Håkan Rosengren is a Swedish
clarinet
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virtuoso
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, active in the
United States
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and
Europe
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.
Colleagues
He has worked with:
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Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Neeme Järvi
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Early life
Järvi was born in Tallinn. He initially studied music there, and later in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad at the Leningrad Conservatory under Yevge ...
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Christopher Hogwood
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Osmo Vänskä
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Jorma Panula
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Pascal Verrot
*Jan Krenz
*Matthias Aeschbacher
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Okko Kamu
*Keith Clark
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Sakari Oramo
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Leif Segerstam
Leif Selim Segerstam ( , 2 March 1944 – 9 October 2024) was a Finnish conductor, composer, violinist, violist, and pianist, especially known for writing over 300 symphonies, along with other works.
From 1963 onward Segerstam conducted a vari ...
in performances with the:
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Helsinki Philharmonic
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Swedish Radio Symphony
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Royal Stockholm Philharmonic
*Odense Symphony
*Helsingborg Symphony
*Royal Swedish Chamber
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Norrköping Symphony
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Southern Jutland
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Symphony
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Jönköping
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Symphony
*Umeå Sinfonietta
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Malmö Symphony Orchestra
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History
The orchestra was founded in 1925 with Walther ...
s
Discography
*''Nielsen:Clarinet Concerto/Flute Concerto'' (
Sony
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) 1993
*''Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Works for Clarinet'' (Musica Sveciae) 1993
*''Festival'' (Stereophile) 1995
*''Schönberg/Martinu/Messiaen'' (Caprice) 1996
*Mendelssohn Concert Pieces, Brahms Sonata in E flat and Crusell Duet no. 1, 2 and 3 for two clarinets (Nytorp Musik) 1997
*''Grand Duo: Selections of German Music for Clarinet and Piano'' (Nytorp Musik) 1999
*''Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps'' (CD Accord) 2001
*Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Concerto in B flat Major/Quartets op. 2 and op. 4 (Caprice) 2002
*Saint Saens Sonata, Debussy Premiere rhapsody, Francaix Tema con variazioni, Messager Solo de Concours and other French music (SMS Classical) 2006
*''Brahms, Mozart: Quintets for Clarinet and Strings'' (SMS Classical) 2006
*''Brahms: Sonatas Op. 120; Rhapsodies Op. 79'' (Round Top Records) 2006
*Carl Maria von Weber: Concertos for clarinet and orchestra (SMS Classical) 2008
*Frank Ticheli: Concerto for clarinet and wind band (SMS Classical) 2011
Concerto solo performances
Rosengren’s concerto solo performances in Europe have taken him to the:
*Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
*Lithuanian National Symphony
*Prague Philharmonic
*Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
*Porto Chamber Orchestra
*Amadeus Chamber Orchestra
*Slovakia Radio Symphony
*Aukso Chamber Orchestra
*Poznan Philharmonic
*Polish Chamber Philharmonic
Elsewhere he has appeared with the:
*Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra
*Minas Gerais Symphony (Brazil)
*Savannah Symphony
*Akron Symphony
*Asheville Symphony
*Texas Festival Orchestra
*Midland-Odessa Symphony
*New West Symphony
*Israeli Chamber Orchestra
References
Living people
California State University, Fullerton faculty
Classical clarinetists
21st-century Swedish clarinetists
Year of birth missing (living people)
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