London Sinfonietta: NORDIC NIGHTS

Part of Southbank Centre's 2017 celebrations of Nordic culture, this concert showcases the best of contemporary music from Kaija Saariaho's enigmatic violin concerto, which revels in the delicate interactions between violin and orchestra, to a new commission from Rolf Wallin – a composer whose fascination with nature and the human body manifests itself in shimmering harmonies and transparent orchestral textures.

About St John's Smith Square

Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad, Guro Kleven Hagen and Kian Soltani are all part of Crescendo: the Norwegian-international mentorprogram in classical music.

Rolf Wallin's newly commissioned work is supported by The Norwegian Composers Fund.

This programme is also performed on Friday 2 June at the Bergen International Festival.

Part of Nordic Matters