Nomade (Concerto for Cello and Orchestra)
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Nomade – Concerto for Cello and Orchestra is a composition for solo cello and symphony orchestra by Finnish composer Sebastian Fagerlund. The world premiere of the concerto was at the Elbphilharmonie concert hall on 15 February 2019 in Hamburg, Germany by NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and cellist Nicolas Altstaedt, conducted by Hannu Lintu.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/archive/ndr-elbphilharmonie-orchestra-hannu-lintu/9336|title = Browse the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle programme now and book tickets online| date=15 February 2019 }} The Finnish premiere took place with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lintu and with soloist Altstaedt on 11 April 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/aihe/a/20-211229|title=11.4. Torstaisarja 10|website=yle.fi}}
Composition
Nomade – Concerto for Cello and Orchestra was composed in 2018. It was commissioned by NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. The concerto has a duration of ca. 38 minutes and is dedicated to cellist Nicolas Altstaedt.{{cite web | title=Nomade | website=Wise Music Classical | url=https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/64927/Nomade--Sebastian-Fagerlund/ | access-date=2 July 2025}}
Instrumentation
Recordings
- Sebastian Fagerlund – Nomade & Water Atlas BIS-2455{{citation | last1=Fagerlund | first1=Sebastian | last2=Altstaedt | first2=Nicolas | last3=Lintu | first3=Hannu | author4=Radion sinfoniaorkesteri | title=Nomade ; Water atlas | publisher=Bis | publication-place=Åkersberga, Sweden | year=2021 | oclc=1263176201 | language=zxx | page=}}
Reception
The concerto and the recording of the concerto has been praised by critics.
- "Nomade is, as far as I am concerned, a great piece of music that deserves to rank amongst the finest cello concertos of our times" – Hubert Culot, MusicWebInternational{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2021/Aug/Fagerlund-Nomade-BIS2455.htm|title=Fagerlund Nomade BIS BIS-2455 SACD [HC] Classical Music Reviews: August 2021 – MusicWeb-International|website=www.musicweb-international.com}}
- "{{lang|fi|Sebastian Fagerlundin uusi sellokonsertto on upea ja yllätyksellinen}} (The Cello Concerto by Sebastian Fagerlund is magnificent and full of surprises)" – Hannu-Ilari Lampila, Helsingin Sanomat{{Cite web|url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000006066862.html|title = Konserttiarvostelu | Sebastian Fagerlundin uusi sellokonsertto on upea ja yllätyksellinen|date = 11 April 2019}}
- "Finnish composer Sebastian Fagerlund's music is a beguiling mix of the fiercely energetic and glitteringly intricate." – Kate Wakeling, BBC Music Magazine{{Cite web|url=https://www.classical-music.com/reviews/concerto/sebastian-fagerlund-nomade-water-atlas/|title = Sebastian Fagerlund: Nomade; Water Atlas}}
- "{{lang|sv|Makalöst kraftfull musik i stor skala}} (Incomparably powerful music on a large scale) – Martin Nyström, Dagens Nyheter{{Cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur/makalost-kraftfull-musik-fran-tva-nutida-finlandska-kompositorer/|title=Makalöst kraftfull musik från två nutida finländska kompositörer|date=13 June 2021}}
- "Finnish composer's cello concerto is convincing in the hands of its dedicatee" – Peter Quantrill, The Strad Magazine{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestrad.com/reviews/nicolas-altstaedt-fagerlund/13355.article|title = Nicolas Altstaedt: Fagerlund}}