On 19 & 20 June Pöntinen played Brahms’ Trio Op.114 and Clarinet Sonata in E flat with clarinetist Martin Fröst and cellist Torleif Thedéen in Middelburg, Holland. He also gave a performance of Schatz-Walzer by Strauss/Friedman as well as three Romances by J.Strauss with cellist Ramon Jaffé. Later in June Fröst, Thedéen and Pöntinen recorded the Brahms Trio and both clarinet Sonatas in Stockholm for the BIS label.
In July Pöntinen played three solo recitals:10.7:Engeltofta,(Gävle),
21.7: at Galleri Suder(within the Hamra Kulturvecka) and 30.7 at Tivoli,Copenhagen.
He also took part (as so many times in the past) in the Gotland Chamber Music Festival.The history of Gotland Chamber goes back to 1986 when pianist Staffan Scheja gathered some of his friends and colleagues,to enjoy summer,good wine and music, surrounded by the enchanting atmosphere of the medeival city of Visby.
Heroes
For the third consecutive year, Pöntinen invited some fellow musicians for an adventurous musical journey taking place in Visby Dôme the day before the actual start of the festival.The programme in the Dôme is always performed as a suite,without applause between numbers.This time Pöntinen had arranged pieces by Rameau and David Bowie for cello,piano and organ which he played together with cellist Svante Henryson and pianist/organist Bengt Forsberg.
The renowned singer Håkan Hagegård contributed with brillant performances of two Mahler songs.
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