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New single release!

Niklas Walentin & The Snorre Kirk Trio plays:

Embraceable You by Gershwin

from their new album "Another June Night"
coming out 2025 on Orchid Classics.

CONCERTS

" Walentin is a fastidious, well-trained musician.
(..) I hope he starts to visit our shores often.
- The Washington Post

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I’m extremely grateful to have received so many wonderful comments after releasing with Naxos @naxos_denmark recording of Brahms Sonatas for violin and piano, which I have made with my dear colleague Christina Bjørkøe @christinabjorkoepiano . It is with a great deal of thought and hesitation one works with, and decides to further record great masterworks such as these three sonatas. And to then receive so many compliments from experienced and honorable colleagues has meant a great deal to me.

4 new upcoming releases are soon out, these being my debut jazz album recorded with The Snorre Kirk Trio and Trio Vitruvi’s new album with Schubert & Brams, both being released with Orchid Records; a new album with seven new concertos for violin and chamber ensemble recorded with The Danish Chamber Players and last; an all new recording with music by Jacob Gade for German label Decurio.

#newalbum #newrelease #naxos #naxosdanmark #brahms #violin #piano #newcd #grateful

Such an honour! Yesterday I had the privilege of performing at the DSQ Festival at Musikhuset in Copenhagen, together with the wonderful pianist Petya Hristova, a program consisting of salon pieces and jazz from my new album. A great, great thank you to the Danish String Quartet for the invitation and to the enthusiastic audience who attended the concert!
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7 all-new concertos for violin and chamber ensemble! Yesterday, we finished an incredible first part of the project with work title “New Nordic”, which I have the great honour of creating together with The Danish Chamber Players.  Release is expected in 2025 followed by a tour around the extended Scandinavia, whos composers have contributed to this exceptional musical depiction of the contemporary nordic countries.

A great thank you to our composers Poul Ruders, Andrea Tarrodi, Aksel Kolstad, Arnannguaq Gerstrøm, Sunleif Rasmussen, Joel Jarventausta & Veronique Vaka.

Furthermore, a great thank you to our producer and tonemaster Ragnheidur Jonsdottir, and our videographer Jesper Van.

At last, a great thank you to each of the musicians who makes The Danish Chamber Players: Jakob West, piano
Svend Melbye, flute
Mette Franck, harpe,
Gunnar Eckhoff, bassoon  Stephane Tran-Ngoc, violin
Piotr Zelazney, viola Tobias Lautrup, cello
Frederik von Würden, clarinette

Guesting musicians: Toke Møldrup, cello Emil Gryesteen, piano
Viktor Wennesz, clarinette

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More news to come!
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With all possible gratitude to Hartmut Rohde, his family and helpers organising the Rihnluch Festival where I was fortunate to perform twice last weekend.
 Top musicians from around Europe gathered to take part and perform in all sorts of lovely venues around the region, only a short drive out of Berlin - all done with smiles and friendly chatter, occasionally accompanied by a drink or two ..

A great thank you to everyone, I am very grateful that I could join for both jazz and classics. Till next year!

Short video snippet “in grains” of my solo arrangement of Autumn Leaves.

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5 new albums on their way, including an album with music by Jacob Gade, recently recorded with the wonderful Philharmonie Südwestfalen and a dear friend of mine Nabil Shehata, who for the past years has been their chief conductor. More info on all releases on my website.
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A fantastic evening amongst dear friends! Last week, The Danish Chamber Players and I unveiled two new concertos for violin and chamber ensemble, composed for our “New Nordic”-project which is being recorded for Naxos.

The new fantastic pieces have been created by composers Joel Järventausta and Sunleif Rasmussen! The concert was hosted by the “Djus & Mols” Festival and broadcasted live by National Danish Radio P2 and can be found on: https://www.dr.dk/lyd/p2/p2-koncerten/p2-koncerten-2024/p2-koncerten-finalekoncert-i-djurs-og-mols-niklas-walentin-og-ensemble-storstroem-12422443313

A great thank you to the whole team behind the festival and its director Maj Kulberg, The Danish Chamber Players, our composers Joel Järventausta and Sunleif Rasmussen and DR P2 for a wonderful collaboration and production.

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New single release!

Niklas Walentin & The Snorre Kirk Trio plays:

Embraceable You by Gershwin

from their new album "Another June Night"
coming out 2025 on Orchid Classics.

CONCERTS

" Walentin is a fastidious, well-trained musician.
(..) I hope he starts to visit our shores often.
- The Washington Post

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New single release!

Niklas Walentin & The Snorre Kirk Trio plays: Embraceable You by Gershwin from their new album "Another June Night" coming out 2025 on Orchid Classics.

CONCERTS

" Walentin is a fastidious, well-trained musician. (..) I hope he starts to visit our shores often. - The Washington Post

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Niklas Walentin & The Snorre Kirk Trio plays:

Embraceable You by Gershwin

from their new album "Another June Night"
coming out 2025 on Orchid Classics.

" Walentin is a fastidious, well-trained musician.
(..) I hope he starts to visit our shores often.
- The Washington Post