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| Christoffer Sundqvist | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Origin | Finland |
| Instrument | clarinet |
Christoffer Sundqvist (born 1978) is a Finnish clarinettist. Since 2005 he has been first clarinet of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
In 2013 he was the soloist in the first performance of the clarinet concerto Peregrinus ecstaticus by Erkki-Sven Tüür, with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Hannu Lintu.
Prizes
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- 1998 Pro Musica medal
- 2002 Shared first prize in the Crusell Clarinet Competition
- 2011 Emma Award, CD of music by Jukka Tiensuu Alba ABCD 287
- 2011 Emma Award, CD of music by Sebastian Fagerlund BIS SACD-1707
Discography
- 2013 ‒ Nordgren: Concerto for Clarinet, Folk Instruments and Small Orchestra op. 14. Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Juha Kangas, Alba ABCD 359.
- 2011 – Sebastian Fagerlund: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra. Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, cond. Dima Slobodeniouk, BIS-SACD-1707.
- 2011 ‒ Levitation. Peter Eötvös: Levitation; Carl Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto; Aulis Sallinen: Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Chamber Orchestra op. 9. Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Hannu Lintu and Okko Kamu, Christoffer Sundqvist (clarinet), Kullervo Kojo (clarinet), Tommi Aalto (viola), Alba ABCD 314.
- 2010 ‒ Jukka Tiensuu: Tango lunaire, Plus IV, Beat, Rubato, Asteletsa and Tombeau de Beethoven. Plus Ensemble (Erkki Lahesmaa, cello, Mikko Luoma, accordion and Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet), Alba ABCD 287.
- 2010 ‒ Atso Almila: Wind Quintet II Arctic Hysteria; Pehr Henrik Nordgren: Laupias samarialainen for Wind Quintet op. 141, Wind Quintet No. 2 op. 22; Joonas Kokkonen: Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon. Arctic Hysteria Wind Quintet (Matti Närhinsalo, flute, Anni Haapaniemi, oboe, Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet, Tommi Hyytinen, horn and Ann-Louise Wägar, bassoon), Alba ABCD 307.
- 2000 ‒ Sebastian Fagerlund: Emanations, for Solo Clarinet, Two Percussionists and String Orchestra. Turku Conservatory Orchestra, cond. Sauli Huhtala, KACD2001-2.
References
- Wilhelm Kvist (20 November 2013). Ruskiga tongångar i Jakobstad Archived 5 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish). Hufvudstadsbladet. Accessed February 2015.
- (24 March 2014). Estonian Première of Clarinet Concerto by Erkki-Sven Tüür. Eesti Muusika Infokeskus. Accessed February 2015.
Further reading
- "Christoffer Sundqvist". Christoffer Sundqvist (in Finnish). YLE. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- Anderson, Colin (9 March 2013). "BBC Symphony Orchestra Total Immersion – New from the North". Classical Source. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- "BIS-SACD-1707". BIS Records. May 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- "Christoffer Sundqvist & die Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in Westfalen". KulturKenner (in German). 25 January 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- "Ny säsong med Norrköpings Symfoniorkester". SON Norrköpings Symfoniorkester (in Swedish). 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.