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DN KULTUR, maj 2015

"Den svenska tonsättaren Andrea Tarrodi är en stigande stjärna och den nya skivan visar varför."
- DN

"TOUCHING THE SOUND WITH HANDS Tarrodi's music is remarkable.....bright sounds of extraordinary beauty… The instrumentation is of breathtaking perfection…" - Wiener Zeitung

SvD Kultur 2012

STOCKHOLM COMPOSER WEEKEND 2018:
Andrea Tarrodi

In spring 2018 the Stockholm Composer Weekend at the Stockholm Concert Hall focuses on Tarrodi’s music. During the festival Stellar Clouds - Piano Concerto No 1 with soloist Peter Friis-Johansson and Wildwood - for Orchestra, among other pieces, are premiered by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.


Acanthes - Concerto for two Violins and Strings premiered by Pekka Kuusisto, Malin Broman & Musica Vitae at the Stockholm Concert Hall during Tarrodi´s Stockholm Composer Weekend, April 2018. The piece is also performed in Malmö, Helsingborg and Växjö.

COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE - BÅSTAD CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2018



Tarrodi is Composer in Residence at the Cabrillo Contemporary Music Festival 2018 in Santa Cruz, California, where her piece Liguria for orchestra is performed on August 11 conducted by Cristian Măcelaru.

Tarrodi´s Paradisfåglar II - for Orchestra performed by the BBC Philharmonic on May 3, 2018, Manchester, UK, conducted by Anna-Maria Helsing


Tarrodi´s Liguria - for Orchestra performed by the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra on May 24, 2018, Norway, conducted by Halldis Rønning


World Choir games in South Africa
The Petri Sångare Choir have been selected to compete in the Champion Level, Contemporary music which in 2018 takes place in Tschwane, South Africa, where they will premiere a commissioned piece by Tarrodi, written especially for the occasion.


Tarrodi´s Lucioles - for Orchestra performed in London, UK by the Southbank Sinfonia on April 24, 2018, conducted by Rebecca Miller


Tarrodi´s Drache-Frau (The Wounded Diva) written for the Stockholm Brass Quintet and El Hielo for Bandoneon and Brass Quintet released on record. Bandoneon: Jens Lundberg


Tarrodi´s The Falling of the Leaves for choir performed in Australia by the Hamer Singers conducted by Jonathan Grieves Smith. Performances are on July 28th in Castlemaine and July 29th in Melbourne.


Latest CD wins a Swedish Grammy Award for best classical album of the year
Tarrodi: String Quartets, performed by the Dahlkvist Quartet




Högsta betyg: 5/5 "...Det här är nutida musik som sprudlar av uttrycksmässig vitalitet och kompositionsmässig uppfinningsrikedom. /.../ Dag och natt, vår och vinter i ett växelspel som har en sådan gudomlig lätthet och lyster att man får känslan av en värld där man aldrig behöver nudda marken. - DN
Musikrevyn i P2: Högsta betyg: 5 av 5 radioapparater
"Klanger av guld" - Aftonbladet
"Men den viktigaste satsen är den tredje, där de ungerska och de svenska melodierna möts. /.../ Kan människor med olika bakgrund alltså leva sina liv sida vid sida? Ja, om de tar det så nätt och lyssnar på varandra, verkar musiken vilja säga. Satsens öppna slut bjuder lyssnaren att hålla öronen öppna också efter att musiken har tystnat." - Sydsvenskan




Tarrodi´s Light Scattering performed in Brussels.
Out of more than 56 works from 17 European countries the ECCO Artistic Committee selected 6 works to be performed during ECSA’s Winter session in Brussels, among them Tarrodi’s String Quartet No 3 - Light Scattering. The piece is performed on February 20, 2018 by the renowned Quatuor Diotima.


Nominerad till DN:s Kulturpris
Musik: Andrea Tarrodi, Scenkonst: Henrik Dorsin, Konst: Bea Szenfeld, Litteratur: Agnes Lidbeck,
Film: Amanda Kernell (vinnare)

Motivering till nomineringen: "En djupt originell tonsättare, ofta inspirerad av naturen och av surrealistiska drömmar. Med en utbrytarkraft mot all form av känslomässig och tankemässig instängdhet. Hennes säreget färgrika kompositioner får det yttre att öppna sig för det inre i fria flöden."



Tarrodi’s Liguria performed at the BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall in London on August 30 2017.
The piece is performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sakari Oramo. more...
"Swedish born Andrea Tarrodi’s Liguria received a warm reception for its UK premiere" - UK Express
"... Atmospheric, colourful, vibrant /.../ After a rousing climax, the music subsides into nocturnal whispering – slithering violins adding mystery – and brought to a close this sparkling score." - Bachtrack

Composer in Residence Östgöta Blåsarsymfoniker


Tarrodi writes a for the inauguration of the Royal College of Music´s in Stockholm new campus. The piece, Light is like water for choir and orchestra will be premiered in 2017 by the KMH University Orchestra, conducted by Fredrik Malmberg. The piece is commissioned by the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and financed by Helge Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse



Tarrodi´s "MADRIGALI - Hommage à Barbara Strozzi" commissioned by and written for Norrbotten NEO premiered at "Svensk Musikvår" in Stockholm and in Acusticum, Piteå on March 24 an 26. Conducted by B Tommy Andersson


The Dahlkvist Quartet performs Tarrodi’s Light Scattering - String Quartet No 3 at the Grünewald Hall in Stockholm on January 28."...Inspirationen kommer från glas i olika former och stycket rymmer allt det som jag förknippar med Tarrodis musik: vackra klangfärger och ljusschatteringar samt fågelljud i cellons så kallade fiskmåsglissando. Från inledningens övertonsgnisslande glasklanger till ett sakralt svirrande dronesound genom ett växelspel mellan det ­melodiska och det nästan mekaniska. Lysande!" - Johanna Paulsson, DN


Tarrodi writes concerto for Bassoon and winds for Swedish Soloist Prize 2016 winner Sebastian Stevenson and the Swedish Wind ensemble. The piece is premiered in January 2017 at Musikaliska, Stockholm.
"...Med suggestiva orkesterklanger skildrar musiken hur en mäktig val reser sig över havsytan för att sedan dyka ned igen, vilket för tankarna till Debussys pianostycke ”La cathédrale engloutie”.
Solofagottstämman imiterar effektfullt valsång medan xylofonen tycks gestalta ett fiskstim. Men musiken rymmer inte bara miljöer utan även berättande. När orkesterns två ordinarie fagottister lämnar scenen framstår solisten som ett övergivet barn, valsången blir en klagosång i en lång solopassage, och när ”mamma och pappa” senare uppenbarar sig på varsin läktare blir det som att de spelar på andra sidan döden, från himmelriket. Ännu ett elegant verk av Tarrodi. - Nicholas Ringskog Ferrada-Noli, DN



Godmorgon Världen P1, Intervju Söndag 17 maj






Andrea Tarrodis Paradisfåglar for string orchestra at the Baltic Sea Festival at Musikaliska, Stockholm on September 3rd at 3.00 pm.















Andrea Tarrodi receives the Carin Malmlöf-Forssling Composer´s award from The Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
Motivering: "Inspirationen från naturen – både dess regelbundenhet och dess nyckfullhet, är påtaglig i Andrea Tarrodis musik. Flyhänt, lyhört och med stor varsamhet komponerar hon fram sin egen inre ton där klang, formspråk och kolorit bildar en dynamisk helhet."





COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE
SVERIGES RADIO P2 2011-2013

During 2011-2013 Andrea Tarrodi is Sveriges Radio P2:s Composer in Residence. The residence includes, among other projects, commissions from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir.
"P2:s tonsättare 2011-2013: Andrea Tarrodi visar en utpräglad klangkänsla och en berättande förmåga i sitt komponerande och förenar på ett storartat sätt det traditionella med det nyskapande." more...

COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE 2013-2014
Västerås Sinfonietta

Andrea Tarrodi is the Västerås Sinfonietta´s Composer in Residence during 2013-2014. A residence that, among other projects, includes the world premiere of Tarrodi´s new cello concerto with Jakob Korányi as a soloist and a new piece for serenade ensemble. All Tarrodi´s pieces performed by Västerås Sinfonietta during 2013/14 will be recorded and released on CD by dB Productions.

World Premiere: Songs of the Sky - Concertino for piano and strings commissioned by and dedicated to Natalya Pasichnyk premiered in the Ukraine in November 2016. The piece is financed by STIM.

Martin Fröst conducts Tarrodis Paradisfåglar II for orchestra, performed by the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra on February 18 & 20 at De Geer Hallen, Norrköping. Fröst also conducts the piece with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra on March 31 at the Stockholm Concert Hall




RECORD RELEASE dB Productions - March 25 2015
Andrea Tarrodi - Highlands
Purchase CD
On March 25 dB Productions releases a composer´s portrait with Tarrodis orchestral works, among them her cello concerto Highlands with Jakob Koranyi as a soloist. All works are performed by Västerås Sinfonietta, conducted by Joâna Carneiro, Johannes Gustavsson and Andreas Stoehr. Spotify | iTunes

World Premiere - Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra
On March 20, 2014, Tarrodi´s Highlands - Concerto for violoncello and orchestra is premiered by cellist Jakob Korányi and the Västerås Sinfonietta, conducted by Joana Carneiro. The concerto is a commission from Västmanlandsmusiken and has it´s world premiere at the Västerås Concert Hall. The piece will also be released on record.
"...stämningsmästaren Andrea Tarrodi... /.../ Hennes cellokonsert "Highlands", med den fantastiske Jakob Korányi som solist, skildrar naturens och även människans kamp. Här är naturen både magiskt fascinerande och skräckinjagande brutal, med snillrikt kontrasterande ståkar och blås /.../ och den ibland helt ensamma cellon tycks frysa tiden och skildra människans blandade känslor inför det vidunderliga. Ljudet av skrikande fiskmåsar imieras genom en unik behandling av cellon. Ett klockrent uruppförande av ett verk som förtjänar att höras av många." - DN


World premiere - Tarrodi´s Andrum Juli with lyrics by Tomas Tranströmer
During the Baltic Sea Festival / Östersjöfestivalen the Swedish Radio Choir premiers Tarrodi´s Andrum Juli with lyrics by Tomas Tranströmer. The piece was commissioned by Sveriges Radio P2 and is premiered on August the 30th, 2012, at the Berwald Concert Hall.   "Andrea Tarrodi översätter dikten "Andrum Juli" till vibrerande och bländande körlyrik ..." - Gunilla Brodrej, Expressen
"...Med långspunna linjer och skira klanger tar hon[Tarrodi] fasta på ljuset i dikten. Sönderbrutna stavelser alstrar rörelse, tonerna målar diskret ordet ”gungande”. Insomnandet i de surrealistiska slutraderna ackompanjeras av milda Jon Blund-klanger. Betagande framförande av Radiokören, uppdelad i dubbelkör."- Lars Hedblad, SvD
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DN-KONSERTEN 2011




World premiere in Paris, France
On May 7, 2015, Tarrodis Sorg och Glädje, with lyrics by Runeberg, for tenor and violoncello is premiered by Scott Murphree, tenor, and Mimi Brundin Sunnerstam, cello at the Swedish Church in Paris. The piece was commissioned by the American Mirror Visions Ensemble as part of their concert programme "Sounds of Swedish Poetry". The piece is also be performed on May 10 at the American Church in Paris.
"The song by the young composer Andrea Tarrodi, born in 1981 was one of the most interesting discoveries of the evening. The song “Sorg och glädje” to the gentle music of Rangström was performed impeccably by the baritone Mischa Bouvier with Bernt Wilhelmsson at the piano. To mirror this, Tarrodis version, with only ‘cello and tenor, had a more ponderous atmosphere. The vocal writing demands a very large tessitura, pushing the voice to its limits, with remarkable effect. Scott Murphree rose to the challenge convincingly." - Music & Opera

Tarrodi´s String Quartet No 3 premiered by the Brodsky Quartet
On April 12, 2015 the Brodsky Quartet premiere Tarrodis 3rd string quartet Light Scattering. The piece is a commission from Musik i Syd. The Brodsky Quartet then go on tour in with the piece and give several concerts around Sweden during spring 2015.

"Ljus lyser genom glas, färgschatteringar med musikens uttryck, växling mellan skärande vasst glas, och kaskader och stillsamt flöde av ljus. Det är suggestivt och fascinerande vackert i ett framförande som visar Brodskykvartettens skicklighet…" - Barometern
"Det mest spännande inslaget på konserten var uruppförandet av Tarrodis Stråkkvartett nr 3 "Light scattering". Stycket bjöd på en fascinerande provkarta på vilka klanger som kan utvinnas av fyra stråkinstrument. Verket började och slutade med glasartade klanger, som vore musikerna en mänsklig glasharmonika." - Helsingborgs Dagblad


Lucioles for orchestra performed at Vinterfest
Tarrodi´s Lucioles for orchestra is performed at the opening concert of the Vinterfest Festival on February 6, 2015 in Mora Kyrka, Dalarna. The piece is performed by Dalasinfoniettan, conducted by Tobias Ringborg.
"En skön kontrast infann sig när Dalasinfoniettan framförde Andrea Tarrodis verk Lucioles från 2011. Hon har inspirerats av en haiku-dikt om eldflugor, Lucioles är det franska ordet för eldflugor. I flöjten och klarinetten hör man en återkommande slinga som kanske kan associeras till en eldflugas virvlande flykt. Däremellan böljar musiken i ganska extrema nyanser och uttryck, från små minimalistiska sekvenser i fioler, trumpet och träblås till stora bullrande vågor av ljud från slagverksinstrument och bas. Vackra solon i cello, klarinett och flöjt. - Dalademokraten


Germany Premiere - Tarrodi´s Lucioles for orchestra performed in Leverkusen
On March 23, 2015 Tarrodi´s Lucioles for orchestra is performed in Leverkusen, Germany by the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by their chief conductor Stefan Solyom. The piece is also performed in by them in Helsinborg, Sweden on March 19.

Tarrodi´s Camelopardalis for orchestra performed by Dalasinfoniettan
Andrea Tarrodi´s Camelopardalis for orchestra is performed on March 21, 2015. The piece is performed at Kristinehallen, Falun, conducted by Finnish conductor Anna-Maria Helsing.
"Andrea Tarrodi har verkligen etablerat sig som kompositör och får uppdrag både från när och fjärran. Camelopardalis eller giraffen är en stjärnbild som man kan se på den norra delen av stjärnhimlen. Andrea Tarrodi har i sitt komponerande av verket utgått från en egen dröm om en giraff som tittade in genom hennes fönster, hon hoppade upp på giraffen och red genom fantasifulla landskap. Musiken är verkligen drömlik. De minimalistiska fragmenten sätts samman till större sjok, dynamiken stegras och klangfärgerna intensifieras och exploderar när slagverkets tam tar över. Därefter sjunger giraffen gestaltad av fagottens långa mjuka toner. Effekter i stråkinstrumenten där flageoletter kombineras med glissando och sordinerade trumpeter i kombination med tremolo ger naturliknande ljud.
Träblåsinstrumenten gestaltar fåglar och kanske markattor. Bakom allt hör man vibrafonens drömlika ackord. Ännu ett klimax byggs upp och allt blir tyst förutom drömmens känsla av viktlöshet och de avslutande klangerna av vibrafonens mjuka toner." - Dalademokraten



The Dahlkvist Quartet plays Tarrodi
The Dahlkvist Quartet perform Tarrodi´s Madardál - String Quartet No 2 twice in January. On January 16 at the Glafsfjord Music Festival in Ingesund and on January 31 at Ateljé 42 in Stjärnhov.
"Dahlkvistkvartetten som uruppförde verket 2013 var i fint slag och fångade den underfundigt talande musiken i näbbet... Av korta, melodiskt uttrycksfulla fraser byggs en minimalistisk väv av expressivt fågelspråk; inne bland täta tonverk av ozondoftande klanger framstår magiskt, flageolettartade pip som kungsfågellika kvartstoner…" - Arvika Nyheter

World premiere in Paris, Lisbon and Gateshead
The European Concert Hall Organisation has commissioned 12 choral pieces written by 12 emerging composers based and working across Europe exploring the subject of peace and conflict – past, present and future - both in Europe and beyond. Andrea Tarrodi has been selected by the Stockholm Concert Hall to represent Sweden and will contribute with a piece for advanced children´s choir with the lyrics Dona Nobis Pacem. The piece will have it´s world premiere on November 9, 2014, in both Paris, Lisbon and Gateshead. The work is published by Faber Music.

Tarrodi´s Lume performed in Moscow
The choir Allmänna Sången performs Tarrodi´s Lume for mixed choir in Moscow on September 28 at the Evangelical-Lutheran Stt. Peter-and-Paul's Cathedral and on September 29 at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Concervatory. The choir is conducted by their chief conductor Maria Goundorina.



New piece commissioned by the Vadstena Academy
In 2013 The Vadstena Academy was given the Guldkvasten Award which includes the funds to commission a piece. The Vadstena Academy has chosen to commission a new piece by Tarrodi, for soprano, mezzosoprano and orchestra. The piece, called Aprilserenad (Serenade in April), based on one of Christina, Queen of Sweden´s aphorisms, will be premiered in Vadstena on Juli 31.
"…Men kvällens mest spännande händelse var ändå uruppförandet av Andrea Tarrodis "Aprilserenad". Ett suggestivt, flödande stycke för röster och orkester. Glosteds sopran och Anna-Sara Åbergs varma mezzoröst samt pukisten Angelina Mangs hade de mest framträdande rollerna. Verket mottogs med varma applåder vilket måste ha känts extra roligt för tonsättaren som var på plats…" - Östgöta Correspondenten

World premiere - new piece for soprano Katarina Dalayman and chamber orchestra
Scenkonst Sörmland has commissioned a new piece for soprano and chamber orchestra by Tarrodi. The piece will be premiered by Katarina Dalayman and Scenkonst Sörmland Sinfonietta on September 4, in connection to the opening of Scentkonst Sörmland´s new concert hall. On September 18 the piece will have it´s official premiere, and will also go on tour in October 2014.

Tarrodi´s Suite for Piano performed in Japan
On July 12 Tarrodi´s Suite for Piano will be performed at the Fuchu Art Theatre in Japan. The piece will be performed by Noriko Kitada during the 4th Nordic Sounds Summer Music Festival in Fuchu, Tokyo.

World premiere - Tarrodi´s Ekarna for mixed choir premiered by Gustaf Sjökvist´s Chamber Choir
In connection to the 20 year jubilee of Gustaf Sjökvist´s Chamber Choir the choir has commissioned new compositions by among other Tarrodi, S-D Sandström and Paula af Malmborg. Tarrodi´s piece "Ekarna" is premiered at the Eric Ericson Hall on April 5, 2014, conducted by Gustaf Sjökvist.

Tarrodi´s Zephyros performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra performs Tarrodi´s Zephyros for orchestra on January 15 and 16, 2014. The piece is performed at the Stockholm Concert Hall, conducted by Daniel Blendulf.
"... Konserten inleds med unga svenska stjärnskottet Andrea Tarrodi och hennes korta orkesterstycke "Zephyros". Verket är inspirerat av en dikt av Dan Andersson men ekar även av Claude Debussy på sitt mest drömska humör. Två känslouttryck - det hetsigt oroliga och det tryggt mäktiga - hörs paradoxalt nog samtidigt, innan de smälter samman efter ett tjusigt klimax ..." - DN
"... Före solokonserten hade Andrea Tarrodis högst klangsäkra ”Zephyros” (2010) spelats, där hon visar att T kommer efter S: element från Stravinsky, Sibelius och (Jan) Sandström finns där, men här etableras samtidigt Tarrodis eget universum ... - SvD


Önska i P2 (Sveriges Radio, 140304)
Andrea Tarrodi: Zephyros



Tarrodi´s Lucioles for orchestra performed in London
On May 17, 2014, Tarrodi´s Lucioles for orchestra is performed at the Cadogan Hall in London, England. The piece is conducted by Christian Lindberg and performed by the Västerås Sinfonietta.


World Premiere - Crystallites for Solo Piano
Pianist Peter Friis-Johansson premieres Tarrodi´s Crystallites on September 22 at Kulturhuset i Ytterjärna. The piece is commissioned by Sveriges Radio P2 and the concert is also recorded by SRP2. Friis-Johansson also performs the piece on November 27 and 28 at the Berwald Concert Hall.
"... Andrea Tarrodis specialkomponerade 'Crystallites' för solopiano med ett glittrande tonmyller som raffinerat bildade minimalistiska mönster över hela registret och slutade med harpliknande spel på pianosträngarna ..." - SvD

Liguria for Orchestra performed in Gothenburg
Marc Soustrot conducts Tarrodi´s Liguria with the University of Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra on October 18, 2013. The piece is performed at the Gothenburg Concert Hall.

World premiere
- Serenade in Seven Colours

On November 21, 2013, Tarrodi´s Serenade in Seven Colours is premiered at the Västerås Concert Hall by the Västerås Sinfonietta´s winds and percussion. The piece is a commission from Västmanlandsmusiken.

Crystallites and Evening Songs performed in New York
Tarrodi´s Crystallites for solo piano and Evening Songs for tenor and piano are performed on November 22nd in New York at the Church of St. Matthew and St. Timothy on a program called "Nordic Currents". The performers are Michael Slattery, tenor and Thomas Bagwell, piano.


Tarrodi´s Laulava Meri on tour with OD and YL
In September 2013 Finnish Yl Male Voice Choir perform Tarrodi´s Laulava Meri in Lahti, Rauma and Hämeenlinna. Conductor: Pasi Hyökki. In October, 2013, the Swedish male voice choir Orphei Drängar take the piece on tour and perform it in Uppsala, Västerås, Linköping and Stockholm. Conductor: Cecilia Rydinger Alin.

World premiere - Birds of Paradise II for orchestra premiered by the Västerås Sinfonietta
On September 12, 2013, Tarrodi´s Birds of Paradise 2 for orchestra is premiered by the Västerås Sinfonietta conducted by Andreas Stoehr. The concert is held at the Västerås Concert Hall. The piece is commissioned by Västmanlandsmusiken.
"... Andrea Tarrodi, orkesterns tonsättarprofil, presenterade ett uruppförande av en ny version av Paradisfåglar. Det är ett kort impressionistiskt verk som efter ett kolossalt crescendo brister ut i ett underbart brokigt fågelliv. Tarrodi, närvarande igår, har en originell musikalisk humor som det bli spännande att uppleva mer av." - VLT

Tarrodi´s Camelopardalis performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra performs Tarrodi´s Camelopardalis on September 25 and 26, 2013, at the Gothenburg Concert Hall. Conductor: Joana Carneiro

World Premiere - New piece for Duo FriBerg
In conjuction with Swedish Duo FriBerg´s 10 year jubilee the duo has commissioned a piece by Andrea Tarrodi. The piece, "Szél", is premiered on September 26, 2013, at Utvandrarnas Hus in Växjö. The concert is broadcasted live on Sveriges Radio P2. Duo FriBerg also performs the piece in November 2013.

World Premiere - Tarrodi´s 2nd String Quartet
In June 2013 the Dahlkvist Quartet premiers Tarrodi´s "Madárdal" - String Quartet No 2 at Mellby Atelier, Österlen. The piece is a commission by Sveriges Radio P2 and the concert will also be broadcasted live by Sveriges Radio P2. The Dalkvist Quartet also performs the piece in Germany at the Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci, June 18, 2013. listen...

Zephyros for orchestra released on record
Future Classics 2
Britta Bystrom - Ten secret doors
Ylva Skog - They call her love
Andrea Tarrodi - Zephyros

Västerås Sinfonietta / Conductor: Johannes Gustavsson / dB Productions



"... För stycket erhöll [Tarrodi] första pris i Uppsala Composition Competition. Fattas bara! ... Flott skrivet med utsökta klanger och böljande driv... Det här är musik på riktigt." - Thomas Roth, OPUS

"Grattis dB Productions! Denna radikala inspelning med kvinnliga, svenska tonsättare, en av Sveriges deltidskämpande landsortsorkestrar - Västerås sinfonietta - och dirigenten Johannes Gustavsson låter snyggt, både på ytan och djupet. Och den är modig: Byström prövar sig fram mot musikaliska öppningar i “Ten secret doors”, Skog gör inkännande musik om en chimpans som behärskar teckenspråk (“They call her love”) och Tarrodi, vår nästa stora tonsättarstjärna som redan har mycket konserthus- och radiospeltid bidrar med sin kanske största nutida musik-hit till dags datum, “Zephyros”. Det är som att man struntat fullständigt i finanskris och bara kört. Mer sånt, tack. " - Hanna Höglund, GP

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Tarrodi´s Akacia performed in New York
The Phoenix Concerts presents a concert with Scandinavian composers in New York, USA. On the 12th of April Tarrodi´s Akacia for piano trio is performed by Rachel Lee, violin, Sophie Shao, cello and Thomas Bagwell, piano at the Church of St. Matthew & St. Timothy.

Camelopardalis performed by the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
On May 30 the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra performs Tarrodi´s Camelopardalis, conducted by Thord Svedlund. The piece is performed at the Helsingborg Concert Hall.

World Premiere - El Hielo for Bandoneon and Brass Quintet   listen >>
On April 6, 2013 Tarrodi´s El Hielo for bandoneon and brass quintet is premiered by Jens Lundberg, bandoneon, and the Linné Quintet at the Uppsala Concert Hall. The piece was a commission from MIU (Musik i Uppland). After the premiere in Uppsala the piece will go on tour around Uppland with the ensemble.
"... I hennes musik fanns både sammansmältningar och särklinganden i kalejdoskopisk följd som gjorde lyssnaren både vimmelkantig och hänförd. ... Ett totalt helgjutet klang och melodiflöde i ett kongenialt framförande..." - UNT

World Premiere watch >>
- Tarrodi´s Laulava Meri for Male Voice Choir premiered in Finland

The YL Male Voice Choir has commissioned a new piece by Tarrodi. The piece Laulava Meri (Singing Sea) is premiered by the choir at the Helsinki Music Centre in Helsinki, Finland on April 6, 2013. Conductor: Pasi Hyökki.


Lume performed in Belgium by the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
The Eric Ericson Chamber Choir performs Tarrodi´s Lume at Nacka Kyrka on February 19th and at the Grünewald Hall in Stockholm on February 20th, 2013. The piece is conducted by the choir´s new music director Fredrik Malmberg. The choir also performs the piece at the Festival van Vlaanderen Mechelen, Belgium in May 2013.

Tarrodi´s Lucioles for orchestra performed in the U.S.
On January 19, 2013, the Spartanburg Philharmonic performs Tarrodi´s Lucioles for orchestra for the first time in the U.S. The piece has it´s U.S premiere at the Twitchell Auditorium in Spartanburg, conducted by Sarah Ioannides. "... Lucioles shimmered and fluttered, creating a glowing soundscape that was at once serene and lively ..."
- Leah Harrison, the Herald Journal


Lucioles performed by the Gävle Symphony Orchestra
Tarrodi´s Lucioles is performed by the Gävle Symphony Orchestra on April 12 at the Gävle Concert Hall. The piece is conducted by Christian Vasquez. "...ett verk som visar på hennes förmåga att krydda ett tryggt och hemvant musikaliskt berättande med nydanande och uppslagsrika detaljer..." - Arbetarbladet

Zephyros for orchestra performed in Finland by the Joensuu City Orchestra
Finland premiere: On November 8, 2012, the Joensuu City Orchestra performs Tarrodi´s Zephyros at the Carelia-sali, Jouensuu, Finland. The piece is conducted by Ville Matvejeff.

Lucioles for orchestra with Virpi Pahkinen
On September 19, 2012, Tarrodi´s Lucioles for orchestra is performed by Sinfonia Finlandia at the City Theatre in Jyväskylä, Finland. Conductor: Patrick Gallois. Choreography and Dance: Virpi Pahkinen and Oskar Landström.

Two new works by Tarrodi at the Signal Brass Festival
During the Signal Brass Festival in Gävle Tarrodi´s Fragments of the Royal Fireworks is premiered on September 11, 2012, at Lilla Gasklockan. The piece is also performed in Germany on December 12. On September 15, 2012, Tarrodi´s Serenade to an Old Man is premiered at the Gävle Concert Hall. Both pieces are premiered by the Stockholm Chamber Brass.

Composer of the Spring Season, Berwald Concert Hall 2012
During spring 2012 Andrea Tarrodi is the Berwald Concert Hall´s Composer of the Spring Season. The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra perfoms several works by Tarrodi. read more...



Tarrodi´s Flyttfåglar for oboe and strings and Lucioles for orchestra performed at the Berwald Concert Hall
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Tarrodi´s Lucioles for orchestra and Flyttfåglar for oboe and strings with soloist Emmanuel Laville at Berwaldhallen on May 31, 2012. Solar Flares by Katarina Leyman and Breaking the Ice by Karin Rehnkqvist is also performed. Conductor: Michael Bartosch.
"...Det här är tveklöst ny musik, befriad från ängsliga positionsförflyttningar i postmodernismens sankmarker. ...Leymans "Solar flares" och Tarrodis "Lucioles" är klang- och kontrastrika orkesterpanoramor, medan Tarrodis oboekonsert "Flyttfåglar" (där orkesterns nya försteoboist Emmanuel Laville smidigt axlade solorollen) är mer återhållsam utan att för den skull vara mindre stämningsrik; tvärtom rör det sig om en intensiv impressionism som kan föra tankarna till Peteris Vasks tidiga produktion." - Thomas Anderberg, DN

World premiere - Liguria for Orchestra
On April 20 the Swedish Radio Symphony premiers Tarrodi´s new piece Liguria for orchestra at the Berwald Concert Hall. The piece is a commission from the Swedish Radio and is also performed on April 21, 2012. Conductor: Daniel Harding.
"...Utgångspunkten, där de höga vågorna vid Riomaggiore slår mot klippan, påminde om Respighis orkesterprakt. ...en välartad komposition, där den stora orkestern utnyttjas effektivt" - Lars Hedblad, SvD
"...Ett upprepat motiv blänker i blecket medan dånande vågor rullar fram i slagverket ...Som så ofta när det gäller Tarrodis musik är stycket välstrukturerat och välinstrumenterat" - Thomas Anderberg, DN


Daniel Harding conducts Tarrodi´s Zephyros for orchestra
Daniel Harding conducts Andrea Tarrodi´s Zephyros for orchestra with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
The piece is performed at Berwaldhallen on February 17 and 19, 2012.

Lucioles premiered by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra
The Swedish Chamber Orchestra has commissioned an orchestra piece by Andrea Tarrodi. The piece, Lucioles, is premiered by the orchestra, conducted by Christian Lindberg, on March 29, 2012, at the Örebro Concert Hall, Sweden.

Zephyros US Premiere
On March 31, 2012, the Spartanburg Philharmonic performs Tarrodi´s Zephyros. Spartanburg Philharmonic´s chief conductor Sarah Ioannides conducts the piece at the Twichell Auditorium, Spartanburg SC, USA.

The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra performs Tarrodi´s Camelopardalis
Andrea Tarrodi´s Camelopardalis for orchestra is performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at the Stockholm Concert House on March 7 and 8, 2012. Conductor: Niklas Willén.

Double Concerto for two horns and wind orchestra
The Swedish Horn Society and Sveriges Orkesterförbund have commissioned a concerto for two horns and wind orchestra. The piece is premiered by Arméns Musikkår on March 4, 2012, at Musikaliska with soloists Annamia Larsson and Markus Maskuniitty. Conductor: Mats Janhagen.

Camelopardalis performed by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
On January 26 and 27, 2012, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Tarrodi´s Camelopardalis at Berwaldhallen. The piece is conducted by Susanna Mälkki.

Grünewald Hall concert inspired by Isaac Grünewald´s art works
The Stockholm Concert Hall has commissioned six compositions written for members of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonics by Andrea Tarrodi and composer Molly Kien. The compositions, inspired by Isaac Grünewald´s art works, are presented at a concert at the Grünewald Hall in the Stockholm Concert Hall on October 16, 2011. The concert is also broadcasted on Sveriges Radio P2, December 7.

Tarrodi´s Nocturne for violin and piano performed in Mexico and China
On October 15 Hugo Ticciati, violin and Michael Tsalka, piano perform Andrea Tarrodi´s Nocturne over B, A, C & H at the Cervantino Festival in Mexico. The duo also perform the piece in China in November.

Zephyros conducted by Brett Dean and Shi Yeon Sung
Andrea Tarrodi´s Zephyros for orchestra is performed twice during spring 2011. The Swedish Chamber Orchestra performs Zephyros conducted by Brett Dean on March 31, 2011, at the Örebro Concert Hall. On April 14, 2011, Shi Yeon Sung conducts the piece with Gävle Symphony Orchestra at the Gävle Concert House.

Record release with The Kmw Trio, dB Productions
release date: 2011-03-07
Andrea Tarrodi - Akacia
Ylva Skog - Piano Trio
Britta Byström - Symphony in Yellow
"Andrea Tarrodi visar än en gång stark form- och klangkänsla i sin impressionistiskt färgade ”Akacia" .../ Bästa spår på skivan: Tarrodis Akacia" - Thomas Anderberg, DN

Andrea Tarrodi´s Zephyros for orchestra receives 1st prize in the Uppsala Composition Competition
Thirty-one pieces for chamber orchestra were submitted to Uppsala Tonsättartävling (the Uppsala Composition Competition). Andrea Tarrodi was one of the six finalists and competed with her piece Zephyros, which was premiered by the Uppsala Chamber Orchestra at the Uppsala Concert Hall on March 4, 2010. The piece tied for first place in the competition with The only thing that you keep changing is your name by Jonas Valfridsson.
As part of the prize Zephyros will be performed by several Swedish orchestras during 2010, -11 and -12.
Så här lyder juryns motivering till vinnaren Andrea Tarrodi; "Stor formsäkerhet parat med klangskönhet och en känsla av självklar naturlighet i handlaget med orkestern"