Piano Concertino

Francisco Coll’s vivid and unpredictable Piano Concertino 'No seré yo quien diga nada' (‘I’m not saying nothing’) is one of his most striking scores to date. Written for Nicolas Hodges, this four-movement work, with its idiosyncratic instrumentation (a bottom-heavy ensemble of Lower Strings, Wind, Brass and Percussion), flinty harmonies and taut rhythmic profile made a strong and lasting impression on audiences. For its UK premiere in 2014 (with the CBSO conducted by Thomas Adès), Coll added a substantial cadenza to showcase Hodges’ formidable musicality even further. Drawing on material fromelsewhere in the work, it provides a dynamic bridge between the icy third movement – Interlude – and the frenzied acrobatics of the final Postlude.