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ic d norHIGHLIGHTS 3/2015 NEWSLETTER FROM GEHRMANS MUSIKFÖRLAG & FENNICA GEHRMAN Focus on Matthew Whittall Seven questions for Tobias Broström NEWS Focus on Pohjannoro Music by Hannu Pohjannoro can be heard at two concerts of his works in October: at the Helsinki Music Centre on the 15th of the month and the Tampere Music Academy on the 22nd. In addi- u/Music Finland J ff tion to two new song cycles (See: ytöhar k Premieres) there will be works for chamber ensemble and a large- scale percussion quartet called time Photo: Maarit Photo: Marco Feklisto u/Music Finland exposures. Performing them will be J Mats Larsson Gothe Kirmo Lintinen Tuuli Lindeberg (soprano), Petri ytöhar New composers Antikainen (bass-baritone), the k Fennica Gehrman has signed a publishing agreement with Kirmo Lintinen Osuma Ensemble and Tampere (b. 1967) for 12 works. A versatile musician and composer, Lintinen can look Raw. Photo: Maarit back over a long career in jazz, as a composer, arranger, pianist and conductor. He nevertheless regards himself primarily as a composer in genres ranging from jazz to classical – sometimes cheerfully intermixed. In recent years he Major prize for Aho concerto disc has been concentrating particularly on concert music, which nowadays con- stitutes the bulk of his considerable output. Among the works covered by the The recording of Kalevi Aho’s theremin and horn concertos has won new publishing agreement are concertos for piano, clarinet, guitar, accordion the prestigious ECHO Classic Award for the best concerto disc of the year. and tuba, Mobile festivo for orchestra and six pieces of chamber music. The award ceremony will be at the Konzerthaus Berlin on October 18 Gehrmans has begun collaboration with Mats Larsson Gothe (b. 1965) where the theremin soloist, Carolina Eyck, will be accepting the award on and will publish his two latest orchestral works Autumn Diary for chamber behalf of BIS Records. She will be joined by Kalevi Aho, Annu Salminen, orchestra and From a Notebook. Magnificat, for contralto and orchestra in the horn soloist on the disc, and John Storgårds who addition to his forthcoming Symphony No. 3. Larsson Gothe is compos- conducted the Lapland Chamber Orchestra. ing it for the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and the Composer Weekend Aho has received five new concerto commis- Festival in Stockholm devoted to his music in April 2016. Over the last few sions: a double concerto for harp and Cor years Mats Larsson Gothe has come to be one of Sweden´s most acclaimed Anglais and concertos for soprano composers, not least through his successes with the operas Poet and Prophet- saxophone, tenor saxophone, ess and the prizewinning Blanche and Marie at Norrlandsoperan, and this accordion and timpani. summer the opera about Jussi Björling, Silverfågeln (The Silver Bird) at tudio Pellava Vattnäs Konsertlada. In addition to operas, Mats Larsson Gothe has writ- s ten a large amount of orchestral works, solo concertos and chamber music. Annu Salminen Kortekangas at Organo novo Photo: Jussi Mura/ Olli Kortekangas concert is one of the items on the programme for the 2015 Organo novo organ festival in Helsinki. This will be given by Petri Komulainen (French horn), Markus Kuikka (viol) and Jan Lehtola (organ) at Olaus Petrus Church on November 15. One of the six works will be a premiere for horn and organ. The Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) will be recording the concert. ic d th norHIGHLIGHTS 3/2015 Tormis celebrates his 85 birthday NEWSLETTER FROM GEHRMANS MUSIKFÖRLAG & FENNICA GEHRMAN Estonia’s choral shaman and Grand Old Man Veljo Tormis Sound samples , video clips is 85 this year and his birthday is being celebrated with and other material are available at many concerts and events both in Estonia and elsewhere in the world. In August there was a Tormis concert in each of www.gehrmans.se/highlights the Estonian counties, given by the Estonian Philharmonic www.fennicagehrman.fi/highlights Chamber Choir, RAM and the Collegium Musicale. Cover photo: Tobias Broström (Nicklas Raab) angovits l Tormis is one of the best-known Estonian composers, Matthew Whittall (Saara Vuorjoki/Music Finland) with over a hundred works to his name. He has created Editors: Henna Salmela and Kristina Fryklöf ees, Peter Translations: Susan Sinisalo and Robert Carroll M new choral music in the spirit of the old regilaul rounde- design: Göran Lind lays and the Finno-Ugric heritage and says: “I don’t use ix/Posti ISSN 2000-2742 (Print), ISSN 2000-2750 (Online) P folk melody – folk melody uses me.” He has also composed can Printed in Sweden by TMG Sthlm, Bromma 2015 s orchestral music. Photo: H ighlights 3 / 2 0 1 5 Staern and Haglund profiled in 2016 P r emie r es Benjamin Staern will be com- autumn 2015 poser in focus at the Båstad TOBIAS BROSTRÖM Chamber Music Festival in Sputnik for trumpet and orchestra late June next year. The pro- ROLF MARTINSSON gramme will feature among Into Eternity for soprano and orchestra Malmö SO/Marc soustrot, sol. håkan hardenberger, others a new piece for piano trumpet, lisa larsson, soprano • 28.8. Malmö, Sweden and electronics for David Huang as well as a new work for KALEVI AHO, Symphony No. 16 Finnish RSO/hannu lintu, sol. virpi räisänen, guitar, small ensemble and elec- mezzo-soprano • 2.9. Helsinki, Finland tronics for Jakob Kellerman. Concerto for Soprano Saxophone In the first week of July a num- and Chamber Orchestra aglund Lapland ChO/John Storgårds, sol. Anders Paulsson ber of Tommie Haglund’s h 11.11. Rovaniemi, Finland erg fb ö works will be heard, when he l aglund et ANDERS ANNERHOLM h B will be the composer profile M Stjärnmusik I (Star Music I) lisa da e at the Lyckå Chamber Music a Margareta Bengtson, soprano, Bengt Forsberg, piano 5.9. Stockholm, Sweden hoto: Photo: P Festival in Karlskrona. Benjamin Staern Tommie Haglund MIKKO HEINIÖ Ilta (Evening), 11 dance songs for choir, clarinet and cello eri dance theatre, key ensemble/teemu honkanen 10.9. Turku, Finland Rosenberg’s Revelation April Evenings for Black Twins sonata for two pianos of St. John in German Pasi helin, tuukka vähätalo Hilding Rosenberg´s magnificent Symphony No. 4 1.11. Turku, Finland (Pianoaura Festival) – The Revelation of St. John will be performed for the KAI NIEMINEN first time in German on 18 November in Kassel. A Omaggio a Bruno Munari Marta dolzadelli, guitar seminal work in Swedish 20th century music, it was 18.9. Milan, Italy (VI Festival Corde d’autunno) composed in 1940 to texts from the Bible and by PAAVO HEININEN, Symphony No. 6 Hjalmar Gullberg, and can be seen as a fiery protest helsinki Po/John storgårds • 8.10. Helsinki, Finland against war and violence. The German translation was HANNU POHJANNORO done by Nelly Sachs. Patrick Ringborg will conduct kuin kaiverrettu maailman merkki – seven songs to texts by Jyrki Pellinen, for baritone, bass Staatsorchester Kassel, Helene Stureborg´s Chamber clarinet, cello and piano Choir, Staatstheater Kassel´s Opera Choir and bari- maailma on kartta for soprano and string quartet oki J tuuli lindeberg, soprano, Petri antikainen, uor tone soloist Karl-Magnus Fredriksson. bass-baritone, tampere raw • 15.10. Helsinki, Finland v aara s LOTTA WENNÄKOSKI, Verdigris scottish cho/tuomas hannikainen • 28.10. St Andrews, UK Photo: Sandström’s Halleluja MATTHEW WHITTALL, The Return of Light Puumala opera Editor’s Choice in Vienna and Seoul helsinki chamber choir, tapiola sinfonietta/ 22 November will see the premiere of Sven-David nils schweckendiek • 30.10. Espoo, Finland The recent recording of Veli-Matti Puumala’s Sandström´s Halleluja for mixed choir and chamber opera Anna Liisa is one of the Editor’s ALBERT SCHNELZER orchestra, composed on commission from Soli Deo Magical Allusions for oboe and orchestra Choices in the September issue of Gramophone Malmö SO/Marc soustrot, sol. cristina Monticoli magazine. “Superbly performed performance of Gloria Musikverein in Vienna. The Korean conductor 7.11. Malmö, Sweden Yunsung Chang will lead the Joyful Mission Choir But Your Angel’s on Holiday Finnish composer Veli-Matti Puumala’s power- – Clarinet Concerto ful opera,” writes Gramophone and continues: and Vienna Volksoper Orchestra in the work, which norrköping SO/anna-Maria helsing, sol. staffan Mårtensson “Anna Liisa is something special and deserves is scheduled to be performed again in Seoul this De- 12.11. Norrköping, Sweden wide circulation outside its native land.” cember by the Seoul Motet Choir and the Prime Phil- AGNETA SKÖLD, Requiem harmonic Orchestra. västerås cathedral Motet choir/Johan hammarström 8.11. Västerås, Sweden JONAS VALFRIDSSON, Bikernieke Forest sinfonietta riga/normunds sne • 14.11. Riga, Latvia OLLI KORTEKANGAS New requiem by Agneta Sköld New work for horn and organ Petri komulainen, horn, Jan lehtola, organ “I wanted to give a reflection of my idea of life after death”, says Agneta 15.11. Helsinki, Finland Sköld concerning her newly written Requiem for mixed choir, soprano solo DANIEL BÖRTZ, I mörkret av röster (In the and organ, scheduled to be premiered on 8 November in Västerås. The Darkness of Voices) for choir and tubular bells reflection is bright, full of confidence and love, inspired by earlier Requiem eric ericson chamber choir/Fredrik Malmberg composers such as Brahms and Fauré. The tone language is classical and 18.11. Stockholm, Sweden harmonious, the seven movements are full of variety but highly unified. SVEN-DAVID SANDSTRÖM After leaving her post as organist in Västerås Cathedral, Sköld has now Halleluja for mixed choir and orchestra Joyful Mission choir, vienna volksoper orchestra/ been able to devote more time to composing. She has over the years re- yunsung chang • 22.11. Vienna, Austria ceived a number of distinctions, including Choir Leader of the Year, the MARIE SAMUELSSON Norrby Medal and H M King´s Medal for her achievements as choral con- Ett nytt barn av oändlighet ductor, church musician and composer.