Vasks, Peteris - Violin Concerto (Distant Light) / Symphony No 2 - Storgårds, John (violin)

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Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Juha Kangas, conductor
John Storgårds, conductor
John Storgårds, violin

Cannes Classical Awards 2004: Disc of the Year + Orchestral 20th Century Award

(...) the formidable interpretative skills of conductor John Storgårds, who secures exemplary results from the Tampere Philharmonic. The sound is splendidly ample and detailed to match. (...) This enterprising release deserves every success.
Andrew Achenbach, Gramophone, April 2003, Editor's Choice

If you enjoy Kancheli, or Rautavaara, or what you might call the "new tonal school" of modern composers, then you're going to love this. It's also marvelously played and conducted (...), and the sonics are drop-dead gorgeous. An event not to be missed!
David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com, March 2003, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 10

This award-winning CD contains music by the celebrated Latvian composer Peteris Vasks. John Storgårds is featured as conductor of the Tampere Philharmonic in the Second Symphony, and as soloist in the Violin Concerto, where he is accompanied by the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Juha Kangas.