Tobias Broström was born in 1978, in Helsingborg, Sweden. Following four years of percussion studies at the Malmö Academy of Music, he pursued a Master’s degree in composition, studying with Rolf Martinsson and Luca Francesconi.
The highly versatile Broström has composed music for dance, chamber opera and various chamber music groups; but in recent years, he has focused mainly on orchestral writing with works such as Transit Underground; Crimson Skies; Crimson Seas; Kaléidoscope; Violin Concerto; Arena – Percussion Concerto; Piano Concerto No. 1 – Belle Epoque; and Samsara and Lucernaris – Concerto for Trumpet, Live Electronics & Orchestra, which was composed for Håkan Hardenberger. His works have been performed by numerous soloists, conductors, ensembles and orchestras, including Robin Ticciati, Michael Sanderling, Anna Larsson, Karen Gomyo, Colin Currie, Dima Slobodeniouk, Johannes Gustavsson, Thomas Søndergård, Andrew Manze, Per Tengstrand, Mats Rondin, Tõnu Kaljuste, Simon Preston, Johan Bridger, Jaime Martín, Dresdner Philharmonie, Estonian National Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Gävle SO, Helsingborg SO, Trondheim SO, Malmö SO, Oviedo SO, the Symphony Orchestra of NorrlandsOperan, Aurora Chamber Orchestra, Penisula Festival Orchestra, Radio Television of Serbia Symphony Orchestra, Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Musica Vitae, Third Coast Percussion Quartet, Malleus Incus, Gageego, Esclats Percussion Quartet and BIT20. Broström’s solo and chamber music has been performed throughout Europe, the USA and Asia.
Between 2006 and 2009, Broström was Composer-in-Residence with the Gävle Symphony Orchestra under principal conductor and artistic director Robin Ticciati. Broström composed two new works for the orchestra each year. Two of his compositions were selected by Swedish Radio to represent Sweden in the European Broadcasting Union’s International Rostrum of Composers: Crimson Seas (2007) and Lucernaris (2009). In the autumn of 2008, his Arena – Solo Version was chosen to be performed at the 52nd International Festival of Contemporary Music at the Venice Biennale; and his orchestral work, Transit Underground was nominated for best orchestral piece of the year by the Swedish Music Publishers Association. In 2010, Lucernaris was nominated for best orchestral piece by the same association.
During the 2011-2012 Season, Broström is the featured composer with the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, as well as with Västerås Sinfonietta, where his new Cello Concerto, written for Mats Rondin, will have its world premiere. In January 2012, his double concerto Samsara will be played by violinist Hugo Ticciati, marimbist Johan Bridger and the Swedish National Youth Symphony Orchestra, during a US tour in Chicago Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall and in Strathmore Center, Washington.
The music of Tobias Broström is published by Gehrmans, Edition Svitzer and Keyboard Percussion Publications.
More documentation at: www.beachhousemusic.com and www.myspace.com/tobiasbrostrom
21/9/2011
Portrait of a Composer: Tobias Broström. A concert given within Per Tengstrand's chamber music series at Scandinavia House. Performances by Per Tengstrand, Johan Bridger, Hugo Ticciati and others. Location: Scandinavia House, New York. Date: 2012-01-24
21/6/2011
Samsara, a newly written double concerto, written for violinist Hugo Ticciati and marimbist Johan Bridger will be performed in Chicago Symphony Hall, Strathmore Center in Washington and in Carnegie Hall NY by the Swedish National Youth Orchestra during a tour in January 2012. The premiere will take place at the Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm on the 28 of August. The premiere, as well as the tour, will be conducted by Estonian conductor Tõnu Kaljuste.
15/9/2010
The Swedish Music Publishers Association has nominated Tobias Brostrom's Trumpet Concerto "Lucernaris" for best contemporary piece of the year in the category large ensemble/opera. Winner will be announced on November 12 at Berns Salonger.
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16/2/2012
On Thursday, February 16, Andrew Manze and Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra premieres a new orchestral work commissioned for the 100th anniversary of the orchestra. Location: Helsingborgs Konserthus Time: 19:30.
16/2/2012
Tobias Broström's piece Transit Underground gets its first Danish performance tonight. Aalborg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Johannes Gustavsson. Location: Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center. Time: 19:30
16/3/2012
Tonight Jönköpings Sinfonietta plays Tobias Broström's Cello Concerto in Jönköping at the newly inaugurated concerthall Spira. The piece is a co-commission made by Västerås Sinfonietta and Jönköpins Sinfonietta. Mats Rondin is soloist as well as conductor.
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Lucernaris
Violin Concerto
Kaléidoscope
Buxtehude Remixed
Crimson Seas
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