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Musica Vitae presenterar, som det latinska namnet anger, Livets Musik till sin publik. Med en repertoar som sträcker sig över tre sekel är det den nyskrivna musiken och de spännande kombinationerna som mer än något annat placerat orkestern på den internationella arenan. Orkestern samarbetar ständigt med ledande solister och musikaliska ledare. Med sin krea­tiva och nyskapande profil skördar denna svenska ensemble ständigt nya framgångar och lockar nya lyssnare till konst­musikens värld.

Musica Vitae har sitt säte i Växjö. Orkestern är en del av Musik i Syd och turnerar regelbundet i Sverige och utomlands.

As the Latin name indicates, Musica Vitae presents the Music of Life to its audiences. Its repertoire spans three centuries and the orchestra is known on the international stage in particular for its newly written music and exciting combinations. The or­chestra has premiered nearly 200 works, which have been per­formed together with leading soloists and musical directors. With its creative and innovative profile, the Swedish ensemble continually achieves new successes and attracts new listeners to the world of art music.

Musica Vitae is based in Växjö, Sweden. It is a part of Musik i Syd and tours regularly in Sweden and abroad.

Photo: Linda Himsel

dear audienceBackstage is bustling with activity. The players are warming up, checking that tricky passage once more to be on the safe side. The concert master tunes the orchestra, everyone takes a deep breath and enters the concert hall to meet the audience.

We bid you all a warm welcome to our 2016 Spring season when we will treat you to great emotions in intimate settings. The programming offers everything from deadly sins, in some cultures regarded as pure virtues, to Ferry Tales set in the ethe-real Spring glow of the Norwegian fjord landscape.

2016 marks the bicentennial of the Independence of Argen-tina which puts extra light on the tango, a recurring feature in this season's programme. Great emotions are also to be found in the music of the baroque era and we emphasize the vitality by using baroque bows. The works of composer Anders Elias-son also take a hold of your heart and reach into your soul.Accompanied by musical superstars like Anders Paulsson, Roland Pöntinen, Matthew Truscott and our very own artistic director Malin Broman we invite you all to be our fellow play-ers in a world of music that knows no border controls.

Susanne Rydén, Orchestral ManagerPhoto: Linda Himsel

Strings and SaxophoneA touch of tango is present when Anders Paulsson and his saxophone meet the strings of Musica Vitae. Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and String Orchestra by Anders Eliasson is in the composer's own words »a dialogue between a singing, plaintive and undulating saxophone and attentive, receptive and supportive strings«. Teamed with Astor Piazzolla's music - rooted in the Argentinian tango and the modernist art music of the 20th century - this will be a concert long to be remembered.

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Anders Eliasson | Astor PiazzollaFelix Mendelssohn

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Musica Vitae | Anders Paulsson – saxopho­ne | Magnus Fryklund – conductor

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20 January Open rehersal växjö utvandrarnas hus 12.00

22 January växjö utvandrarnas hus 19.00

23 January tingsryd söderportkyrkan 16.00

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Photo: Julia Knowles

Photo: Peter Knutson, Linda Himsel

For the 2016 A Night of the Arts we have invi-ted one of Sweden's most popular and dearly loved artists, Kalle Moraeus, to join us on the stage. Kalle is a violinist and a former member of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Or-chestra. Together with fellow musician Anders Lundqvist on the piano he brings his musicality, humour and warmth to Småland.

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W. A Mozart | Anton ArenskijKalle Moraeus

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Musica Vitae | Kalle Moraeus – violinAnders Lundqvist – pianoÅsa Wirdefeldt – konsertmästare

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30 January växjö konserthus 18.00

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Together with piano virtuoso Roland Pöntinen we bring you music from three centuries; the youthfulness of Mozart's Piano Concerto in C, the gravity of Polar Prize recipient Lutosławski and the sweet romance of Chopin's Concerto for Piano and Strings in e minor, composed in 1830.

Accompanied by Pöntinen's favourite quo-tation from Samson François, »There are only two types of musical interpretation; to play a piece as were it for the very first or the very last time«, this will be a vivid and vibrant concert experience.

At the lunch concert Dorota Siuda and Roland Pöntinen will be playing works by Otto-rino Respighi and Karol Szymanowski.

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W. A. Mozart | Witold LutosławskiFrédéric Chopin

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Musica VitaeRoland Pöntinen – piano, ConductorDorota Siuda – violin, Concert master

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11 February växjö domkyrkocentrum 12.00

13 February växjö konserthus 16.00

14 februari malmö palladium 15.00 Photo: Mats Bäcker

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The Deadly Sins is a suite consisting of seven tangos for piano and strings depicting Pride, Sloth, Envy, Greed, Lust, Gluttony and WrathThe tango arose as entertainment music in the brothels of Buenos Aires. In the 20th century, the tango underwent a formidable change in status, moving from the brothels into the dance halls, onto the silver screen, and then to the classical music scene.

However, he legacy of the original Argenti-nian sin is never totally eradicated. One might even claim that the deadly sins are pure virtues where the tango is concerned!

Poet Kristina Lugn was inspired by the attributes and attitude of tango lyrics and music when writing the texts which in this perfor-mance are intertwined with music by composer Johan Ullén.

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Johan Ullén Kristina Lugn

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Musica Vitae | Johan Ullén – pianoEwa Fröling – recitation | Dorota Siuda – Concert master

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26 February växjö palladium kl 19.00

(mingle after the concert)27 February tingsryd söderportkyrkan 16.00

28 February kristianstad kulturkvarteret 16.00

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The works we play when guest appearing at the Gothenburg Concert Hall are good examples of the orchestra's programming policy. Classical Haydn is paired with contemporary Swedish composer Brita Byström and Tchaikovsky's memorable images of Florence. Guest soloist is the acclaimed cellist Andreas Brantelid.

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Britta Byström | Joseph HaydnErnest Bloch | Peter Tjajkovskij

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Musica Vitae | Andreas Brantelid – celloMalin Broman – Concert master

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9 March göteborgs konserthus 19.30

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Violinist and concert master of the London- based Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Matthew Truscott is joining us in this festive concert. We are treating you to a baroque extravaganza brimming with emotions and contrasts created by the masters of the era. Among the pieces played are Bach's Double Violin Concerto and his magnificent 3rd Brandenburg Concerto as well as Concerti Grossi by Corelli and Handel.

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Arcangelo Corelli | Georg Muffat | J. S. BachG. F. Händel | U. W. van Wassenaer

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Musica Vitae | Matthew Truscott – violinMalin Broman – violin, Concert master

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17 March olofström folkets hus 19.00

18 March växjö konserthus 19.00

(with introduction 18.00)19 March tingsryd söderportkyrkan 16.00

20 March helsingborg konserthuset 18.00

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Photo: Joe Plommer, Dan Weldon

We are proud to present Simon Crawford- Phillips, in Sweden perhaps best known as one of the members of the Kungsbacka Trio. In this concert he takes on a number of tasks appearing both as a pianist and a conductor, but also as a percussionist playing tubular bells in Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten by Arvo Pärt. The programme is a homage to memory and to composers' memories of one another expressed in music.

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Arvo Pärt | Benjamin Britten | J. S. BachIgor Stravinskij

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Musica Vitae | Simon Crawford­Phillips – Conductor, piano, drums | Malin Broman – Concert master

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4 April Open rehersal växjö utvandrarnas hus 12.00

6 April ängelholm stadsbiblioteket 19.00

8 April växjö utvandrarnas hus 19.00

(Introduction kl 18.00)9 April tingsryd söderportkyrkan 16.00

10 April höör kulturhuset anders 16.00

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Øystein Baadsvik and Musica Vitae first met ten years ago, and we are pleased to renew our acquaintance with the world's leading tuba player. Together we will play classical music for tuba and strings and also a jazz-inspired suite – Ferry Tales – by Erland Skonsvoll and Øystein Baadsvik.

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Erland Skonsvoll | Øystein BaadsvikArild Plau | Andrea Tarrodi | Edvard Grieg

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Musica Vitae | Øystein Baadsvik – tubaDorota Siuda – Concert master

concert dates

21 April hässleholm kulturhuset 19.00

22 April växjö utvandrarnas hus 19.00

(Introduction 18.00)23 April tingsryd söderportkyrkan 16.00

24 April eksjö kyrka 18.00

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Six composition students attending Sweden's three biggest colleges of music write music directly for our fifteen string players. The music is studied and rehearsed under the baton of conductor Michael Bartosch and the result is presented at a public concert. As of yet we do not know any of the music, but you do not want to miss the opportunity to be the first to listen to the works of these creative and talented young composers.

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Sigurður Árni JónssonÁrni Bergur Zoëga (University of Gothenburg – Academy of Music and Drama)

Josef Söreke Francesco del Nero (Malmö Academy of Music)

Gustav LindstenFrej Wedlund (Royal College of Music in Stockholm)

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Musica Vitae | Michael Bartosch – Conductor

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13 May växjö utvandrarnas hus 19.00

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Photo: Rickard Hansson