Klänge vom Polarkreis

In the organizer's words:

Program:
Einojuhani Rautavaara: "Cantus Arcticus" op. 61
"Arctic Suite": Works by Henning Sommerro, Selim Palmgren, Jean Sibelius, Ola Gjeilo, Einojuhani Rautavaara and Edvard Grieg
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C major op. 105

Founded in 2009 in the Arctic Circle and administered by the two northern Norwegian cities of Bodø and Tromsø, the Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra is the northernmost professional orchestra in the world. The declared aim of the highly acclaimed ensemble is to show that it belongs to the Arctic and to bring this region closer to the world. In his work "Cantus Arcticus", Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara has the orchestra enter into a musical dialog with birdsong recorded in the Arctic Circle. The young Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing developed a love of nature at an early age through her father, a scientist who was responsible for protecting a nature reserve. Together with the orchestra, she presents an "Arctic Suite", in which several works by Nordic composers are woven into an atmospherically dense soundscape. Complemented by the one-movement seventh symphony by Sibelius and visually enriched by a video installation, this is a musical journey through a region of unique beauty that is now threatened by climate change to an unprecedented extent.

Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra
Eldbjørg Hemsing Violin
Nicolò Foron Conductor

Price information:

€ 30 / 25 / 20 (discount 20 %)