On 7 November 2025, the portrait album Rosehart (2025) by Rozalie Hirs is to be released. It consists of recordings of her orchestral works. Listen to the full album on Spotify or other digital platforms.
Category: orchestra
bron (2023)
bron (2023) is an orchestral work by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by the NTR Zaterdagmatinee and Stichting Vrienden van de Matinee. bron (2023) is dedicated to the memory of György Ligeti.
Its world premiere took place during the NTR Zaterdagmatinee at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, on 16 December 2023. The work was performed by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Elena Schwarz (conductor). The concert was broadcast live on NPO Radio 4.
avatar (2022) for orchestra
avatar (2022) is the new orchestral work by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by philharmonie zuidnederland. The music is dedicated to the memory of Louise Farrenc.
lightclouds (2019)
→ Nederlands contents 1. programme notes, review 2. technical details: orchestration, other technical requirements, duration, publisher 3. performances programme notes Rozalie Hirs: lightclouds (2019) lightclouds (2019) is inspired by so-called noctilucent clouds (Deutsch: leuchtende Nachtwolken; Nederlands: lichtende nachtwolken; Français: nuages noctulescents), a metereological phenomenon of high clouds, that seem to […]
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parallel sea [to the lighthouse] (2018)
parallel sea [to the lighthouse] (2018) by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by ASKO|Schönberg with support of the Dutch Performing Arts Fund, is scored for flute, clarinet, French horn, trumpet, 2 harps, 2 percussionists, electronic sounds, violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
the honeycomb conjecture (2015)
the honeycomb conjecture for large ensemble and electronic sounds (2015) by Rozalie Hirs is a commission by Philharmonie, Essen, Germany, for Festival NOW! Prismen. The instrumentation consists of 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 French horns, 2 trumpets, bass trombone, 2 percussionists, keyboard, piano, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, double bass.
atlantis ampersand (2015)
atlantis ampersand (music, text; 2015) by Rozalie Hirs is a composition for large ensemble and choir. Commissioned by Holland Festival for the world premiere performance by Klangforum Wien and Enno Poppe (conductor).
lichtende drift (2014)
lichtende drift for string orchestra (2014) by Rozalie Hirs is a commission by Amsterdam Sinfonietta, dedicated to its artistic director Candida Thompson. With financial support of the Netherlands Performing Arts Fund.
roseherte (2007-08; 2014)
Roseherte (“Rosedeer”/“Rosehart”) is an orchestral poem inspired by a mythical creature whose name intertwines the rose, the heart, and the deer. The music unfolds from pairs of dominant sevenths, transformed through transposition and ring modulation into radiant, prismatic harmonies. Alongside the 90-piece orchestra, live-triggered electronics surround the music in a shimmering halo. Acclaimed at its premiere for its vibrant play of colour and organic flow, Roseherte was nominated for the Toonzetters Prize in 2008.
platonic id (2005-06, revised 2024)
platonic id for ensemble (2005, 2006 rev) is a music composition by Rozalie Hirs. The piece sets out with Plato’s so-called “world soul”, as described in his Timaeus. More concretely, it can be understood musically as several harmonic series with partial numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 and 27. The harmonic world of platonic id consists of these resounding overtone series, as well as their corresponding undertone series, built on different fundamentals. Further materials come from the harmonic relationships between sounding overtones on string instrument and their respective fingerings, on strings of different lengths.