Subito con forza

Subito con forza (Suddenly with power) is a short orchestral composition written in 2020 by the South Korean composer Unsuk Chin.

The work was written on a joint commission from BBC Radio 3, the Kölner Philharmonie, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

[1] The work is scored for an orchestra consisting of two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, two percussionists, piano, and strings.

"[9] Neil Fisher of The Times similarly describe the piece as "effective and eerie, with plenty happening in five teeming minutes.

"[10] Likewise, Joshua Kosman of the San Francisco Chronicle called it "a brief five-minute curtain-raiser" that "takes a gesture from the composer's 'Coriolan' Overture and dances it around through a series of oratorical pronouncements and clattery percussion.