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===Concert music=== Elfman's first piece of original concert music, ''[[Serenada Schizophrana]]'', was commissioned by the [[American Composers Orchestra]], who premiered the piece on February 23, 2005, at [[Carnegie Hall]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.americancomposers.org/rel20050223.htm |title=All World Premiere Concert Features Legendary Rock Guitarist Andy Summers & Orchestral Debut of Hollywood Composer Danny Elfman |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=February 23, 2005 |website=AmericanComposers.org |access-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028070054/http://www.americancomposers.org/rel20050223.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Subsequent concert works include his first ''[[Violin Concerto (Elfman)|Violin Concerto "Eleven Eleven"]]'', co-commissioned by the [[Czech National Symphony Orchestra]], Stanford Live at [[Stanford University]], and the [[Royal Scottish National Orchestra]], which premiered at [[Municipal House|Smetana Hall]] in Prague on June 21, 2017, with [[Sandy Cameron]] on violin and [[John Mauceri]] conducting the Czech National Symphony Orchestra;<ref name="Columbia Artists" >{{cite web |url=https://columbia-artists.com/artists/concerto-for-violin-and-orchestra-%22eleven-eleven%22-composed-by-danny-elfman/ |title=Concerto for Violin and Orchestra ''Eleven Eleven'' composed by Danny Elfman Composer|website=Columbia-Artists.com |publisher=Columbia Artists Management Inc. |access-date=October 7, 2019 }}</ref> the ''Piano Quartet'', co-commissioned by the [[Lied Center for Performing Arts]] [[University of Nebraska]] and the [[Berlin Philharmonic]] Piano Quartet, which premiered February 6, 2018, in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]];<ref>{{cite news |last=Kruse |first=Kyle |date=February 22, 2018 |title=Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet premieres Danny Elfman piece at Lied Center |url=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/culture/berlin-philharmonic-piano-quartet-premieres-danny-elfman-piece-at-lied/article_a52dfc1c-181c-11e8-8fb2-2fba4b9684f6.html |work=[[The Daily Nebraskan]] |location=[[Lincoln, Nebraska]] |access-date=October 8, 2019 }}</ref> and the ''Percussion Quartet'', commissioned by [[Third Coast Percussion]] and premiered at the [[Philip Glass]] Days And Nights Festival in [[Big Sur]] on October 10, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Malkin |first=John |date=October 9, 2019 |title=Out of the comfort zone: Danny Elfman has world premiere at Philip Glass Festival |url=https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2019/10/09/out-of-the-comfort-zone-danny-elfman-has-world-premiere-at-philip-glass-festival/ |work=[[Santa Cruz Sentinel]] |access-date=October 13, 2019 |quote=The Elfman Percussion Quartet will have its world premiere at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur, as part of the Days and Nights Festival.}}</ref> 2022 saw the first performances of three concert works. Elfman's ''Cello Concerto'' for [[Gautier Capuçon]] was premiered by the [[Vienna Symphony]] on March 18, with subsequent performances by the [[Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France|Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France]] in May and the [[San Francisco Symphony]] US premiere in November.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wienersymphoniker.at/en/events/robertson-capucon-korngold-elfman-stravinsky |title=18.03.2022 - Robertson, Capuçon / Korngold, Elfman, Stravinsky | Wiener Symphoniker |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818132004/https://www.wienersymphoniker.at/en/events/robertson-capucon-korngold-elfman-stravinsky |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/en/activity/concert-symphonique/22881-elfman-symphonique?itemId=116396 | title=Elfman symphonique|website=Philharmoniedeparis.fr | date=May 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2022-23/Capucon-Plays-Danny-Elfman | title=San Francisco Symphony - Capucon Plays Danny Elfman|website=Sfsymphony.org }}</ref> Elfman's ''Percussion Concerto'' for [[Colin Currie]] premiered on March 25 at London's [[Royal Festival Hall]] with [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tickets.lpo.org.uk/events/movie-legends |title=Movie Legends | the London Philharmonic Orchestra |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-date=March 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325111518/https://tickets.lpo.org.uk/events/movie-legends/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was later performed at [[Soka University of America]] in California, with [[Pacific Symphony]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sfcv.org/events/pacific-symphony/sundays-soka-percussion-concerto-danny-elfman | title=Sundays at Soka: Percussion Concerto by Danny Elfman |website=Sfcv.org}}</ref> His ''Wunderkammer'', a commission from the [[National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain]], toured the UK in summer 2022, culminating in a performance in London's [[Royal Albert Hall]] as part of the [[BBC Proms]], with national radio and TV broadcasts.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fabermusic.com/news/national-youth-orchestra-of-great-britain-premiere-danny-elfmans-wunderkammer14062022 | title=National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain premiere Danny Elfman's Wunderkammer |website=Fabermusic.com }}</ref> Elfman's ''Suite for Chamber Orchestra'' was premiered on May 4, 2023, by [[Orpheus Chamber Orchestra]] at [[St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Washington, D.C.)|St Mark's Episcopal Church]] in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Library of Congress |title=Danny Elfman at the Library for the World Premiere of 'Suite for Chamber Orchestra' |url=https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/danny-elfman-at-the-library-for-the-world-premiere-of--suite-for-chamber-orchestra-/s/8efc06bd-ac54-43b2-921f-39956ce8adc6 |access-date=21 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The ''Suite'' was co-commissioned by the [[Library of Congress]], the Royalty Pool of [[Andre Kostelanetz]], the [[Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra]], and the [[National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland]]. Subsequent performances of the ''Suite'' include the New York premiere by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in July 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Orpheus and Vijay Iyer Jazz Trio at 92NY |url=https://orpheusnyc.org/about/press-kit/orpheus-elfman-schreiber-2-3-2 |website=Orpheus Chamber Orchestra |language=en|access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref> at [[92NY]]'s inaugural MidSummer Music Fest, the West Coast premiere by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in December 2023<ref>{{cite web |last1=San Francisco Classical Voice |title=Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents West Coast Premiere of Danny Elfman's Suite for Chamber Orchestra and Features Renowned Violinist Christian Tetzlaff on Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major {{!}} San Francisco Classical Voice |url=https://www.sfcv.org/events/los-angeles-chamber-orchestra/los-angeles-chamber-orchestra-presents-west-coast-premiere |website=www.sfcv.org |access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref> at the [[Alex Theatre]] in Glendale, California, and a performance by the Reno Chamber Orchestra in October 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=24/25 Season - Reno Chamber Orchestra |url=https://www.renochamberorchestra.org/2425season |website=Reno Chamber Orchestra |language=en |access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref>
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