CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS
TONHALLE ZURICH TOUR WITH PAAVO JÄRVI (COPLAND CLARINET CONCERTO) | READ MORE
TOUR IN CHINA WITH NDR RADIOPHILHARMONIE
BARBICAN HALL, BBC SO (ANDERS HILLBORG PEACOCK TALES CLARINET CONCERTO) | READ MORE
KONZERTHAUS BERLIN RECITAL WITH VIKINGUR OLAFSSON | READ MORE
MAISON DE LA RADIO FRANCE, PARIS ( NORDIN, JESPER (B. 1971) – EMERGING FROM THE CURRENTS AND WAVES, FRENCH PREMIERE) | READ MORE
NEWS
SPOTLIGHT
CHIEF CONDUCTOR OF SWEDISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
On 12 September, Martin Fröst gives his inaugural performance as Chief Conductor of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra at the Örebro Concert Hall. His appointment in this post was announced back in 2017, marking a new chapter in his artistic journey. In recent years, whilst Fröst has been recognised for pushing the boundaries of performance as a clarinettist, he has also been increasingly active as a conductor.
The season opens with one of Fröst’s acclaimed projects, Genesis, the second among Dollhouse and Retrotopia. It is a multifaceted presentation of existing and new repertoire aiming to transform traditional conceptions of the classical concert setting, featuring pieces composed especially for these projects. Genesis includes choreography, speech, solo performance and choral singing, offering to audiences an unforgettable musical experience.
Fröst will return to the Swedish Chamber Orchestra on 2 October to resume an exciting season that will focus on the music of Mozart through his travels in Europe. Starting with the Clarinet Concerto in A major, a piece which Fröst has mastered since the beginning of his career, the rest of the programme features Mozart’s Prague Symphony No.38.
THE MOZART JOURNEY
Martin Fröst in his post as the new Chief Conductor of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra will lead a largescale project called “The Mozart Journey”, embarking on a fascinating exploration of Mozart’s life through his travels. In the next four years, Martin and the musicians will follow Mozart’s historic footprint in Europe’s musical capitals. The project will be the orchestra’s first comprehensive green tour initiative, making exclusive use of rail travel as a means of transport between each destination. The plan includes three new albums that will be recorded by Sony Classical.
MARTIN FRÖST FOUNDATION
The purpose of the foundation is to give children and young people from all over the world the opportunity to receive music education, enable access to instruments and develop the classical concert form for future generations. The foundation will provide resources that can improve and enable children’s and young people’s access to music education and instruments, with a particular focus on regions where cultural resources exist, but financial means are lacking.
The Artistic Advisory Board will be chaired by Yehuda Gilad, founder and professor of clarinet at the Colburn Conservatory and professor at USC, and will be assisted by the great clarinetists and teachers Antonio Saiote and Keith Lipson, who will also join the artistic committee for the foundation.
The main sponsor of the foundation is Buffet Crampon, the world’s largest manufacturer of wind instruments and leader in professional clarinets. Buffet Crampon will donate instruments to the foundation and provide vital financial support.
