The Fondation asked Max Richter to compose a singular piece, a worldwide premiere, intimately tied to the world of American painter Mark Rothko: “The point where my work and Mark Rothko’s work meet is this concept of place, which he believes he invents when he creates a series of paintings. A musical work is an imaginary landscape; it is a space that one can inhabit.(…).”

In addition to this commissioned work from Max Richter for orchestra, piano and electronics, two earlier Max Richter works will enhance the programme: Exiles (2015) and The Waves: Tuesday (2017).