Browse: Arctic Philharmonic (orchestra)

The six movements of Jacob Shea’s Arctic Suite certainly evoke the world of film music...It ’s left to the oldsters Palmgren and Ole Bull to show how memorable a good melody can actually be:... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Those who associate Rolf Wallin (b.1957) with abstract poise and geometrical precision may be surprised at the pieces here…The playing of the Arctic Philharmonic under Øyvind Bjorå is sensitivity... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2018 More…

Lindberg's enjoyable interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Fifth is offset by a stylish and elegant approach to the suite from Swan Lake. The Arctic Philharmonic produces some really refined playing. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

They make a very contrasted programme, full of humour...Baadsvik's musical language is tonal and he has a gift for light-filled, lyrical melodic lines...Musically [Bogey Thresher is] the most... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2014 More…

The Arctic Philharmonic strings of Tromsö are as evocative as their leader - Norway now has a great school of string-teaching - and while there's nothing radical here, the music is also never... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Bernstein’s first two symphonies are high-octane displays of orchestral virtuosity, played here with clarity and strength. I only wish both were played with more vibrancy and freedom: they feel... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 3 out of 5 stars More…