It was jointly commissioned by the Berliner Festspiele and the Los Angeles Philharmonic with funding from the philanthropists Lenore and Bernard Greenberg.
It was composed for the violinist Anthony Marwood, who gave the world premiere with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in Berlin on September 4, 2005.
[1][2] Concentric Paths has a duration of roughly 20 minutes and is composed in three connected movements: The work is scored for solo violin and an orchestra comprising two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, three horns, two trumpets, trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion, and strings.
Richard S. Ginell of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "The Violin Concerto (Concentric Paths) is a good example of how Adès has been evolving over the last decade – the cynicism and cheekiness of youth giving way to a new lyrical bent, most apparent in the lengthy middle movement."
[4] The second is by the violinist Augustin Hadelich and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under Hannu Lintu and was released through Avie Records in 2014.