Handover of the manuscript of Henze's opus1
Konzertmusik von 1944
On September 25 the widow of the former concertmaster of the Bavarian State Orchestra, Kurt Stier, Sibylle Stier, handed over the manuscript to the managing director of the Hans Werner Henze Foundation, Michael Kerstan.
It was a moving event, since this play is the first work Hans Werner Henze has ever released, so his opus 1.
He wrote it at the age of 17, from December 1943 to January 1944, and it has been rehearsed in Braunschweig at the Staatsmusikschule with the remaining sixteen to seventeen-year-old students - Kurt Stier was casted as a soloist, the Orchestra consisted of 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, trumpet, trombone (or as substitute bassoon).
The strings could have also been double occupied, if still available. Since the young musicians were recruited to labour or war service in January 1944, a public performance could no longer take place.