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Label Lawo Classics |
UPC 7090020181950 |
Catalogue number LWC 1173 |
Release date 28 June 2019 |
CHRISTIAN IHLE HADLAND – PIANO
The elegant virtuosity of Christian Ihle Hadland (b. 1983) reveals a pianist made for Poulenc’s piano concertos. With a highly refined sense of detail, exquisite sound quality and original interpretations, he continually sheds new light on the old classics. At age fifteen Ihle Hadland appeared as soloist with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK), and after studying with the legendary Jiri Hlinka and others, he has become one of Norway’s most sought-after pianists. He continues to be invited back to perform with KORK, and in recent years has shone in concertos of Rachmaninoff, Brahms, Stravinsky and others, in addition to Poulenc. Ihle Hadland’s path toward greater international recognition gained momentum in 2011 when he was named a BBC New Generation Artist. He performed as soloist with all the BBC orchestras and appeared as soloist at The Proms. In recent years he has played with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors, and he is a guest performer at festivals in and outside of Norway. He is also currently artistic director for the Stavanger International Chamber Music Festival, a position he shares with Danish cellist Andreas Brantelid. Ihle Hadland has won prizes as soloist and chamber musician, and his recordings have both won and been nominated for Spellemannprisen, Norway’s Grammy.
HÅVARD GIMSE – PIANO
Among Norwegian pianists, Håvard Gimse (b. 1966) is in a class of his own. There are few, if any, who have the same experience and breadth with a corresponding list of achievements as concert musician and recording artist. Gimse has always been known for nuanced and sophisticated interpretations, for putting the smallest musical elements in their proper place in large musical structures, in addition to having an elegant concertizing style (well suited to a composer like Poulenc). Gimse has a strong affinity for Norwegian and Nordic music and has recorded the complete piano works of Geirr Tveitt and Jean Sibelius (the latter winner of the Sibelius Prize, one of many music prizes he has received over the years). The list is long of orchestras, conductors and musicians Gimse has worked with, and many of his collaborations have taken place while serving as performing artistic director of the Oslo Chamber Music Festival. Gimse is in frequent demand as teacher of master classes in Norway and abroad, and he is presently Professor of Piano at the Norwegian Academy of Music.
KÅRE NORDSTOGA – ORGAN
Kåre Nordstoga (b. 1954) studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music under Søren Gangfløt, Bjørn Boysen, and Kaare Ørnung, among others. Following his debut concert in 1978, he continued his studies under David Sanger in London, and he was for a time organist at Ullern Church, before coming to Oslo Cathedral in 1984. He has also been associated with the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he was appointed professor in 1994. As cathedral organist at Oslo Cathedral, Nordstoga frequently performs a large repertoire, which has included two popular concert series with Bach’s complete organ works. His recordings include the organ music of Bach, Brahms, Franck, Widor, and Liszt, all of Bach’s violin sonatas recorded on the cathedral’s chancel organ in collaboration with violinist Geir Inge Lotsberg, as well as several recordings of Norwegian organ music. Nordstoga is an active concert organist. In recent years he has been soloist with the symphony orchestras of Oslo, Bergen, and Trondheim, and he has been invited to organ festivals abroad, including Aarhus, Notre Dame in Paris, and Musashino Cultural Center in Tokyo. In 2006 he was awarded the Lindeman Prize for his active contribution to musical life.
THOMAS SØNDERGÅRD – CONDUCTOR
The Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård (b. 1969) arrived on the classical music scene as a sensation in 2005 when he conducted the opera “Kafka’s Trial” of his fellow countryman Poul Ruders. Four years later he became Chief Conductor and artistic consultant of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (2009–2012). He went directly from there to become Chief Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales for six seasons. At the time of writing he is artistic director for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In addition to his positions of leadership during these ten years, he has been a much sought-after conductor for the world’s leading orchestras. With his confident style, breadth of perspective and unfailing sense of detail, he has command of the great symphonic classics, yet he has at the same time been highly successful with the very latest contemporary works (confirmed by earlier Norwegian Radio Orchestra releases on the LAWO Classics label). Dating back as far as his time as timpanist with the Royal Danish Orchestra, Søndergård has had a special fondness for incidental music and opera, and he is in frequent demand as conductor for the leading opera stages, including the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet.
PETER SZILVAY – CONDUCTOR
Peter Szilvay (b. 1971) is known as an energetic and charismatic conductor. He is also one of a growing number of versatile conductors who learned their trade from inside the orchestra. After working as a professional viola player, Szilvay served as Assistant Conductor to Mariss Jansons at the Oslo Philharmonic and later held the same position at the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. He has since conducted a string of illustrious ensembles including the St Petersburg Philharmonic, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Royal Danish Orchestra. In his native Norway, Szilvay has worked with all the Norwegian symphony orchestras, as well as the professional bands and leading contemporary ensembles. Szilvay is an experienced opera conductor and has worked on staples of the German and Italian operatic repertory in Norway and abroad. In 2011, Szilvay was recognized for his work with contemporary music when the Norwegian Society of Com posers awarded him their Artist Prize. He has conducted over 160 premieres and has recorded new Norwegian music with a number of Norway’s leading orchestras and ensembles. Moreover, Szilvay works diligently to ensure that older Norwegian music receives its rightful place in the concert repertory.
NORWEGIAN RADIO ORCHESTRA
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra is known and cherished throughout the land and regarded by music-loving Norwegians with a unique combination of respect and affection. Owing to its remarkably diverse repertoire, it is doubtless the orchestra heard most often – on radio, television, and the internet, and at its many and diverse venues around the country.
It is a flexible orchestra, playing everything from symphonic and contemporary classical music to pop, rock, folk and jazz. Every year the orchestra performs together with internationally acclaimed artists at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which is aired to millions of viewers worldwide. Among those with whom it has collaborated in recent years are Kaizers Orchestra, Mari Boine, Jarle Bernhoft, Diamanda Galàs, René Fleming, Andrew Manze, Anna Netrebko, and Gregory Porter.
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra was founded by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1946. Its first conductor, Øivind Bergh, led the ensemble in a series of concerts from the main studio that established the basis of its popularity and its status as a national treasure. The orchestra continues to perform in the context of important media events. It is comprised of highly talented classical instrumentalists, yet its musical philosophy has remained the same: versatility, a lighthearted approach, a curiosity for all kinds of music, and an unwillingness to pigeonhole musical styles. Miguel Harth-Bedoya is