Lindberg: Violin Concerto No. 1

Summary:

“This thrilling new addition to the violin repertoire… [is] held together tightly by transformations of the simplest material. And, as it grows and expands, the music becomes charged with a Sibelius-like sense of radiating light and excited affirmation… A complex showpiece that scorches its way on to the platform.” – The Times

“…a wonderful new work by Lindberg, who shows that it is possible to wed lyricism and virtuosic display with bracingly fresh sounds and musical ideas of substance.” – Boston Globe

“…a mesmerising landscape of icicle sharp glissandi and shimmering crushed glass punctuated by reverberant woodwind chorales… A masterpiece for our times.” – The Scotsman

Sebastian Bohren’s magisterial interpretation of Magnus Lindberg’s First Violin Concerto – available exclusively as a digital EP – sets a new benchmark for “a masterpiece for our times” (The Scotsman).

Swiss violinist Sebastian Bohren leans into Magnus Lindberg’s First Violin Concerto, proving to be a passionate advocate for the Swedish composer’s singular synthesis of luminous colour, harmonic depth, and rhythmic complexity. Available exclusively as a digital EP, Bohren – who is backed by Sergej Bolkhovets conducting the Swedish Chamber Orchestra – sets a new benchmark for Lindberg’s “standout work” (Gramophone) that The Scotsman has called “a masterpiece for our times”.