Concerto for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra
Quintet for Horn and String Quartet
Bach/Avo: Contrapunctus XIV
Ismo Eskelinen, guitar
Ilkka Puputti, horn
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS May 2024
Arvo Pärt: De profundis
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.13, Op.113 ”Babiy Yar”
Albert Dohmen, bass-baritone
Estonian National Male Choir
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
CHANDOS 5335 May 2024
Dawn, Op. 20
Symphony No. 12
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Chandos 20165 October 2023
Three Nocturnal Movements
Symphony No. 8
Lysning
Peter Herresthal, violin
Jakob Kullberg, cello
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS-2505 September 2023
Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva, Op.143a
Symphony No.14
Elizabeth Atherton, soprano
Jess Dandy, contralto
Peter Rose, bass
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
CHANDOS 5310 July 2023
Sebastian Fagerlund: Terral
Sebastian Fagerlund: Strings to the Bone
Sebastian Fagerlund: Chamber Symphony
Tapiola Sinfonietta
John Storgårds, conductor
Sharon Bezaly, flute
BIS-2639, May 2023
Symphony No.12, Op.112 ”The Year 1917”
Symphony No.15, Op.141
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
CHANDOS 5334 March 2023
Per Nørgård: Symphony No. 2
Per Nørgård: Symphony No. 4
Per Nørgård: Symphony No. 5
Per Nørgård: Symphony No. 6
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Dacapo, July 2022
Carl Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Op.33
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47
Johan Dalene, violin
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS-2620 March 2022
Hans Abrahamsen: Schnee
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Dacapo Records February 2022
Kaija Saariaho: Cello Concerto ‘Notes on light’
Jakob Kullberg, cello
BBC Philharmonic
John Storgårds, conductor
Selja
song cycle to the poems of Sirkka Selja
Annimaria Rinne, voice
Seppo Kantonen, piano
Ville Herrala, bass
Ville Pynssi, drums
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
into the open…
Colin Currie, percussion
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds
The Earth, Spring’s Daughter
song cycle for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra
Saivo
concerto for soprano saxophone, effects and orchestra
Virpi Räisänen, soprano
Jukka Perko, soprano saxophone
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 Op. 103 “The Year 1905”
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds
CHANDOS 5278 March 2020
Symphony No. 1 ‘Zingareska’ (1920-22, revised 1923)
Suite from ‘Capital of the World’ (1953-55)
McKonkey’s Ferry (1948)
Nocturne in Skyrockets (1951)
The Golden Bird (1921)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 10 (arranged for chamber orchestra by Michelle Castelletti)
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Archipelago (1936)
Symphony No. 3 ‘American’ (1936)
Hot-Time Dance (1948)
Symphony No. 6 ‘After Delacroix’ (1947-48)
Spectre of the Rose Waltz (1946)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds
Sebastian Fagerlund: Höstsonaten
Anne Sofie von Otter
Helena Juntunen
Tommi Hakala
Erica Sunnegårdh
Nicholas Söderlund
Finnish National Opera Choir and Orchestra
dir. John Storgårds
Seven Songs
Clarinet Concerto
Gabriel Suovanen, baritone
Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS-2286 SACD January 2018
Seven Songs
Clarinet Concerto
Gabriel Suovanen, baritone
Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS-2286 SACD January 2018
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone
Quintet for Winds and Piano
Solo I
Anders Paulsson, soprano saxophone
Jaakko Kuusisto, violin
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
cond. John Storgårds
BIS-2216 SACD October 2017
Brett Dean: Dramatis personae for trumpet and orchestra
Luca Francesconi: Hard Pace, Concerto for trumpet and orchestra
Gothenburg Symphony
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS-2067 SACD May 2017
Over the Plains (1945)
Symphony No. 4 ‘1942’
Symphony No. 5 ‘Joyous’ (1947-48)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds
Chandos May 2017
Bent Sørensen: Mignon – Papillons (2013-14) for piano and strings
Bent Sørensen: Serenissima (2014) for solo violin
Bent Sørensen: Sinful Songs (1997-98) for ensemble
Bent Sørensen: The Lady of Shalott (1987; 1992) version for solo violin
Bent Sørensen: Ständchen (2006) for 8 players
Bent Sørensen: The Weeping White Room (2002) for piano and ensemble
Katrine Gislinge, piano
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor & violin
Dacapo November 2016
Sunleif Rasmussen: Symphony No.2 ‘The Earth Anew’
Cyndia Sieden, soprano
Bo Skovhus, baritone
The Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki
Male Voice Choir Muntra Musikanter
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Dacapo May 2016
Rubáiyát (2015), Song cycle for baritone and orchestra
Into the Heart of Light (CantoV) (2012), for string orchestra
Balada (2014), for tenor, mixed choir and orchestra
Four Songs from the Opera Rasputin (2012)
Gerald Finley, bass-baritone
Mika Pohjonen, tenor
Helsinki Music Centre Choir
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Ondine May 2016
Per Nørgård: Symphony No. 2
Per Nørgård: Symphony No. 6
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Dacapo April 2016
Nominated in the “Contemporary” category for the International Classical Music Awards
Per Nørgård: Symphony No. 4
Per Nørgård: Symphony No. 5
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Dacapo April 2016
Antonin Dvořák: Violin concerto, Romance
Josef Suk: Fantasy
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Ondine March 2016
Editor Choice of the Gramophone magazine (March 2016)
Nominated in the category of “Best Classical Instrument Solo” for Grammy 2017
Alexander von Zemlinsky:
‘Seven Songs of Night and Dream’ (arr. Richard Dünser)
Chamber Symphony (based on String Quartet No. 2)
Jenny Carlstedt, mezzo-soprano
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1272-2
January 2016
Complete Symphonies
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
3 CD box CHAN 10859
May 2015
Rolf Wallin:
Fisher King for Trumpet and Orchestra
Id
Manyworlds
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1267-2D
May 2015
The Blu-Ray Audio disc also includes a 2D & 3D Video by Boya Bøckman based on Wallin’s Manyworlds
Alexander von Zemlinsky:
Die Seejungfrau (new essay writing service critical version)
Sinfonietta op. 23 (arr. Roland Freisitzer)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1237-5 (SACD)
March 2015
Soile Isokoski, soprano
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1252-2
October 2014
Ernest Chausson
Poème de l’amour et de la mer
Hector Berlioz
Les nuits d’été
Henri Duparc
Le manoir de Rosemonde
l’Invilation au voyage
Chanson triste
Soile Isokoski, soprano
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Violin Concertos No. 1 & 2
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1239-2
September 2014
Symphony No. 12 “Luosto”
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra of Lapland
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS-SACD-1676
May 2008
Complete Symphonies
Three Late Fragments
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
3 CD box CHAN 10809(3)
April 2014
Gramophone Magazine Awards Short List 2015 (Orchestral category)
Symphony No. 2 Op. 35
Kullervo, Symphonic Poem Op. 15
Elegy Op. 4 No. 1
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds
ODE 1212-2
January 2013
Chamber Music
Lapland Chamber Orchestra Wind Quintet
Eldar Nagiev, violin
Taru Lehto-Kuikka, viola
Lauri Angervo, cello
Anna Laakso, piano
John Storgårds, conductor
Dacapo SACD 6.220643
September 2013
Violin Concerto in D Minor WoO 23
Phantasie Op. 131
Violin Concerto after the Cello Concerto in A Minor Op. 129
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
Orfeo C 854 131 A
2013
Symphony No. 1 in F Major Op. 29
Symphony No. 3 in A Major Op. 55
Okon Fuoko Suite Op. 58
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1211-2
January 2014
Erich Korngold
Symphony Op. 40 (1954)
“Tänzchen im alten Stil” (1919)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1182-2
March 2011
Vagn Holmboe:
Chamber Symphonies
Einojuhani Rautavaara:
Cello Concerto No. 2 “Towards the Horizon”
Modificata
Percussion Concerto “Incantations”
Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944-2008): Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and String Orchestra with Gong Op. 108 (2000)
Arvo Pärt: Fratres (1997/2007)
Áskell Másson: Quatrain (2005)
Kalevi Aho: In memoriam Pehr Henrik Nordgren (2009)
The Raschér Saxophone Quartet
John Storgårds, violin
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ABCD 322
May 2011
Eero Hämeenniemi
Red Earth and Rain (2008)
The Bird and the Wind (1994)
Bombay Jayashri, voc solo
Pungkulam Subramaniam, mridangam
S. Karthick, ghatam
Laura Leisma, soprano
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ABCD 320
April 2011
Erich Korngold
Symphony Op. 40 (1954)
“Tänzchen im alten Stil” (1919)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1182-2
March 2011
Northern Lights
Cheremissian Fantasy
Kalevala Suite
Samuli Peltonen, cello
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1143-2
January 2010
Cello Concerto op. 30
Herma, op. 17 for cello and string orchestra
Truls Mørk, cello
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1133-2
May 2009
Clarinet Quintet
Loco
Capriole
Kari Kriikku , clarinet
Anssi Karttunen, cello
Avanti! Quartet
ODE 960-2
February 2002
Johanna Rusanen-Kartano, soprano
Tommi Hakala, baritone
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds
ODE 1136-2
October 2008
Matti Salminen, bass
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1135-2
October 2008
Double Concertos
Christina Åstrand, violin
Benjamin Koppel, saxophone
Bjarke Mogensen, accordion
Rikke Sandberg, piano
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
da capo 8.226055
May 2008
Concert for Chamber Orchestra:
The Book of Questions
Viola Concerto
Symphony No. 14 “Rituals”
Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano
Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, viola
Chamber Orchestra of Lapland
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS-CD-1686
March 2009
Double Concertos
Christina Åstrand, violin
Benjamin Koppel, saxophone
Bjarke Mogensen, accordion
Rikke Sandberg, piano
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
da capo 8.226055
May 2008
Clarinet Concerto in B flat Major op. 11
Håkan Rosengren, clarinet
Sundvall Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Heroic Overture
Sinfonia di Sfere
Landscape; Sinfonia Sacra
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1101-5
August 2007
Selected as a “Contemporary Classical Disc of the Year”, Sunday Times, December 07
Selected as a “Disc of the Year”, Helsingin Sanomat, December 07
“String against String”
String Quartet No. 1 – Andante; String Quartet No. 2 “Sunshine and Shadows”;
Grave – In Memoriam Karsten Hoydal; Violin Concerto No. 1 “Songs of Seasons”; Echos of the Past
The Sjælland String Quartet
John Storgårds, violin
Ostrobothnian CHamber Orchestra
Juha Kangas
da capo 8.226044
October 2007
Symphony No 3
Cello Concerto
Marko Ylönen, cello
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1086-5
September 2006
Symphony No 3
Cello Concerto
Marko Ylönen, cello
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1086-5
September 2006
Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano
Kari Kriikku, clarinet
Olli Mustonen, conductor
John Storgårds, conductor
Soile Isokoski, soprano
ODE 1078-2
February 2006
Clarinet Concertos
Kari Kriikku, clarinet in D and basset clarinet
Tapiola Sinfonietta
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1056-2
November 2005
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI
Sony Classical BMG SK 94497
July 2005
Nominated for Midem Classical Award (orchestral category)
Winner of Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, (German Record Critics’ Award), Orchestral and Concerto category
Arktis! Arktis!
Martin Fröst, clarinet
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS-CD-1396
June 2005
Symphony in F Minor
Concert Piece for Violin and Orchestra
John Storgårds, violin
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
ODE 10190
April 2004
Symphony No. 2
The Mannheim Rocket
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1039-2
March 2004
Finnish Sacred Songs
Soile Isokoski, soprano
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1034-2
September 2003
Seven Last Words
Tapiola Sinfonietta
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1023-2
2003
Symphony No. 2, Violin Concerto ‘Tala gaisma’ (Distant Light)
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor and violin
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Juha Kangas, conductor
ODE 10050
January 2003
Winner of Midem Classical Award 2004 (Disc of the year)
Winner of Midem Classical Award 2004 (Orchestral 20th Century Award)
Gramophone’s Editor’s choice
Classics Today’s Highest Rating
John Storgårds, violin
Pietari Inkinen, violin
Soile Isokoski, soprano
ODE 984-2S/2
June 2002
Graal théâtre
Solar
Lichtbogen
John Storgårds, violin
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor
ODE 997-2
May 2002
Jukka Perko, saxophone
Virtuosi di Kuhmo
John Storgårds, conductor
Sleeping Beauty Suite
Lyric Suite No 3
John Storgårds, violin
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
ODE 923-2
March 1999
Violin Concertos in D & A minor
John Storgårds, violin
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
ODE 879-2
September 1996
Violin Concerto No. 4, Cronaca
Wegelius Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, violin and conductor
ODE 873-2
June 1996
Chamber Orchestra of Lapland
John Storgårds, violin & conductor
LKO 1972
Brett Deanin ja Luca Franscesconin trumpettikonserttojen levytys Håkan Hardenbergerin kanssa on valittu Gramphone-lehden elokuun Editor’s Choice -CD:ksi muun muassa seuraavin saatesanoin: “Not only is Dean’s piece as theatrical as its title would suggest, it also has a compelling downwards trajectory…Luca Francesconi’s concerto Hard Pace couldn’t be more different but is just as special, perhaps even more so…With Storgårds and the GSO, it’s a dream team” Gramophone Magazine, August 2017
Gramphone toteaa kesäkuun numeron arviossaan Antheil-CD:sta muunmuassa seuraavaa:
‘Rather than placing these symphonies squarely in the mid-century mainstream…John Storgårds revels in their idiosyncrasies, revealing a wealth of expressive detail I’d never heard before…A brilliant recording all around, and an important one. Bring on the next instalment.’
Lapin kamariorkesterin levytys Kalevi Ahon käyrätorvi- ja thereminkonsertoista on saanut merkittävän saksalaisen ECHO KLASSIK 2015 -palkinnon 1900-2000 -lukujen musiikin konserttolevytysten sarjassa. BIS-levymerkillä 2014 ilmestyneellä CD:llä Lapin kamariorkesteri soittaa John Storgårdsin johdolla Kalevi Ahon käyrätorvikonserton, solistina Annu Salminen, ja thereminkonserton, solistina Carolina Eyck. Molemmat teokset on sävelletty 2011, ja Lapin kamariorkesteri kantaesitti thereminkonserton 2012. Ainoat suomalaiset palkinnonsaajat olivat tänä vuonna Kalevi Aho, Lapin kamariorkesteri, Storgårds ja Annu Salminen.
ECHO KLASSIK -palkinto on yksi huomattavimmista kansainvälisistä levypalkinnoista. Palkinnon jakaa vuosittain äänilevy-yhtiöiden rahoittama Deutsche Phono-Akademie, ja sitä on jaettu vuodesta 1994 lähtien. Palkinnolla pyritään paitsi huomioimaan hienoja levytyksiä, myös nostamaan esiin ja palkitsemaan nuoria lahjakkuuksia sekä välittämään suurelle yleisölle klassisen musiikin viehätysvoimaisuutta ja monipuolisuutta. Varsinainen jakoseremonia pidetään Berliinissä Konzerthausissa 18. lokakuuta järjestettävässä gaalassa.
Viulutaiteilija Christian Tetzlaffin ja Helsingin kaupunginorkesterin yhteistyö on viiden tähden täysosuma.
John Storgårdsin johtama Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri osuu kaikessa nappiin, niin slaavilaisessa paatoksessa kuin tanssivassa siroudessa. Josef Sukin Fantasian avaus on vavahduttavan raju. Orkesterin ja viulun levottomasta vuorottelusta kasvaa yhä uusia teemoja, joiden kirjo riittäisi kokonaisen konserton aineksiksi. Loistava äänitys kääntää Musiikkitalon akustiikan heikkoudet voitoksi.
Helsingin Sanomat 16.3.2016
HKO, joht. John Storgårds, sol. Christian Teztlaff (Dvořák: Viulukonsertto. Suk: Fantasia, Ondine 2016)
Parhaimmillaan 4. ja 5. sinfoniassa Storgårds tavoittaa ”sotasinfonioiden” levottomuuden ja tunnelmien lähes raivokkaan vaihtelun. 3. sinfonian flirttaileva valssillisuus panee sekin hymyilemään Nielsen-kirjoittajien pakonomaiselle tarpeelle julistaa omalle ajalleen altistunut sävelsanonta ”puhtaaksi” musiikiksi.
Vahva kokonaisuus, jota kuuntelee mieluusti sen persoonallisen jäljen ansiosta.
Helsingin Sanomat 23.3.2016
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, joht. John Storgårds (Nielsen: Sinfoniat 1-6, Chandos)