The first two volumes were both awarded the prestigious Diapason d’or in France. Oleg Caetani, who recently extended his contract with the Orchestra, which now takes him through till the end of 2010, has said, ‘I am proud to continue in my role as the MSO’s Chief Conductor. Working with this orchestra over the last few years has been one of the most important turning points in my musical life’.

Tansman was like a musical chameleon. He firmly believed that ‘everyone is exposed to influences. What matters is whether one seeks them or simply absorbs them. It is essential to digest them and to find one’s own path’. The results are radical and experimental compositions, full of eclectic musical touches of the styles that inspired him.