Henninger: Romanza Nathan Henninger

• Nathan Henninger: Romanza for Strings, Percussion and Piano:
• 1 Henninger: Romanza for Strings, Percussion and Piano 19:35
• Romanza:
• 2 Henninger: Romanza: "Theme" 02:38
• 3 Henninger: Romanza: "Playfully" 01:26
• 4 Henninger: Romanza: "Warmly, with Energy" 02:28
• 5 Henninger: Romanza: "Misterioso" 02:30
• 6 Henninger: Romanza: "Gently" 03:42
• Total Runtime 32:19

Info zu Henninger: Romanza

Composer Nathan Henninger releases Romanza, a luminous new orchestral album and a deeply expressive continuation of his acclaimed debut Five Scenes for Orchestra.

Conceived as a single, continuous tone poem for string orchestra, percussion, and piano, Romanza unfolds over 20 minutes as an emotional journey centered on a recurring lyrical theme representing love—its tenderness, vulnerability, and endurance. Expanding beyond romantic love, the work reflects a broader sense of human connection: between friends, family, and the lasting bonds shaped by memory and loss.

Recorded in Budapest with the Budapest Scoring Orchestra and featuring pianist Marouan Benabdallah, the album blends cinematic orchestral color with an intimate, lyrical voice. In addition to the complete work, Romanza includes five excerpted movements that highlight key moments from the piece.

Henninger’s debut album, Five Scenes for Orchestra, received international broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and WDR, was featured in IDAGIO’s Editor’s Weekly Picks, and was named one of the Top 100 Recordings of 2025 by critic Ted Gioia. With Romanza, he builds on this success with a work that is both accessible and emotionally resonant.

Marouan Benabdallah, piano
Budapest Scoring Orchestra
Nathan Henninger, conductor

Nathan Henninger
is a contemporary composer and conductor. Based in the Azores and New York City, he is originally from Toronto, Canada, having grown up in southern Ontario and Pasadena, California. He composes contemporary classical music in the neo-romantic and impressionist traditions. He trained at Pomona College, Juilliard, and Greenwich House in New York, where he studied piano privately with Taka Kigawa for 10 years. In 2023 he graduated from the Film Scoring Academy of Europe.

A classically trained pianist, Nate also plays French Horn and sang in various choirs and a capella groups in New York, including at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Most recently he participated in the Hollywood Music Workshop, the Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive and the Soundsgate Composer Summit 2024. He has had the opportunity to learn from top orchestrators and arrangers, including Conrad Pope, Nan Schwartz and Norman Ludwin.

In 2023 Nate conducted and recorded his music with the Scoring Berlin Orchestra, with members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and other session musicians at the iconic Teldex Studio Berlin, and several singles with Soundsgate at the Czech Radio Hall in Prague. His first album "Five Scenes for Orchestra" was released August 8, 2025 on CD, Vinyl and Digital, as well as in Dolby Atmos.

"Five Scenes" received international broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and the WDR, was selected for IDAGIO Editor’s Weekly Picks, and was named by critic Ted Gioia as one of the Top 100 Recordings of 2025. Fono Forum praised the album as “skillfully crafted and technically accomplished.”

He conducted and recorded his new concert work "Romanza," a tone poem for string orchestra, percussion and piano in Budapest in June 2025. "Romanza" will be released worldwide 22 May 2026.

He is currently composing his Symphony No. 1 for release in 2027.

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