4. Sinfoniekonzert

In the organizer's words:

Einojuhani Rautavaara Cantus Arcticus
Prizewinner:instück
Hakon Børresen Symphony No. 3 op. 21

Soloist: Osnabrück Music Prize winner
Conductor: Christopher Lichtenstein

It is a musical journey through Scandinavia to the North Pole: the "coldness" often attributed to Scandinavians does not correspond to the deep emotion that characterizes their music and warms the soul of the listener. Cantus Arcticus by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara from 1972 is a so-called "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra". It makes the vast, mystical landscape of the north musically tangible with bird calls and the sounds of nature.

In 1932, Hakon Børresens composed his Symphony No. 3 , a late-romantic symphony that combines classical formal language with a pronounced sense of Nordic timbres and a certain lyrical melancholy. The composer demonstrates a brilliant orchestral treatment and at the same time explores themes of nature and human existence.