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Cover: Robert Schumann – Violin Concerto in D minor · Violin Concerto in A minor

Robert Schumann

Violin Concerto in D minor

Violin Concerto in A minor

John Storgårds, violin
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor

ODE 879-2 · CD · September 1996

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Track listing

6 tracks · 53:28

Robert Schumann

  1. Violin Concerto in D minor 31:34
  2. 1 I. In kräftigen, nicht zu schnellen Tempo 15:23
  3. 2 II. Langsam 6:24
  4. 3 III. Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell 9:43
  5. Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 21:58
  6. 4 I. Nicht zu schnell 10:46
  7. 5 II. Langsam 3:41
  8. 6 III. Sehr lebhaft 7:31

Features

Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish

The artists

John Storgårds

John Storgårds (b. 1963) is one of the most versatile and respected Finnish musicians of his generation. He has become one of today's leading performers and champions of new and rarely heard works, alongside more familiar repertoire. Between 2006 and 2009, he served as Chief Conductor of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. In autumn 2008, Storgårds became Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and continued in his position until 2015. In 2012, he assumed the position of Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and became the orchestra's chief conductor in 2022. Storgårds additionally holds the title of Artistic Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Lapland since 1996. In January 2024, the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra announced the appointment of Storgårds as its next chief conductor

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Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, comprising 97 musicians, is one of Scandinavia's leading symphony orchestras. In autumn 2013, young Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali succeeded Hannu Lintu as new Chief Conductor and continued in his post until 2023.

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Leif Segerstam

Leif Segerstam (1944-2024) received diplomas from the Sibelius Academy in violin and conducting. He won the Maj Lind Piano Competition in 1962 and gave his first violin recital in 1963. He rounded off his studies at the Juilliard School in New York, where he was awarded a conducting diploma in 1964.

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