What a truly momentous occasion! It was pretty much 15 years ago that I first dreamed about commissioning DETLEV GLANERT for a cello concerto, and TODAY we played the first notes of the piece. A great rehearsal with @Gustavo Gimeno and his @LuxembourgPhilharmonic orchestra. Performances take place this week in Luxembourg and at the @ Köln Philharmonie,, as well as with @Toronto Symphony and Osmo Vanska later this season in March. I think we have a new masterpiece among us! Commissioning is such a long term dream, but if you have a vision and find something you like, do everything to make it happen. It brings forward the essence of what music making can be.