Moberg: Sunrise
Sørensen: Piano Concerto No. 3 (commission)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 6
Andrew Manze, conductor
Katrine Gislinge, piano
Bent Sørensen, composer
Emily Davis, concertmaster
Andrew Manze is widely celebrated as one of the most stimulating and inspirational conductors of his generation. His extensive and scholarly knowledge of the repertoire, together with his boundless energy and warmth, mark him out. He has been Chief Conductor of the NDR Radiophilharmonie, Hannover, since September 2014. In the 2018/19 season he was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
In great demand as a guest conductor across the globe, Manze has long-standing relationships with leading orchestras that include the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Camerata Salzburg, and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. He is also a regular guest at the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York City. Recent and upcoming guest conducting highlights include engagements with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Concertgebouw, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hallé and Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
From 2006 to 2014, Manze was Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. During this time he made a number of recordings with them including Beethoven Eroica (Harmonia Mundi) and a cycle of Brahms symphonies (CPO). He was also Principal Guest Conductor of the Norwegian Radio Symphony Orchestra from 2008 to 2011, and held the title of Associate Guest Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for four seasons.
After reading Classics at Cambridge University, Manze studied the violin and rapidly became a leading specialist in the world of historical performance practice. He became Associate Director of the Academy of Ancient Music in 1996, and then Artistic Director of the English Concert from 2003 to 2007. As a violinist, Manze released an astonishing variety of recordings, many of them award-winning.
Manze is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, Visiting Professor at the Oslo Academy, and has contributed to new editions of sonatas and concerti by Bach and Mozart, published by Bärenreiter, Breitkopf and Härtel. He also teaches, writes about, and edits music, as well as broadcasting regularly on radio and television. In November 2011 Andrew Manze received the prestigious ‘Rolf Schock Prize’ in Stockholm.
Photo: Benjamin Ealovega
Over the past three decades, Katrine Gislinge has established herself as one of Scandinavia’s leading and most distinctive pianists. With her formidable expressive power and exceptional immersion in the music, she ranks as one of Denmark’s most remarkable and interesting artists.
The pianist’s interpretations are characterized by a trembling sensitivity, where every little detail in the music holds great significance, yet simultaneously comes together in a clear and forward-moving flow. In her hands, in her musicianship, she manages to create the perfect balance between the most fragile and the most direct.
Her repertoire ranges from Bach to the newest music, and she beautifully and fascinatingly manages to make her personal, sensitive playing add color and extra dimensions to each of the piano repertoire’s stylistic periods.
Katrine Gislinge has collaborated with musicians and conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel, Gidon Kremer, Augustin Dumay, Jin Wang, Kurt Sanderling, Andreas Brantelid, and many others. She has performed at festivals like Lockenhaus, Bergen, Trondheim, Cervantino, London, and Radio France Montpellier, as well as in concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw, and more.
