Jonas Lyskjær Frølund, clarinet Jonathan Swensen, cello Elias Holm, piano
Solistforeningen af 1921, Knud Højgaards Fond, Augustinus Fonden, William Demant Fonden, Dansk Solistforbund and Wilhelm Hansen Fonden.
Sunday 13 September 12 - 1 PM
In 1890, Johannes Brahms was 57 years old and believed himself to be creatively exhausted as a composer. But then he heard the clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld perform, and the experience was so profound that his desire to compose returned. Already the following year, he wrote his trio for clarinet, cello, and piano.
Bent Sørensen’s Schattenlinie tells a very different story. The work was not originally conceived for clarinet, viola, and piano, but evolved into this form from a single movement - the present third. Here, the composer plays with the idea of a “shadow line” in the music, which the three musicians continuously move toward. The title arose when Sørensen saw an art installation with the same name in a church ruin in Hanover: a drawn shadow line.
The French composer Gabriel Fauré also never wrote a trio for clarinet, cello, and piano, but the violin part in his Piano Trio in D minor lends itself perfectly to the expressive qualities of the clarinet. Here it is performed by Jonas Frølund, who himself studied at the Paris Conservatoire, where Fauré served as director for several years. Frølund is joined by star cellist Jonathan Swensen and the fast-rising young pianist Elias Holm—a dream team for the clarinet trio repertoire.
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924): Trio for clarinet, cello and piano in D minor, Op. 120 (1922–23) Allegro, ma non troppo Andantino Allegro vivo
Bent Sørensen (1959–): Schattenlinie. Five movements for clarinet, viola and piano (2005–2010), in the composer’s own version for clarinet, cello and piano (2025) Mondnacht Wasserflüsse Im Schaum Kirschgarten Wiegenlied
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Trio for clarinet, cello and piano in A minor, Op. 114 (1891) Allegro Adagio Andantino grazioso Allegro
The Classical Summer Concerts take place every Sunday in August and September from 12.00 to 1.00 pm.
The star-studded programme is organised by Julie Eskær, 1st. concertmaster in the Danish Chamber Orchestra and chamber musician, and Ingemar Brantelid, chamber musician and former solo cellist in the Royal Danish Orchestra. This will be the 47th series.
The ticket includes admission to the Glyptotek all day. Season ticket holder: DKK 180 Adult: DKK 220 Under 27/students: DKK 180 Under 18: DKK 150
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