衛武營國家藝術文化中心 National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)

SIBELIUS completed his second symphony in 1902, at a time when Finland was eager to break away from Russia's high-handed rule. In this work, he not only established a style that was distinctly different from Russian music, but also drew inspiration from the epic poem Kalevala. This influence propelled him towards a more abstract and innovative approach to symphonic composition. SIBELIUS began to develop small motifs organically, so that the music seemed to grow from seed. By incorporating continuous long voice parts and mid-bass in wind music, he created a soundscape of "nature" that evoked vastness and remoteness.

The composer's subsequent work, the Violin Concerto, was also unconventional. In addition to showcasing his love for the violin through displays of virtuosic skill and lyrical sections, he expanded on the "organic" concept by introducing the technique of continuously anticipating themes and further developing them later on. This approach resulted in a vivid interweaving of musical ideas.

Klaus MÄKELÄ, the conductor for this performance, currently serves as the Chief Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Music Director of Orchestre de Paris. He is known for his refined, elegant, and energetic style, which has won him a legion of devoted fans in recent years. In 2027, he will be taking the stage at the Concertgebouw. Janine JANSEN, a seasoned soloist with extensive experience on stage, is recognized for her commanding and exquisite performances that exude passion and captivate audiences. The combination of these two masters is bound to generate the dazzling synergy music enthusiasts eagerly await.

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2023/11/2(Thu)19:00 Concert Hall 3F Lobby

  Program  

J. SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in d minor, Op. 47

J. SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43

Encore Pieces:

Violin solo:
J. S. BACH: Violin Sonata No.3 in C Major, BWV 1005 - III. Largo
J. S. BACH: Violin Partita No.2 in d minor, BWV 1004 - V. Chaconne
Orchestra:
J. SIBELIUS: Musette, from King Christian II

  Creative and Production Team  

Conductor｜Klaus MÄKELÄ

Violin｜Janine JANSEN

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

  Artists Introduction  

Conductor｜Klaus MÄKELÄ

©Marco Borggreve_Oslo Philharmonic

Finnish conductor Klaus MÄKELÄ has held the position of Chief Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic since 2020 and Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris since September 2021. As Artistic Partner to the Concertgebouworkest since 2022 he will assume the title of Chief Conductor in 2027. He opened his fourth season as Chief Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in August with Thomas LARCHER's Symphony No. 2 and MAHLER's Symphony No. 4. Additional season highlights include SHOSTAKOVICH's Symphony No. 7, a concert performance of BARTOK's Bluebeard's Castle and BRAHMS' Double Concerto, in which MÄKELÄ conducts and plays cello alongside violinist Daniel LOZAKOVICH.

For his third season as Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris, Klaus MÄKELÄ is honouring STRAVINSKY's Ballets Russes presented at both the Festival d'Aix and in Paris with nearly twenty concerts, and a recording of STRAVINSKY's Petrushka, Jeux and DEBUSSY's L'Après-midi d'un faune for Decca Classics. Other highlights include performances of recent works by Unsuk CHIN and Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR and the French premiere of Miroslav SRNKA's Superorganisms. For his second season as Artistic Partner of the Concertgebouworkest, Klaus MÄKELÄ leads six programmes in 2023-2024, including MUSSORGSKY's Pictures at an Exhibition, DE FALLA's Nights in the Gardens of Spain and Hawar TAWFIQ's The Imagination of M.C. Escher. He also conducts

MAHLER's Symphony No. 3, and BRUCKNER's Symphony No. 5 as part of a cycle celebrating the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth.

As a cellist MÄKELÄ partners with members of the Oslo Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris and Concertgebouworkest for occasional programmes, and each summer he performs at the Verbier Festival in chamber music concerts with fellow artists. An exclusive Decca Classics artist, he has recorded The Firebird and The Rite of Spring with the Orchestre de Paris and the complete SIBELIUS Symphonies with the Oslo Philharmonic.

Violin｜Janine JANSEN

©Marco Borggreve

Violinist Janine JANSEN has longstanding relationships with the world's most eminent orchestras and conductors. This season's highlights include European tours with London Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Sir Antonio PAPPANO, Dresden Staatskapelle with Christian THIELEMANN and a Far East tour together with Oslo Philharmonic and Klaus MÄKELÄ. As part of her Artistic Partnership with Camerata Salzburg Janine JANSEN will also join two major tours across Europe.

In March 2024 the Concertgebouw Amsterdam will host the first "Janine Jansen Bach Festival" comprising of a number of orchestral, choral and chamber concerts programmed, inspired and performed by JANSEN and her musical partners.

Other orchestral highlights include engagements with Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Antonio PAPPANO, Tonhalle Orchestra / Paavo JÄRVI, Rotterdam Philharmonic / SHANI and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / DUTOIT, Janine JANSEN will perform the world premiere of Britta BYSTRÖM's Violin Concerto co-commissioned by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and returns to the London Symphony Orchestra for Sally BEAMISH's Double Concerto Distans together with Martin FRÖST.

JANSEN records exclusively for Decca Classics. Her latest recording "12 Stradivari" is a unique exploration of 12 great Stradivarius violins and the repertoire these extraordinary instruments inspired. The chosen repertoire is specially curated by Janine JANSEN to showcase the unique qualities of each violin.

She is the Founder and Artistic Director of the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht which celebrates its 20th anniversary in December 2023. Together with Martha ARGERICH and Mischa MAISKY she performs a number of trio performances across Europe and continues her fruitful recital collaboration with pianist Denis KOZHUKHIN. Further chamber music projects are planned at Sion and Røros Festivals as well as at London's Wigmore Hall where she is Artist-in-Residence during the 23/24 season.

Janine JANSEN plays the Shumsky-Rode Stradivarius from 1715, on generous loan from a European benefactor.

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

©John-Halvdan Halvorsen/Oslo Philharmonic

In September 1919, the Orchestra of the Philharmonic Company－later to be known　as the Oslo Philharmonic－took to the stage for its first public concert in the　Norwegian capital. The launch of an independent symphony orchestra was a major　event attended by the Royal Family and its fame soon started attracting international　stars such as Jean SIBELIUS and Arthur NIKISCH, who both conducted the orchestra in 1921. In the century to follow, the Oslo Philharmonic successfully established itself as one of the major international orchestras, through tours and recordings under the

leadership of eminent Chief Conductors, including Herbert BLOMSTEDT, Mariss JANSONS, Jukka-Pekka SARASTE and Vasily PETRENKO.

The Oslo Philharmonic began its 101st season in August 2020 with new Chief Conductor Klaus MÄKELÄ, whose close relationship with the musicians had been immediately apparent on his debut with the orchestra two years earlier. MÄKELÄ's first major project with the orchestra was a recording of the complete symphonies of SIBELIUS, which was released on Decca in Spring 2022 and awarded both the Choc Classica Recording of the Year (France) and an Edison Award (Netherlands). The recording was followed by critically acclaimed SIBELIUS residencies at the Wiener Konzerthaus and Hamburg Elbphilharmonie and appearances at the Paris Philharmonie and BBC Proms, which received five star reviews from both The London Times and Guardian.

Now in their third season together, Klaus MÄKELÄ and the Oslo Philharmonic continue to tour regularly and, as the Wiener Zeitung wrote of their recent return to the Austrian capital, “The collaboration between orchestra and conductor is alive with lightness and joy.”

In 2021 the Oslo Philharmonic was awarded the Norwegian Audience Development Innovation Award for its extraordinary success and digital commitment through the online concert series Mellomspill (Interlude), launched in response to the pandemic. In 2022 the orchestra was nominated for Gramophone Orchestra of the Year and, together with Klaus MÄKELÄ, received the Sibelius Prize for outstanding efforts to promote contact between Finnish and Norwegian musical life.

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