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Sibelius’s First
The music
- Jacob Mühlrad Kavanah, for clarinet and orchestra (world premiere)* (7’)
- Göran & Martin Fröst Nomadic Dances (12’)
The performers
- Anja Bihlmaier conductor
- Martin Fröst clarinet
The music of the North is alive with colour; you just need to listen.
A bright, rippling song. A flash of multicoloured plumage. The iridescent marvel of the Aurora Borealis. The music of the North is alive with colour; you just need to listen, and no-one makes listening more of an adventure than Swedish clarinettist extraordinaire Martin Fröst. For him, there’s a ‘sort of magic’ in the act of playing, and tonight he leads us on an unstoppable dance and conjures a brand-new concerto out of silence: Jacob Mühlrad’s extraordinary meditation on Jewish spirituality. Andrea Tarrodi’s joyous musical aviary and Sibelius’s lush, windswept First Symphony complete a vibrant programme from guest conductor Anja Bihlmaier.
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*This work was made possible through the support of a private patron.
Wed 20 Jan 2027, 6.30pm
London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Anja Bihlmaier, conductor
Martin Fröst, clarinet
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