Lili Boulanger: D’un soir triste og D ‘un matin de printemps
Lili Boulanger was Nadia’s younger sister whom Nadia considered more talented than herself. Lili was recognized as a child prodigy and pursued a life as a gifted composer. Sadly, she was plagued with poor health from a young age that ultimately claimed her life at the tragically young age of 24.

Francis Poulenc’s Sextet for Piano and Winds is a lighthearted and satirical piece by the composer.
The first movement has a mix of playful jazziness and melancholic melody, including a possible reference to “come to me, my melancholy baby,” which also appears in the final movement.

Georges Enescu’s Octet for strings was hailed as an amazing accomplishment for a young man of nineteen, and indeed it is.  Enescu wrote that he set out to create a vast work and he admitted it was quite hard for him to achieve what he had set out to do, “No engineer putting his first suspension bridge across a river can have agonized more than I did as I gradually filled my manuscript
paper with notes.” But the final result was truly astounding.

Kerstin Thiele – flute, David Dinu – oboe, Ron Chen-Zion – clarinet, Antti Salovaara – bassoon, Joke Wijma – horn, Christian Ihle Hadland – piano, Sini Simonen, Pablo Hernán Benedí, Maria Florea, Tim Crawford – violin,  Michel Camille, Hélène Clément – viola,  Marko Ylönen, Pau Codina – cello

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Get ready to be captivated by the fresh and innovative jazz interpretations of Artturi Rönkä, Anna Emmeluth, and Antti Salovaara. These talented musicians bring a unique energy and spirit to the genre. Let their music take you on a journey of discovery and inspiration.

Artturi Rönkä, Anna Emmeluth, and Antti Salovaara play lyrical music inspired by nature from Finland and Denmark, as well as selected jazz standards for this exceptional jazz ensemble. It’s not often that you encounter the bassoon in a jazz context!

Anna Emmeluth is currently releasing her debut album on September 1st, and in the concert, the trio will perform versions of Emmeluth’s new compositions, Rönkä’s music, and selected gems from jazz-inspired pieces from the classical world, arranged by the trio.

Artturi Rönkä visits Esbjerg as a composer and musician guest of the Esbjerg International Chamber Music Festival, and his piece “Phases II” for trio will have its premiere at the festival. Antti Salovaara performs in the Esbjerg Ensemble. Rönkä and Salovaara have been colleagues since their shared studies in Paris 10 years ago.

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Artturi Rönkä: Trio for viola, bassoon and piano  “Phases II” – premiere

Ernő Dohnányi: Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1

Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20

Artturi Rönkä: Trio – premiere 

Ernő Dohnányi is apt to be the greatest composer you have never heard. He is celebrated as the “greatest” Hungarian “musician” after Franz Liszt, great because his musicianship encompassed his diversity of profound gifts as an epic concert pianist, tireless conductor, superb composer, educator, administrator and ambassador that essentially encapsulated the entirety of Hungarian classical music culture for decades leading up to WWII.

Mendelssohn composed his glorious Octet for strings in 1825 when he was merely 16 years old. Conrad Wilson summarizes,
“Its youthful verve, brilliance and perfection make it one of the miracles of nineteenth-century music.”

Pablo Hernán Benedí, Sini Simonen, Tim Crawford, Maria Florea – violin, Hélène Clément, Michel Camille – viola, Pau Codina, Marko Ylönen – cello,  Antti Salovaara – bassoon, Christian Ihle Hadland – piano

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Felix Mendelssohn: Quintet No. 2  Op. 87

Artturi Rönka: Scène aux champs for Wind Quintet and Piano

Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Piano trio in D major Op. 1

Celebration Dinner and Wine 

Mendelssohn’s Quintet Op. 87 is a masterful chamber music composition for string quartet and additional viola, featuring his signature melodic and harmonic inventiveness with a lively and expressive interplay between the instruments. 

Artturi Rönka: Scéne aux champs for wind quintet and piano

Korngold’s Trio  Op. 1 is a strikingly romantic chamber music work for piano, violin, and cello that showcases the composer’s lyrical and virtuosic writing style with lush harmonies and soaring melodies.

Kerstin Thiele – flute, David Dinu – oboe, Ron Chen-Zion – clarinet, Antti Salovaara – bassoon, Joke Wijma – horn, Sini Simonen, Pablo Hernán Benedí – violin, Hélène Clément, Michel Camille – viola, Marko Ylönen, Pau Codina – cello, Christian Ihle Hadland – piano

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Lili Boulanger: D’un soir triste og d’un matin de printemps

Artturi Rönkä: Trio for viola, bassoon and piano

Ernő Dohnányi: Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1

Lili Boulanger was Nadia’s younger sister, whom Nadia regarded as more talented than herself. Lili was recognized as a prodigy
and pursued a life as a gifted composer. However, she suffered from poor health from a young age, which ultimately claimed her life at the tragically young age of 24.

Meet one of the festival artists, Artturi Rönkä who has just composed this Trio for viola, bassoon and piano

Ernő Dohnányi is apt to be the greatest composer you have never heard.
He is celebrated as the “greatest” Hungarian “musician” after Franz Liszt, great because his musicianship encompassed his diversity of profound gifts as a epic concert pianist, tireless conductor, superb composer, educator, administrator and ambassador that essentially encapsulated the entirely of Hungarian classical music culture for decades leading up to WWII.

Sini Simonen, Maria Florea, Tim  Crawford – violin, Hélène Clément, Michel Camille – viola, Marko Ylönen – cello, Christian Ihle Hadland – piano

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Maurice Ravel: Tombeau de couperin for wind quintet

Felix Mendelssohn: Quintet No. 2  Op. 87

Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Piano trio in D major Op. 1

Nordby Church, Fanø

 Ravel’s Tombeau de couperin is originally a suite of piano pieces, dedicated to friends who died in World War I.
Mendelssohn’s Quintet Op. 87 is a masterful chamber music composition for string quartet and additional viola, featuring his signature melodic and harmonic inventiveness with a lively and expressive interplay between the instruments. 

Korngold’s Trio Op. 1 is a strikingly romantic chamber music work for piano, violin, and cello that showcases the composer’s lyrical and virtuosic writing style with lush harmonies and soaring melodies.

Kerstin Thiele – flute, David Dinu – oboe, Ron Chen-Zion – clarinet, Antti Salovaara – bassoon, Joke Wijma – horn, Sini Simonen, Pablo Hernán Benedí – violin, Hélène Clément, Michel Camille – viola, Marko Ylönen, Pau Codina – cello, Christian Ihle Hadland – piano

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The Danish String Quartet 

In the summer of 2002, the Danish String Quartet
Made its debut at a grand festival in Copenhagen,
Their music, both classical and folk,
Has earned them a place in hearts, a cherishin’.
With a touch of Nordic tradition in their strings,
And a modern flair in their harmony,
They have collaborated with composers of the North,
To weave a tapestry of symphonic poetry.

 Den Danske Strygekvartet 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in F major  K. 138

Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 3  Op. 20

Benjamin Britten: 3 Divertimenti

Folk music arranged by Den Danske Strygekvartet

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Josef Labor: Quintet
Mel Bonis: Scènes de la forêt for flute, horn and piano
Franz Schubert: Quintet in A major, “Trout”
Esbjerg Academy

Mel Bonis the French composer known for her captivating chamber music.
“Scènes de la forêt” showcases Bonis’ ability to capture the beauty and enchantment of nature through her music.
Meanwhile, Josef Labor: “melodies born from Labor’s soul, infused with Bruckner’s wisdom and Liszt’s grace, echoed through the ages.”
Schubert’s iconic Trout Quintet, a beloved composition, was last performed and filmed at the Esbjerg Festival in 2013.
A record, as no other performance has drawn more viewers in the world.
View  https://youtu.Be/g3k81__bwrm

Alasdair Beatson – piano,  Bogdan Bozovic, Tim Crawford – violin, Michel Camille – viola,
Pau Codina – cello, Niek de Groot – double-bass, Kerstin Thiele – flute, Joke Wijma – horn

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Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F major K. 370
Zoltán Kodály: Serenade for 2 violins and viola  Op.12
Erich Korngold: Suite for left hand piano and strings  Op. 23
At the distinguished concert hall of the Esbjerg  Academy

 Erich Wolfgang Korngold, an Austrian child prodigy  composed a remarkable Suite for two violins, cello, and the Left hand of a pianist, which was originally written for a concert pianist who had lost his right arm during World War I.

This composition became the inspiration for other celebrated composers such as Ravel and Strauss, who also wrote pieces for this exceptional pianist.

We are honored to have the renowned Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson perform this virtuosic piece, along with works by Mozart and Kodaly, in our upcoming performance.

Alasdair Beatson – piano,  Bogdan Bozovic, Tim Crawford – violin, Michel Camille – viola,
Pau Codina – cello, Niek de Groot – double-bass, David Dinu – oboe

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The Festival’s 25th Anniversary Concert at 4 pm Friday,
at Vor Frelsers Church celebrates with cake, Champagne and Mozart

 Amidst the gleeful chatter and merry-making,
at the Festival’s grand 25th Anniversary,
cake slices and champagne glasses clinking,
a joyous celebration, a moment of revelry.

Kerstin Thiele – flute, Bogdan Bozovic, Tim Crawford – violin,
Michel Camille – viola, Pau Codina – cello, Niek de Groot – double-bass 

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