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra
Texts by Maya Angelou
Premiered by the Pittsburgh Symphony, Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Angela Brown, soprano
Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, October 16, 2009
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Three Prayers (2007)
For Soprano & Orchestra (13')
Excerpt from Danielpour's opera Margaret Garner (2005)
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Pastime (2006)
Song-cycle for Baritone & Orchestra
Co-commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, and the Brooklyn Philharmonic
in celebration of the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on 10 July 2006
Premiered by the Atlanta Symphony, Robert Spano, conductor, Gregg Baker, baritone
May 2007
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Triptych (2006)
For Soprano & Orchestra (15')
Three arias from Danielpour’s opera Margaret Garner (2005)
Commissioned by the Wheeling Symphony
Premiered by Tracie Luck, soprano; André Raphael Smith, conductor
Wheeling, WV, May 19, 2006
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Washington Speaks (2005)
For Narrator & Orchestra (7')
Commissioned by the Knights of Columbus for the Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Premiered by Sir Gilbert Levine with Ted Koppel as narrator
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Washington, D.C., November 14, 2007
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Songs of Solitude (2004)
Song-cycle for Baritone & Orchestra (30')
Written for Thomas Hampson, baritone
Commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra
Premiered by David Robertson in Philadelphia, PA on 21 October 2004
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Piano Concerto No. 3, "Zodiac Variations" (2002)
For Piano Left-Hand & Orchestra (24')
Commissioned by Herbert R. Axelrod for pianist Gary Graffman
Premiered with the National Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., April 4, 2002
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An American Requiem (2001)
for Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone soli, S.A.T.B. Choir & Orchestra (1 hour)
Commissioned by the Pacific Symphony
Premiered by the Pacific Symphony, Carl St. Clair, conductor, Pacific Chorale, John Alexander, choral director, Soloists: Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano, Hugh Smith, tenor, Mark Oswald, barintone
November 2001
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Cello Concerto No. 2, "Through the Ancient Valley" (2001)
For Cello Solo, Kamancheh Soloists & Orchestra (29')
Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for cellist Yo-Yo Ma
Premiered by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Kurt Masur
Avery Fisher Hall, NY, March 12, 2001
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In the Arms of the Beloved (2001)
Double Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra (28')
Commissioned to celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of Jaime Laredo (violinist) and Sharon Robinson (cellist)
Premiered by the IRIS Chamber Orchestra, Michael Stern, conductor
Germantown, TN, April 20, 2002
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A Child’s Reliquary (2000)
Double Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra (29')
Premiered by Jaime Laredo, violin; Sharon Robinson, cello; Pacific Symphony; Carl St. Clair, conductor
Santa Ana, CA, November 2006
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Voices of Remembrance (1998)
Concerto for String Quartet & Orchestra (24')
Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra
Premiered by the National Symphony Orchestra, Guarneri Quartet, Leonard Slatkin, conductor;
Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.,/ Carnegie Hall, NY January 2000
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Elegies (1997)
Song-cycle for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone & Orchestra (33')
Commissioned by the Jacksonville Symphony
Premiered by the Jacksonville Symphony Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano, Thomas Hampson, baritone, Roger Nierenberg, conductor
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, January 1998
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Piano Concerto No. 2 (1993)
For Piano & Orchestra (31')
Commissioned by Absolut Vodka for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Premiered by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor, Christopher O’Riley, piano
Avery Fischer Hall, New York, NY, March 31, 1993
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Symphony No. 3, "Journey Without Distance" (1990)
For Solo Soprano, S.A.T.B. Choir & Orchestra (30')
Commissioned by the Akron, Stamford, and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestras
Premiered by the Akron Symphony, Alan Balter, conductor
Akron, OH, February 1990
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Cello Concerto No. 1 (1990)
For Cello & Orchestra (31')
Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony
Premiered by the San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, conductor, Yo-Yo Ma, cello
September 1994
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Piano Concerto No. 1, "Metamorphosis" (1990)
For Cello & Orchestra (28')
Commissioned by the New York Chamber Symphony
Premiered by Gerard Schwarz, conductor
92nd St. YMCA, New York, NY, April 1990
Symphony No. 2, "Visions" (1986)
For Soprano, Tenor and Orchestra (36')
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