Hellstenius & Matre: Violin Concertos Peter Herresthal, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra & Rolf Gupta

• Henrik Hellstenius (b. 1963): Like Objects in a Dark Room:
• 1 Hellstenius: Like Objects in a Dark Room (2014 Version) 09:38
• Violin Concerto No. 2:
• 2 Hellstenius: Violin Concerto No. 2 "In Memoriam" (2013 Version) 21:58
• Ørjan Matre (b. 1979): Violin Concerto:
• 3 Matre: Violin Concerto: I. — 16:04
• 4 Matre: Violin Concerto: II. — 08:08
• Presage:
• 5 Matre: Presage 13:01
• Total Runtime 01:08:49

Info for Hellstenius & Matre: Violin Concertos

With an uncommon dedication to the music of our own time, the Norwegian violinist Peter Herresthal has become recognized as an inspired interpreter of contemporary works for the violin. Previous,acclaimed releases include concertos and chamber works by Arne Nordheim, Olav Anton Thommessen and Per Nørgård – released in 2011, the latter disc was shortlisted for a 2012 Gramophone Award. Herresthal has also initiated the project 'A string of releases' - recordings of contemporary works for violin and orchestra primarily intended for digital release. The digital album with Thomas Adès' violin concerto Concentric Paths, released in 2014, was followed in 2015 by two releases featuring music by the Norwegian composers Henrik Hellstenius (b.1963) and Ørjan Matre (b.1979).

These two albums combinine two violin concertos as well as two shorter orchestral works. Both composers wrote their concertos expressly for Herresthal, whose own brand of violin playing and exploratory spirit have put a stamp on the finished works, from 2013 and 2014 respectively. Herresthal is supported by the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and conductor Rolf Gupta, who also perform Hellstenius' Like Objects in a Dark Room – described by Tom Service in his engaging liner notes to the disc as 'a spiralling sonic sculpture' – and Matre's preSage, which takes as its point of departure the brief section called The Sage from Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.

Peter Herresthal, violin
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Rolf Gupta, conductor

Peter Herresthal
Award winning violinist Peter Herresthal has appeared with orchestras and ensembles world wide from Melbourne Symphony, with Thomas Adès conducting his Concerto at the Melbourne festival, Vienna Radio Symphony in Konzerthaus Wien, BBC Philharmonic, London Sinfonietta to numerous performances with the major Scandinavian Orchestras including Oslo and Stockholm Phil. He has recorded 16 violinconcertos earning 9 nominations and three Norwegian Grammys. His Nørgård recording was shortlisted for a Gramophone Award and was Editors Choice in The Strad and International Record Review. The last three seasons Peter has been touring Europe and US with Kaija Saariahos aria “Vers toi es si loin” written for him and more than 15 performances of her violin concerto “Graal Theatre” ,most recently recording the work for BIS and a TV production for BBC. Peter Herresthal is a Professor at the Oslo Academy ,visiting Professor at the Royal College of Music, London and NYU Steinhard School New York. He performs on a GB Guadagnini from Milan 1753.

Booklet for Hellstenius & Matre: Violin Concertos