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Nordic Chamber Orchestra/Christian Lindberg

The Nordic Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Christian Lindberg, perform music by their Scandinavian compatriots from the 18th century to the present day.

Sweden's flamboyant virtuoso trombonist, conductor and composer Christian Lindberg brings the Nordic Chamber Orchestra to the Guildhall in London as part of the 2009 City of London Festival.

Lindberg is a champion of new music and the Swedish ensemble focuses on music from Scandinavia from the 18th century to the present day. This concert features music by Johan Helmich Roman, the 'father of Swedish music' and an important figure in 18th-century Sweden, as well as music for strings by Grieg, Sibelius and Nielsen. To round off, they perform the London premiere of Lindberg's own Kundraan for trombone and strings - a piece of musical theatre where the antihero Kundraan meets Lucifer.

Nordic Chamber Orchestra
Christian Lindberg (conductor/trombone)

Roman: Music for a Royal Wedding: Little Drottningholm
Purcell: Chacony in G minor
Part: Fratres
Grieg: Holberg Suite
Nielsen: Little Suite for Strings, Op 1
Sibelius: Impromptu in B minor, Op 5
Lindberg: Kundraan for trombone and strings
Jan Sandstrom: A Christian Song

Followed by performances from past seasons of the 大象传媒 Proms, with highlights from Folk Day in 2008:

Traditional: Young Edmund; Searching for Lambs
Bella Hardy (voice, violin)
Corinna Hewat (harp)
Chris Sherburn (concertina)

Traditional: Little Musgrave
Martin Simpson (voice, guitar)

Traditional: Sloe Gin set; Fakenham Fair
Bellowhead

Traditional: Dog and Gun
Bella Hardy (voice, violin)
Corinna Hewat (harp)
Chris Sherburn (concertina)

2 hours, 15 minutes

Last on

Tue 14 Jul 2009 19:00

Broadcast

  • Tue 14 Jul 2009 19:00