Works
Soloists and orchestra
Liebklinge (2013)
soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra
16'
Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company
soprano saxophone + 1111/1000/perc, harp, strings (4-3-3-2-2)
Premiere: January 10, 2014
Korundi House of Culture's Concert Hall, Rovaniemi
Lapland Chamber Orchestra, cond. John Storgårds
Jukka Perko, soprano saxophone
January 11, 2014
Korundi House of Culture's Concert Hall, Rovaniemi
Lapland Chamber Orchestra, cond. John Storgårds
Jukka Perko, soprano saxophone
September 5, 2015
Young Nordic Music Festival, Helsinki
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, cond. Jaakko Kuusisto
Jukka Perko, soprano saxophone
November 22, 2019
RUSK Festival, Pietarsaari, Finland
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, cond. József Hárs
Jukka Perko, soprano saxophone
Liebklinge (2011)
soprano saxophone and orchestra
16'
Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company
soprano saxophone + 2222/2130/ 3 perc, folk harp, celesta, strings
Liebklinge is a work for an improvising soprano saxophone and orchestra. Virtually half of the soloist's role is to improvise, following the composer's guidelines. The saxophonist glides over a restless orchestra, and at time delves into the middle of it. The work was commissioned by the Sibelius Acedemy and is partly based on improvisations by legendary jazz saxophonist David Liebman and Liebman's pianist Richie Beirach, as well as a short composition by Liebman, who performed the premiere of Liebklinge. The chamber orchestra version of the piece was commissioned by the Lapland Chamber Orchestra.
Premiere: February 4, 2012
Helsinki Music Centre Concert Hall
David Liebman, soprano saxophone
Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra, cond. Santtu Rouvali