Hesketh's Hände – Music for Piano was released on November 29, 2024, on the Paladino Music label. The disc showcases a decade-long collaboration between Hesketh and pianist Clare Hammond, encompassing works composed specifically for her, as well as earlier pieces. Described as "a journey through time and sound" the disc "rediscovers the possibilities of the piano on an album where music, life, poetry and visual art merge masterfully".
Hesketh's orchestration of Ravel’s Sites auriculaires received its World Premiere on January 25, 2025, at MediaCityUK, Salford, performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Mark Wigglesworth.
Hesketh's arrangement of the traditional carol Gabriel's Message received its World Premiere on December 19, 2024, at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, performed by the City of Birmingham Chorus and Orchestra under conductor Simon Halsey.
Hesketh's Uncoiling the River for piano and orchestra received its Irish Premiere on December 6, 2024, at Ulster Hall, Belfast, performed by pianist Clare Hammond with the Ulster Orchestra under conductor Anna Rakitina.
Hesketh has contributed to the production of a new edition of Ravel’s opera L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, collaborating with the Ravel Edition. The revised edition was released in November 2024 and is part of the Ravel Edition's projects for the Ravel 2025 anniversary year.
The editorial panel for this edition includes:
George Benjamin (composer)
Kenneth Hesketh (composer)
Adrien Perruchon (conductor)
Hesketh's Pattersongs for orchestra received its World Premiere on October 13, 2024, at Bristol Beacon, Bristol, performed by the Sinfonia of London under conductor John Wilson.
Hesketh's Sonatine received its World Premiere on September 26, 2024, at MediaCityUK, Salford, performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Paul Daniel.
Hesketh's orchestration of Lili Boulanger’s “Trois Morceaux” will receive its World Premiere at the closing concert of the Young Musicians Festival, on the 19th September at the Gulbenkian Auditorium, Lisbon.
Hesketh has now signed contracts for two orchestrations of works by Maurice Ravel in collaboration with the Ravel Edition, (Sites auriculaires and Sonatine). Scheduling dates for these orchestrations will be announced shortly.