22–24 April · Halmstad | 28 April · Falkenberg
The 2022 festival brought Halland and Colombia together through major orchestral works and intimate musical encounters. Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá visited Halmstad and Falkenberg under Joachim Gustafsson. Haglund’s music took centre stage, including the new version of his First Symphony and the premiere of Making Something out of Nothing, with lyrics by Per Gessle. Chamber music, folk music and conversations about creativity and listening broadened the program, with preliminary events starting on 19 April.
A selection from the festival program. Find every concert, time and program note in the original flyer.
22 April
Najaden, Halmstad
Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá under Joachim Gustafsson, with Chloë Hanslip in Hymnen an die Nacht and Santiago Cañón-Valencia in Flaminis Aura. Music by Rameau and Delius framed Haglund’s two concertos.
23 April
S:t Nikolai Church, Halmstad
Local and visiting ensembles came together in Själens helgedom, Kärlekshjärtan and Serenata per Diotima, among other works. Ensamble Entrevera’o brought Colombian folk music to the program.
23 April
S:t Nikolai Church, Halmstad
Teresia Bokor and Malin Christensson sang Röstens dotter with musicians from the Bogotá orchestra. The program also included Scriabin’s Ninth Piano Sonata and Haglund’s Arcana Lachrimae.
24 April
Najaden, Halmstad
A conversation between Tommie Haglund and Per Gessle preceded the premiere of their Making Something out of Nothing, sung by Emmi Christensson. Marcos Madrigal played Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, alongside the new version of Haglund’s First Symphony and Delius’s North Country Sketches.
28 April
Falkhallen Blackbox, Falkenberg
The Bogotá orchestra took the festival to Falkenberg with music by Alex Tovar, Mozart and Haglund, including Symphony No. 1 and Making Something out of Nothing.
Festival orchestra · Colombia
Founded in 1967, the orchestra is one of South America’s leading ensembles. Seventy-five musicians travelled to Sweden under Joachim Gustafsson, its chief conductor since 2021. Several orchestra members also appeared as chamber musicians during the festival.
Violin
The British violinist made her BBC Proms debut at fourteen and has appeared at major venues worldwide. A committed performer of contemporary music, she was the soloist in Haglund’s violin concerto Hymnen an die Nacht.
Soprano
Known for roles including Christine in The Phantom of the Opera in London’s West End and Stockholm. At the festival, she gave voice to Haglund and Per Gessle’s new collaboration Making Something out of Nothing.
Tommie Haglund Festival 2022
Download the original printed program with the complete lineup, artist introductions and program notes.
PDF · Swedish