Tags: Classical Music Composition.
The title of Ivan Tcherepnin’s orchestral work Le va et le vient (the coming and the going) refers to the birth of his son Stefan Tcherepnin (born September 29 1977) which was immediately followed by the death of his father Alexander Tcherepnin (died September 29 1977). It was premiered at the Lucerne Music Festival on August 8 1978 with the composer conducting.