Ilya Kaler
Violin
Ilya Kaler
The only violinist to have won gold at all three major competitions: Paganini, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky. He was the soloist in Hymnen an die Nacht at the festival finale and opening of the Najaden concert hall.
Tommie Haglund Festival 2018
19–21 October · Halmstad
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A new stage for musical encounters
The 2018 festival explored three decades of Tommie Haglund’s music, from his breakthrough work Intensio animi to the major violin and cello concertos. Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra and international soloists filled the weekend with orchestral, chamber and solo music. Conversations and a masterclass for young composers opened up new perspectives. The finale also marked the inauguration of Halmstad’s new concert hall at Kulturhuset Najaden.
Program highlights
A selection from the festival program. Find every concert, time and program note in the original flyer.
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19 October
Young Composers and Opening Concert
Halmstad City Library & S:t Nikolai Church
A masterclass with Tommie Haglund culminated in a lunchtime concert of new string quartets by three composition students. In the evening, the visiting soloists performed Intensio animi, To the Sunset Breeze and Speglingar.
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20 October
Orchestral Concert
S:t Nikolai Church, Halmstad
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra under Joachim Gustafsson performed Serenata per Diotima, La Rosa Profunda with Ann-Christine Larsson and Flaminis Aura with Jakob Kullberg. Jan Karlsson and Anders Wilhelmsson played Haglund’s early Concertino for piccolo trumpet and organ. Sturegymnasiet Choir sang music by Linda Alexandersson.
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20 October
Solo, Duo and Chamber Music
S:t Nikolai Church, Halmstad
A late evening of organ, viola, string quartet, violin, piano and guitar. The works included Cielo notturno, Il regno degli spiriti and Inim-inim, alongside the revised version of Bortom avsked performed by John Mills.
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21 October
Opening of Halmstad’s New Concert Hall
Concert Hall, Kulturhuset Najaden, Halmstad
The festival finale inaugurated the city’s new concert hall. Ilya Kaler was the soloist in Haglund’s Hymnen an die Nacht with Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra under Joachim Gustafsson. Sibelius’s Second Symphony completed the program.
Featured artists
John Mills
Guitar
John Mills
The British guitarist taught Haglund during his years in London. His international career spans concerts, recordings and masterclasses. At the festival, he appeared in To the Sunset Breeze and performed the revised version of Bortom avsked.
Conductor and artistic director
Joachim Gustafsson
Gustafsson began his career as a violinist and has long been a close interpreter of Haglund’s music. During the festival, he led Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra in both S:t Nikolai Church and the newly opened concert hall.
Participants
- Tommie Haglund composer and discussion participant
- Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra orchestra
- Joachim Gustafsson conductor and artistic director
- Ilya Kaler violin
- Brett Deubner viola
- Stephen Fitzpatrick harp
- John Mills guitar
- Jeffrey Lee violin
- Kristina Hansson Unander soprano
- Yongmei Zhang-Gustafsson violin
- Dan Almgren violin
- Jan Karlsson trumpet
- Niklas Sivelöv piano
- Jakob Kullberg cello
- Ann-Christine Larsson soprano
- Anders Wilhelmsson organ and producer
- Merentinkvartetten string quartet at the lunchtime concert
- Sturegymnasiet Choir and Karin Andersson choir and conductor
- Linda Alexandersson composer
- Nino Håkansson, Marcus Andersson and Clara Bergdahl composition students
- Niklas Lindblad presenter and moderator
- Hans Pålsson pianist and discussion participant
- Dagmar Glemme artist and discussion participant
Tommie Haglund Festival 2018
The festival in print
Download the original printed program with the complete lineup, artist introductions and program notes.
Download the program
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