Concerto for Orchestra No. 2 (Stucky)

The Second Concerto for Orchestra is a concerto for orchestra by the American composer Steven Stucky. The work was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic while Stucky was their composer-in-residence for the inaugural season of the Walt Disney Concert Hall. It was completed in 2003 and was first performed on March 12, 2004, with the conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen leading the Los Angeles Philharmonic.[1] The piece was awarded the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Music.[2][3]

  1. ^ Swed, Mark (March 15, 2004). "Sounds of eternal spring: Composer Steven Stucky's Second Concerto is a lush, tailored fit for Disney". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Child, Fred (April 5, 2005). "Steven Stucky Wins Pulitzer Prize for Music". NPR. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "Pulitzer Prizes for Letters, Drama and Music". The New York Times. 2005. Retrieved April 4, 2015.