Young Euro Classic: Ungdomssymfornike (Norway)
About the Event
From their homeland high up north, they have enthralled the Young Euro Classic audience more than once in recent years. The Ungdomssymfonikerne, the best young musicians of Norway, are compelling with their combination of excellent quality and the joy of their music‐making. Moreover, they offer fascinating programmes in which their Nordic home always plays a decisive role. This also applies for this summer, when the Norwegians perform a programme that is Scandinavian through and through! The centrepiece is the imposing Symphony No. 3 by the Danish composer Carl Nielsen, an unconventional work perched on the threshold of modernism, featuring vocal soloists and bearing the sobriquet “Sinfonia espansiva”. The contemporary work this year was written by the Swedish composer Anders Hillborg, whose works are played throughout the world. And last but not least, they pay homage to Norway’s patron saint of music, Edvard Grieg, whose beautiful songs for soprano and orchestra are heard.
Cast / Production
Conductor:
Johannes Gustavsson
Soprano:
Ann‐Helen Moen
Baritone:
Håvard Stensvold
Program infomation:
ANDERS HILLBORG: “Eleven Gates” (2006)
EDVARD GRIEG:
Songs for Soprano and Orchestra:
“Solveig’s Song” from Op. 23 (1874/1892)
“The Last Spring” Op. 33 No. 2 (1880)
“Near Rondane” Op. 33 No. 9 (1973‐80)
“A Swan“ Op. 25 No. 2 (1876)
'Zur Rosenzeit' Op. 48 No. 5 (1889)
'Ein Traum' Op. 48 No. 6 (1889)
CARL NIELSEN: Symphony No. 3 “Sinfonia espansiva” in D‐Minor Op. 27 (1912)
