This last Tuesday, my student in the second year of the Bachelor’s program, Julia Thuvesen<\/a>, performed as soloist with the Varg\u00f6n Symphony Orchestra in V\u00e4nersborg under the direction of Anna Bornander. It’s not every day that any pianist gets the opportunity to play solo with an orchestra, so it was excellent that Julia got this chance to come back to her hometown and play with the youth orchestra. Julia is now back at V\u00e4ster\u00e5s Castle with this important experience in her luggage, and I can promise that she is also full of new energy and motivation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I took the opportunity to ask Julia three questions for the readers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n What was it like to be a soloist with an orchestra for the first time?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It was really a lot of fun! It has been a dream of mine for many years so it was a very cool experience. I think it created a kind of togetherness unlike when I play solo all by myself, there was a nice feeling of teamwork!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Why Wiklund’s First Piano Concerto?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n From the beginning I thought of the most famous Piano Concertos, e.g. Tchaikovsky’s first, Grieg’s, Robert Schumann’s, etc. I even started practicing Tchaikovsky’s but it didn’t feel quite right. So then I decided to look further, and when I looked past the most popular concerts, I discovered that there were an incredible number that I didn’t know about. Among others, Adolf Wiklund’s Piano Concerto No.1 came up and I was immediately hooked on it. It is music with a lot of temperament and nice melodies that suited me very well.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you have any advice for other young musicians who are about to make their debut as a soloist with an orchestra?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My biggest tip is to take every opportunity in the music and performance! It makes it much easier for the conductor and thus the orchestra to follow a soloist who is clear about what he wants with the music.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Big congratulations Julia, very good preparatory work before the concert and I\u2019m very happy for your well-deserved success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n S\u00f6ndag 19 mars 2023 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wiklund pianokonsert nr. 1 e-moll \u2013 Julia Thuvesen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I tisdags var min student i andra \u00e5ret p\u00e5 kandidatprogrammet, Julia Thuvesen<\/a>, solist tillsammans med Varg\u00f6ns symfoniorkester i V\u00e4nersborg under ledning av Anna Bornander. Det \u00e4r verkligen inte varje dag man som pianist f\u00e5r m\u00f6jligheten att spela solo med en orkester, s\u00e5 det var extra roligt att Julia fick chansen att komma tillbaka sin hemort med det hedersfyllda uppdraget. Julia \u00e4r nu tillbaka p\u00e5 V\u00e4ster\u00e5s slott med en viktig erfarenhet i bagaget, och dessutom uppenbarligen fulladdad av ny energi och motivation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jag passar p\u00e5 att st\u00e4lla tre fr\u00e5gor till Julia:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hur var det att f\u00f6r f\u00f6rsta g\u00e5ngen f\u00e5 vara solist med orkester?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Det var verkligen j\u00e4tteroligt! Det har varit en dr\u00f6m f\u00f6r mig i m\u00e5nga \u00e5r s\u00e5 det var en v\u00e4ldigt h\u00e4ftig upplevelse. Jag tycker att det skapades en slags samh\u00f6righet till skillnad fr\u00e5n n\u00e4r jag spelar solo helt sj\u00e4lv, det uppstod en fin lagk\u00e4nsla!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Varf\u00f6r just Wiklunds f\u00f6rsta pianokonsert?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fr\u00e5n b\u00f6rjan t\u00e4nkte jag p\u00e5 dom allra k\u00e4ndaste pianokonserterna, t.ex. Tchaikovskys f\u00f6rsta, Griegs, Robert Schumanns o.s.v. Jag b\u00f6rjade till och med \u00f6va p\u00e5 Tchaikovskys men det k\u00e4ndes inte riktigt r\u00e4tt. S\u00e5 d\u00e5 best\u00e4mde jag mig f\u00f6r att leta vidare, och n\u00e4r jag s\u00e5g f\u00f6rbi dom mest popul\u00e4ra konserterna uppt\u00e4ckte jag att det fanns otroligt m\u00e5nga som jag inte k\u00e4nde till. Bland annat Adolf Wiklunds pianokonsert No.1 och den fastnade jag f\u00f6r direkt. Det \u00e4r musik med mycket temperament och fina melodier som passade mig v\u00e4ldigt bra.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Har du n\u00e5got tips till andra unga musiker som ska debutera som solist med orkester?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mitt st\u00f6rsta tips \u00e4r att ta f\u00f6r sig! Det g\u00f6r det mycket l\u00e4ttare f\u00f6r dirigenten och d\u00e4rmed orkestern att f\u00f6lja en solist som \u00e4r tydlig med vad den vill med musiken. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Stort grattis Julia, mycket bra f\u00f6rarbete inf\u00f6r konserten vilket s\u00e5klart \u00e4r A och O och s\u00e5 roligt med din stora succ\u00e9 med framtr\u00e4dandet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n Om Staffan Sandstr\u00f6m<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ss3-1-1200x1500.jpg\")
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