Conductor | Matthew Halls |
Violin | Vilde Frang |
Programme
Haydn | L’Isola Disabitata Overture |
Britten | Violin Concerto, Op 15 |
Haydn | Symphony No 96 in D, “The Miracle” |
Britten | Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op 33a |
Matthew Halls (Conductor)
Artistic Director, Oregon Bach Festival
Vilde Frang (Violin)
1986: Born in Norway
1998: Début with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra under Mariss Jansons
2003-2009: Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation Scholarship winner
2007: Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, working with Mitsuko Uchida
2012: Credit Suisse Young Artist Award and début with Vienna Philharmonic under Bernard Haitink at Lucerne Festival
• Has since performed with the world’s top orchestras and conductors at the most prestigious venues and festivals
• An exclusive Warner Classics artist having received such awards as the Classical BRIT, ECHO Klassik Award, Deutsche Schallplattenpreis, Diapason d’Or
“Startling emotional sincerity and inspired musical imagination.”
– The Strad
“Frang has the knack of breathing life into every note.”
– BBC Music Magazine
On Frang’s performance of Britten’s Violin Concerto:
“She made every phrase distinctively her own, with long, expertly-shaped lines that sank down to a whisper and roared to life again in spiky utterances.”
– The Seattle Times
“Frang’s playing was electrifying… Masterly.”
– Bachtrack.com
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Vilde Frang
(Violin)
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Matthew Halls
(Conductor)