Charismatic and multi-talented clarinet virtuoso Martin Fröst is in ever-increasing demand to appear with major orchestras worldwide. After his debut at the Salzburg Festival in 2007, he will return to Salzburg for the Mozartwoche 2009 with the Camerata Salzburg. Other highlights in 2008/09 include appearances with the Residentie Orchestra, Zürich Chamber Orchestra, the orchestras of Bordeaux and Oslo and a residency at the Hamburg Symphony. He will appear at the 2009 City of London Festival, the Wigmore Hall and the Bath Mozart Festival. In 2010, he will give his debuts with the Minnesota and Vienna Symphony Orchestras. Martin Fröst’s recent engagements have included Nielsen’s concerto with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and Vladimir Ashkenazy, and a tour with Gothenburg Symphony and Gustavo Dudamel. He made a sensational debut at the Barbican’s Mostly Mozart Festival with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in July 2008. As one of the first recipients of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, he has been asked to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Trust, which included a major USA tour with Mitsuko Uchida in spring 2008 and will continue in autumn with a European tour to Amsterdam, London and Perugia. In 2006, Martin Fröst gave the world premiere of Kalevi Aho’s Concerto (commissioned by BBT) with Osmo Vänskä and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded the Aho concerto with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Osmo Vänskä. In 2009, he will perform the work again with the Czech Philharmonic. Martin Fröst records exclusively for BIS.

Last updated: February 2009

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BBT Project: Kalevi Aho Clarinet Concerto, commissioned by BBT.

"At all extremes Aho calls not just for techincal prowess but musical character and intelligence - the ideal challenge. Fröst rose to it brilliantly..."
Financial Times April 2006

"An atmospheric piece, it moves from a tempestuous opening via achingly beautiful solo passages and a vibrant scherzo to a dazzling, multi-phonic coda. The perfect showcase for the remarkable skills of the Swedish soloist Martin Fröst..."
The Observer April 2006

• Commissioning of the Kalevi Aho Clarinet Concerto
• Recording a video of Anders Hillborg’s Peacocks Tales
• Participation in BBT tours 2004 and 2008

Artist Website

www.martinfrost.se

General Management

Jennifer Spencer at Harrison/Parrott
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