Live from Tivoli Jonas Frølund, The Danish Chamber Orchestra & Adam Fischer

• Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931): Allegretto un poco, Adagio:
• 1 Nielsen: Allegretto un poco, Adagio 08:24
• Poco Adagio:
• 2 Nielsen: Poco Adagio 04:44
• Allegretto non troppo:
• 3 Nielsen: Allegretto non troppo 06:58
• Allegro vivace:
• 4 Nielsen: Allegro vivace 04:17
• Total Runtime 24:23

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Carl Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto (1928) unfolds like a drama told in sound. The clarinet steps forward as a restless, vibrant character on stage. Its partner, the snare drum, spars and shadows, while strings, horns, and bassoons weave around them. Every phrase feels like dialogue, full of reaction and surprise.

Nielsen treats each instrument as an individual voice with its own story. The clarinet invents ideas, shaping the music’s restless journey. Here Nielsen writes with mature clarity and fearless imagination. He called the clarinet both warm and hysterical, tender and shrill. Through such contrasts, the concerto glows with rigour and lightness. The result is chamber-like, lyrical, and crystal clear in sound.

Danish clarinetist Jonas Frølund has swiftly emerged as a singular voice of his generation. Shaped by studies in Copenhagen and Paris, his artistry carries both depth and brilliance. Honored with awards from Denmark to Prague, his path is marked by distinction. As soloist and guest principal, he graces international stages and renowned festivals. He collaborates with celebrated composers, weaving new sounds into living tradition. His recordings reveal a fearless versatility, from Nielsen to the freshest voices of today. Frølund’s vision is clear: music as passion, community, and a bridge across boundaries.

The Danish Chamber Orchestra, musician-owned since 2015, traces its roots back to 1939. With Chief Conductor Adam Fischer, it has earned international acclaim while keeping a strong local profile.The orchestra champions outreach, talent development, and new formats, bringing music to audiences of all ages across Denmark.

Hungarian-born conductor Adam Fischer (b. 1949) is celebrated worldwide for both opera and symphonic repertoire, with collaborations spanning leading concert halls and opera houses. He has received numerous honors, including the Wolf Prize (2019), ICMA Lifetime Achievement Award (2022), and multiple ICMA Special Achievement Awards (2025).

Jonas Frølund, clarinet
The Danish Chamber Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor

Jonas Frølund
Danish clarinetist Jonas Frølund (b. 1996) has quickly established himself as one of the most distinctive voices of his generation. His studies began 2012-15 at Sankt Annæ MGK under John Kruse, continued 2015-17 at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with Lee Morgan, and culminated at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris 2017-22, where he studied with Philippe Berrod and Pascal Moraguès.

Frølund’s artistry has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Artist Prize from the Danish Association of Music Critics in 2021, a distinction at the Prague Spring International Music Competition in 2022, the Danish Composers’ Association’s Fair Practice Award in 2023, the Rødovre Music Prize in 2024.

His career already spans an impressive international scope. He has appeared as soloist with the Orchestre de Douai 2025, performed at the George Enescu Festival 2023, 2025 and the Pablo Casals Festival 2023, and served as guest principal clarinet at the Royal Opera House in London at the Manon production winter 2024. In 2023 he was also featured in BBC Radio 3’s Artist’s Choice, and the same year as Someone to Watch in Gramophone.

At home in Denmark, Frølund is solo clarinetist and chairman of the association of musicians and shareholders of the Danish Chamber Orchestra. He is also a founding member of the wind quintet V Coloris and a sought-after chamber musician, collaborating with ensembles such as the Danish String Quartet, Trio con Brio Copenhagen, and Quatuor Diotima. His artistic partnerships extend to leading composers including Hans Abrahamsen, Bent Sørensen, Poul Ruders, Rune Glerup, and Elena Firsova.

Frølund’s discography reflects both his versatility and commitment to new music. Recent and upcoming releases include Carl Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto (OUR Recordings, live 2025), Rune Glerup’s Clarinet Quintet (Dacapo, 2025), Love and Loss (OUR Recordings, 2025), Fragmenter af en dans (Ö Records, 2024), SOLO ALONE AND MORE (OUR Recordings, 2023) and Poul Ruders: Throne and Clarinet Quintet with Rudersdal Chamber Players (OUR Recordings, 2022).

Equally committed to artistic entrepreneurship, he has initiated projects such as a concert series including several outreach concerts around Bent Sørensen’s Clarinet Quintet written for Jonas and Nightingale String Quartet, the festive “YAY! Yet Another Year” New Year’s concerts and the 5C Concerts series with V Coloris, as well as Katten og Tønden, a Shrovetide performance for children and adults alike.

At the heart of Frølund’s work lies a clear vision: to share his passion for music in a way that leaves a lasting impression, to nurture the community that arises around musical performance, to uphold and renew the tradition of composition and notation, and to dissolve boundaries between genres, highlighting instead the kinship that unites different kinds of music.

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