Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen, based in Denmark, makes her long-awaited debut with the DR Symphony Orchestra in a programme spanning Russian modernism, Finnish folklore and a brand-new Korean-German voice.
Stravinsky's Petrushka (1911), the vivid and exhilarating ballet score depicting a puppet brought to life, opens the evening with an orchestra sparkling with wit and colour.
Sibelius's symphonic fantasy Pohjola's Daughter draws on the Finnish runic epic Kalevala, channelling the calls of Finland's rune-singers into a tone poem of shamanistic intensity.
The centrepiece is the Danish world premiere of a new trumpet concerto by South Korean composer Unsuk Chin — one of today's most respected and imaginative voices — written for and performed by legendary Swedish trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger. The concerto was commissioned by the DR Symphony Orchestra following Chin's participation in the Sonning Music Prize celebrations in 2021, and promises both structure and sensory richness.
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Stravinsky, Sibelius & Unsuk Chin - DR Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen & Håkan Hardenberger.
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Eva Ollikainen
Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen serves as artistic director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. She leads the Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie for this back-to-school concert.
Hakan Hardenberger
Håkan Hardenberger is a trumpeter described by the source as having an exceptional career. He performs the French premiere of Karen Tanaka's trumpet concerto 'Verse of Light'.
Unsuk Chin
Unsuk Chin is a South Korean composer regarded as one of the most respected and imaginative voices in contemporary music; she previously collaborated with the DR Symphony Orchestra around the Sonning Music Prize in 2021.
DR Symfoniorkestret
DR Symfoniorkestret is the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, resident at DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen. Over the past decade its traversal of Mahler's symphonies with chief conductor Fabio Luisi has produced some of the most memorable moments in the orchestra's history.
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