CHRISTMAS FROM SWEDEN 2011
Wigmore Hall, 23 December 2010 at 7 pm
Come and celebrate the run up to Christmas with a cornucopia of seasonal music from Sweden and Britain, when the popular Christmas From Sweden concert returns to Wigmore Hall. Something new, something old, something borrowed, something bold when critically acclaimed Swedish soprano Margareta Bengtson makes her Wigmore Hall debut. In a programme ranging from traditional folk and carols to classical and jazz, the audience is in for a rare treat, which includes a world première by Mats Lidström for cello and piano. Swedish mulled wine and gingerbread will be served in the interval.
Christmas From Sweden 2011 is presented by From Sweden Productions in collaboration with Anglo-Swedish sponsors and partners including principal sponsor SEB, the Swedish Embassy, Visit Sweden, the Swedish Church in London, the Anglo-Swedish Society and Musik i Syd. This annual concert aims to bring the best of a traditional Swedish Christmas to a London audience, and to build on the British awareness of Swedish music established by the critically acclaimed classical music festival, From-Sweden. Join us for a magical evening at Wigmore Hall with seasonal music, mulled wine and gingerbread.
ARTISTS
MARGARETA BENGTSON soprano, harp
BENGT FORSBERG piano
MATS LIDSTRÖM cello, artistic director
TAMSY KANER cello
JUDITH HERBERT cello
ROBERT MASKELL guest performance
CHOIR OF THE SWEDISH CHURCH IN LONDON
CARINA EINARSON conductor
PROGRAMME
J S BACH Jesu Joy of Man´s Desiring
SWEDISH TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS SONG
Bereden väg för herran, Nu ha vi jul här i vårt hus, Nu tändas tusen juleljus, Betlehems stjärna, Jul, jul, strålande jul
M LIDSTRÖM Variations on Du Gamla, Du Fria (world premiere)
J S BACH Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen
M REGER Maria´s Wiegenlied
ENGLISH CAROLS Ding Dong Merrily on High, Silent Night, O Come all Ye Faithful
SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
Principal sponsor: SEB
Sponsors and partners: The Swedish Embassy, VisitSweden, The Swedish Church in London, The Anglo-Swedish Society, The Swedish School in London, Musik i Syd, SWEA, SveaBritt, Radisson BLU Portman Hotel and Totally Swedish
CHARITY
Christmas is all about giving, and this year we would specifically like to express our support for the Swedish Church in London which is in deep need of funding. For more info, please go to:
WHAT THEY SAY
TICKETS: £12, £18, £24, £28 (children under 16 years old: £12)
WIGMORE HALL
Box office 020 7935 2141
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
"Mats is one of the most exciting cellists of his generation. His technique is superb, and he is fanatically interested in quality."
E-P Salonen
"Mats is that rare thing, an original musician".
BBC Music Magazine
"...True original among pianists shows his extraordinary range. Everyone in the business seems to adore Forsberg; a true musicians´pianist.."
David Nice, Classical Music
"Bengtson´s Nordic cool may be a million miles from Ella Fitzgerald in style but they both share a gift for putting across the lyric with great feeling, while avoiding the "watch me, watch me" embellishment that many singers use to prove that they´re singing jazz, as if you didn´t know. But Bengtson is also no sluch when it´s time to bust out the scat chops."
Lee Ingals, The Low Down on TLND
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