Sibelius’s Second and Salonen’s Cello Concerto with Altstaedt
Sibelius’s Second and Salonen’s Cello Concerto with Altstaedt
Esa-Pekka Salonen is one of the great conductors of our time. But he is also an outstanding composer, who doesn't shy away from the experimental.
After the intermission it’s time for another finn: Jean Sibelius, who is often seen as the very founder of Finnish music.
Carl Nielsen: Helios Overture Op. 17
Salonen: Cello Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony no. 2
Kazuki Yamada, conductor
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt is one of the most sought after and versatile artists today. As a soloist, conductor and artistic director, he performs repertoire spanning from early music to the contemporary.
This season he is Artist in Residence at the SWR Symphonie Orchestra under Teodor Currentzis and Artist in Fokus at Alte Oper Frankfurt. Other highlights include a tour with B’Rock and René Jacobs, debuts with the National Symphony Orchestra Washington and Ed Gardner and the NHK and Yomiuri Symphony at Suntory Hall.
Recent highlights include a residency at the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, debuts with European Youth Orchestra with Vasily Petrenko, Orchestre National de France with Emmanuel Krivine, Il Giardino Armonico at Grafenegg Festival, KBS Symphony Orchestra, Les Violons du Roy, Netherland Philharmonic and Radio Philharmonic.