Håkan Rosengren Explained

Håkan Rosengren is a Swedish clarinet virtuoso, active in the United States and Europe.

Colleagues

He has worked with:

• Esa-Pekka Salonen
• Neeme Järvi
• Christopher Hogwood
• Osmo Vänskä
• Jorma Panula
• Pascal Verrot
• Jan Krenz
• Matthias Aeschbacher
• Okko Kamu
• Keith Clark
• Sakari Oramo

in performances with the:

• Helsinki Philharmonic
• Swedish Radio Symphony
• Royal Stockholm Philharmonic
• Odense Symphony
• Helsingborg Symphony
• Royal Swedish Chamber
• Norrköping Symphony
• Southern Jutland Symphony
• Jönköping Symphony
• Umeå Sinfonietta
• Malmö Symphony Orchestras

Discography

• Nielsen:Clarinet Concerto/Flute Concerto (Sony) 1993^[1]
• Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Works for Clarinet (Musica Sveciae) 1993^[2]
• Festival (Stereophile) 1995^[3]
• Schönberg/Martinu/Messiaen (Caprice) 1996^[4]
• Mendelssohn Concert Pieces, Brahms Sonata in E flat and Crusell Duet no. 1, 2 and 3 for two clarinets (Nytorp Musik) 1997
• Grand Duo: Selections of German Music for Clarinet and Piano (Nytorp Musik) 1999^[5]
• Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps (CD Accord) 2001^[6]
• Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Concerto in B flat Major/Quartets op. 2 and op. 4 (Caprice) 2002
• Saint Saens Sonata, Debussy Premiere rhapsody, Francaix Tema con variazioni, Messager Solo de Concours and other French music (SMS Classical) 2006
• Brahms, Mozart: Quintets for Clarinet and Strings (SMS Classical) 2006^[7]
• Brahms: Sonatas Op. 120; Rhapsodies Op. 79 (Round Top Records) 2006^[8]
• Carl Maria von Weber: Concertos for clarinet and orchestra (SMS Classical) 2008
• Frank Ticheli: Concerto for clarinet and wind band (SMS Classical) 2011

Concerto solo performances

Rosengren’s concerto solo performances in Europe have taken him to the:

• Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
• Lithuanian National Symphony
• Prague Philharmonic
• Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
• Porto Chamber Orchestra
• Amadeus Chamber Orchestra
• Slovakia Radio Symphony
• Aukso Chamber Orchestra
• Poznan Philharmonic
• Polish Chamber Philharmonic

Elsewhere he has appeared with the:

• Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra
• Minas Gerais Symphony (Brazil)
• Savannah Symphony
• Akron Symphony
• Asheville Symphony
• Texas Festival Orchestra
• Midland-Odessa Symphony
• New West Symphony
• Israeli Chamber Orchestra

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=w4316/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Credits: ''Nielsen:Clarinet Concerto/Flute Concerto'']. Allmusic. 13 March 2010.
2. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=w9214/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Credits: ''Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Works for Clarinet'']. Allmusic. 13 March 2010.
3. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=w51332/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Credits: ''Festival'']. Allmusic. 13 March 2010.
4. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=w28022/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Credits: ''Schönberg/Martinu/Messiaen'']. Allmusic. 13 March 2010.
5. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=w61260/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Credits ''Grand Duo: Selections of German Music for Clarinet and Piano'']. Allmusic. 13 March 2010.
6. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=w101400/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Credits: ''Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps'']. Allmusic. 13 March 2010.
7. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=w148711/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Credits: ''Brahms, Mozart: Quintets for Clarinet and Strings'']. Allmusic. 13 March 2010.
8. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=w148710/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Credits: ''Brahms: Sonatas Op. 120; Rhapsodies Op. 79'']. Allmusic. 13 March 2010.