Sebastian Fagerlund – Autumn Equinox
Octet “Autumn Equinox”
Arcantio (Concerto for Double Bass and Chamber Orchestra)
Sky II
Niek de Groot, double bass
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS Feb 2025
Kalevi Aho – Concerto, Quintet & Contrapunctus
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
Shostakovich/Pärt: Symphony No.13/De profundis
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
Weinberg: Dawn/Symphony No. 12
Dawn, Op. 20
Symphony No. 12
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Chandos 20165 October 2023
Per Nørgård – Orchestral Works
Three Nocturnal Movements
Symphony No. 8
Lysning
Peter Herresthal, violin
Jakob Kullberg, cello
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS-2505 September 2023
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14
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: Terral
Sebastian Fagerlund: Strings to the Bone
Sebastian Fagerlund: Chamber Symphony
Tapiola Sinfonietta
John Storgårds, conductor
Sharon Bezaly, flute
BIS-2639, May 2023
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 12 & 15
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: 8 Symphonies
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
Nielsen & Sibelius – Violin Concertos
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
Hans Abrahamsen: Schnee
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Dacapo Records February 2022
Remembering
Kaija Saariaho: Cello Concerto ‘Notes on light’
Jakob Kullberg, cello
BBC Philharmonic
John Storgårds, conductor
Seppo Kantonen
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
HK Gruber Percussion Concertos
into the open…
Colin Currie, percussion
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds
Outi Tarkiainen
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
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 “The Year 1905”
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 Op. 103 “The Year 1905”
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds
CHANDOS 5278 March 2020
George Antheil vol. 3
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
Mahler Symphony No. 10
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 10 (arranged for chamber orchestra by Michelle Castelletti)
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
George Antheil 2
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
Höstsonaten
Sebastian Fagerlund: Höstsonaten
Anne Sofie von Otter
Helena Juntunen
Tommi Hakala
Erica Sunnegårdh
Nicholas Söderlund
Finnish National Opera Choir and Orchestra
dir. John Storgårds
Lars Karlsson
Seven Songs
Clarinet Concerto
Gabriel Suovanen, baritone
Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS-2286 SACD January 2018
Lars Karlsson
Seven Songs
Clarinet Concerto
Gabriel Suovanen, baritone
Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS-2286 SACD January 2018
Kalevi Aho II
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 & Luca Francesconi
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
George Antheil
Over the Plains (1945)
Symphony No. 4 ‘1942’
Symphony No. 5 ‘Joyous’ (1947-48)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds
Chandos May 2017
Sørensen: Mignon
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
Rasmussen: Symphony No. 2
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
Einojuhani Rautavaara
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: Symphonies 2 & 6
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: Symphonies 4 & 5
Per Nørgård: Symphony No. 4
Per Nørgård: Symphony No. 5
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Dacapo April 2016
Dvořák Suk
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
Zemlinsky: Chamber Symphony
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
Carl Nielsen
Complete Symphonies
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
3 CD box CHAN 10859
May 2015
Manyworlds
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
Die Seejungfrau
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
Christmas Carols
Soile Isokoski, soprano
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1252-2
October 2014
Soile Isokoski
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
ODE 1261-2
Dmitri Shostakovich
Violin Concertos No. 1 & 2
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1239-2
September 2014
Kalevi Aho
Symphony No. 12 “Luosto”
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra of Lapland
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS-SACD-1676
May 2008
Jean Sibelius
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)
Leevi Madetoja
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
Sunleif Rasmussen: Motion/Emotion
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
Robert Schumann
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
Leevi Madetoja
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
Erich Korngold
Symphony Op. 40 (1954)
“Tänzchen im alten Stil” (1919)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1182-2
March 2011
Vagn Holmboe
Vagn Holmboe:
Chamber Symphonies
June 2012
Rautavaara
Einojuhani Rautavaara:
Cello Concerto No. 2 “Towards the Horizon”
Modificata
Percussion Concerto “Incantations”
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion
Truls Mørk, cello
John Storgårds, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion
Truls Mørk, cello
ODE 1178-2
February 2012
February 2012
In memoriam Pehr Henrik Nordgren
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
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
Erich Korngold
Symphony Op. 40 (1954)
“Tänzchen im alten Stil” (1919)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1182-2
March 2011
Uuno Klami
Northern Lights
Cheremissian Fantasy
Kalevala Suite
Samuli Peltonen, cello
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1143-2
January 2010
Hafliði Hallgrímsson
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
Manuel Ponce: Works for Guitar
Kimmo Hakola
Clarinet Quintet
Loco
Capriole
Kari Kriikku , clarinet
Anssi Karttunen, cello
Avanti! Quartet
ODE 960-2
February 2002
Valkoiset ruusut. Music from Finnish motion pictures
Johanna Rusanen-Kartano, soprano
Tommi Hakala, baritone
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds
ODE 1136-2
October 2008
Elämäni lauluja. A Finnish Songbook
Matti Salminen, bass
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1135-2
October 2008
Anders Koppel
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
Kalevi Aho
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
Anders Koppel
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
Bernhard Henrik Crusell
Clarinet Concerto in B flat Major op. 11
Håkan Rosengren, clarinet
Sundvall Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Andrzej Panufnik
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
Sunleif Rasmussen
“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
Peteris Vasks
Symphony No 3
Cello Concerto
Marko Ylönen, cello
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1086-5
September 2006
Peteris Vasks
Symphony No 3
Cello Concerto
Marko Ylönen, cello
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1086-5
September 2006
Mozart Jubileum – Sublime Mozart highlights performed by Ondine star artists
Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano
Kari Kriikku, clarinet
Olli Mustonen, conductor
John Storgårds, conductor
Soile Isokoski, soprano
ODE 1078-2
February 2006
Johann Molter / Mozart
Clarinet Concertos
Kari Kriikku, clarinet in D and basset clarinet
Tapiola Sinfonietta
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1056-2
November 2005
Busoni Violin Concerto in D major Op 35a
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
Karin Rehnkvist
Arktis! Arktis!
Martin Fröst, clarinet
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
BIS-CD-1396
June 2005
Ernst Mielck
Symphony in F Minor
Concert Piece for Violin and Orchestra
John Storgårds, violin
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
ODE 10190
April 2004
John Corigliano
Symphony No. 2
The Mannheim Rocket
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1039-2
March 2004
Suomalainen rukous
Finnish Sacred Songs
Soile Isokoski, soprano
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1034-2
September 2003
Joseph Haydn
Seven Last Words
Tapiola Sinfonietta
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1023-2
2003
Peteris Vasks
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
Ludwig van Beethoven
Live from the Kuhmo Festival – A Century of Finnish Chamber Music
John Storgårds, violin
Pietari Inkinen, violin
Soile Isokoski, soprano
ODE 984-2S/2
June 2002
Kaija Saariaho
Graal théâtre
Solar
Lichtbogen
John Storgårds, violin
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor
ODE 997-2
May 2002
Jukka Perko: Kaanaanmaa
Jukka Perko, saxophone
Virtuosi di Kuhmo
John Storgårds, conductor
Erkki Melartin: Violin Concerto
Sleeping Beauty Suite
Lyric Suite No 3
John Storgårds, violin
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
ODE 923-2
March 1999
Robert Schumann
Violin Concertos in D & A minor
John Storgårds, violin
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
ODE 879-2
September 1996
Pehr Henrik Nordgren
Violin Concerto No. 4, Cronaca
Wegelius Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, violin and conductor
ODE 873-2
June 1996
Astor Piazzolla’s Music
Chamber Orchestra of Lapland
John Storgårds, violin & conductor
LKO 1972