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Works for Clarinet and Piano by Berg, Brahms, Hillborg, and Others

For three decades, Martin Fröst has been acclaimed as one of the world’s leading clarinetists. He first made a name for himself with his first-­prize win at the Tampere Biennale in 1991, where he premiered Anders Hillborg’s Tampere Raw — together with his piano partner Roland Pöntinen, with whom he has collaborated ever since.



For their joint Pierre Boulez Saal debut, the two artists revisit Hillborg’s work, presenting it alongside clarinet sonatas by Brahms and Poulenc as well as compositions by Berg and Debussy.



  • Alban Berg - Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano Op. 5
  • Johannes Brahms - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in F minor Op. 120 No. 1
  • Anders Hillborg - Tampere Raw for Clarinet and Piano
  • Claude Debussy - Étude No. 10 "Pour les sonorités opposées"
  • Francis Poulenc - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano S 184
Additional information
Participating artists
Martin Fröst
Roland Pöntinen
Dates
October 2025
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