Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Headquartered in the Finnish city of Rovaniemi, nearly on the Arctic Circle, the Chamber Orchestra of Lapland (or Lapland Chamber Orchestra -- both translations from the Finnish Lapin kamariorkesteri have been used) is the northernmost professional orchestra in the European Union. The ensemble has championed Finnish music and also contemporary music more generally, often giving the Finnish premieres of new music. The orchestra performs in Rovaniemi in its auditorium in the Korundi Culture House, tours Lapland and the rest of Scandinavia's Arctic region, Finland, and other countries throughout Europe.
The Chamber Orchestra of Lapland was founded in 1972. Its march toward international prominence began with the appointment of conductor and violinist John Storgårds as music director in 1996; a native of Helsinki, Storgårds moved with his family to Rovaniemi and has remained in the post of music director since his appointment, even while accepting posts with larger orchestras. Under Storgårds, the orchestra has become a presence on the European festival scene, with appearances at the Carinthian Summer Festival in Austria, the international Festival Culturel de Musique Symphonique in Algeria, and the BBC Proms Festival in London, among others. Most notable has been the orchestra's recording catalog, far more extensive than those of other small European regional orchestras. The Chamber Orchestra of Lapland has recorded for such prestigious labels as Alba, Dacapo, Ondine, and BIS, beginning with the 2002 album of music by Astor Piazzolla. Several of the orchestra's recordings have received major prizes or prize nominations; a recording of the chamber symphonies of composer Vagn Holmboe was nominated for a Gramophone award in 2013, and a recording of Kalevi Aho's concertos for theremin and horn won Germany's ECHO Klassik award in 2015. A reading of the Clarinet Concerto and Seven Songs by composer Lars Karlsson was issued on BIS in 2018. The following year, the orchestra appointed Tomas Djupsjöbacka its first-ever principal guest conductor, serving from 2019 until 2022. In 2022, the Chamber Orchestra of Lapland, under Storgårds, was heard on a recording of Hans Abrahamsen's Schnee on Dacapo.
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Discography
12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Abrahamsen: Schnee
Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds
Klassiek - Released by Dacapo on 11 feb. 2022
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Outi Tarkiainen: The Earth, Spring's Daughter & Saxophone Concerto "Saivo"
Virpi Raisanen, Jukka Perko, Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds
Klassiek - Released by Ondine on 7 aug. 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Symphonies de chambre
Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds
Klassiek - Released by Dacapo on 14 jun. 2012
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Selja
Lapland Chamber Orchestra, Annimaria Rinne, Seppo Kantonen, Ville Herrala, John Storgårds, Ville Pynssi
Jazz - Released by Alba on 27 mei 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
In Memoriam Pehr Henrik Nordgren
Rascher Saxophone Quartet, Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds
Klassiek - Released by Alba on 14 feb. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Zemlinsky: 7 Songs & Chamber Symphony
Jenny Carlstedt, Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds
Kamermuziek - Released by Ondine on 8 jan. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bent Sørensen : Mignon, Sinful Songs, Ständchen...
Katrine Gislinge, Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds
Klassiek - Released by Dacapo on 20 jan. 2017
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Mahler: Symphony No. 10 (Arr. M. Castelletti for Chamber Orchestra)
Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds
Kamermuziek - Released by BIS on 5 apr. 2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Aho: Concerto for Soprano Saxophone & Chamber Orchestra and Quintet for Winds & Piano
Anders Paulsson, Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds
Klassiek - Released by BIS on 3 okt. 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Sean Hickey: A Pacifying Weapon
Michala Petri, Royal Danish Academy of Music Concert Band, Lapland Chamber Orchestra, Jean Thorel, Clemens Schuldt
Klassiek - Released by OUR Recordings on 12 mei 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Karlsson: 7 Songs & Clarinet Concerto
John Storgårds, Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Vocale muziek (wereldlijk en religieus) - Released by BIS on 2 feb. 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Linkola: Winds
Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds
Kamermuziek - Released by Alba on 1 jan. 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo