Sony Classical proudly presents Eldbjørg Hemsing and Esa-Pekka Salonen celebrating composer Anders Hillborg in a new album with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

On the occasion of the 70th birthday of Swedish composer Anders Hillborg, the award-winning conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra release an album with some of his most recognisable works. Together with violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing and soprano Hannah Holgersson they have recorded Hillborg’s compositions Liquid Marble, Kväll, and Violin Concerto no.2.

Anders Hillborg has become one of the leading contemporary classical composers of our time with works commissioned and performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Notable musicians he has worked with include clarinetist Martin Fröst, soprano Renée Fleming, violinist Lisa Batiashvili, violist Lawrence Power, and such renowned conductors as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Alan Gilbert, Gustavo Dudamel, and David Zinman.

Anders Hillborg’s orchestral music has been performed by many major conductors including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Alan Gilbert, Sakari Oramo, and many major orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.