Kaisa Roose

Conductor (Estonia)
Represented in various countries, in Scandinavia exclusively (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden).

”The best conductor we’ve had for years!” This is the phrase that has been excitedly repeated by audience and members of many orchestras in Denmark, Sweden and other countries where Kaisa Roose conducted - a very promising omparison of this young conductor.

Biography

Kaisa Roose was born in Tallinn, Estonia in 1969. At the age of six she began studying piano at the Tallinn School of Music. In 1987 she was admitted to the Estonian Academy of Music, where she studied choir conducting and received a degree in 1992.The following year Kaisa Roose entered the Royal Danish Academy of Music, where she studied orchestra conducting. She completed her studies there in 1997 and received her degree. Additionally, in 1997, Kaisa Roose was awarded the Grethe Kolbe scholarship for promising young conductors.

During her studies in Copenhagen,Kaisa Roose was invited to conduct Several symphony orchestras, including the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Danish Odense Symphony Orchestra, the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra and the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. Since her initial performances, she has conducted all of these orchestras again,some several times. Works have included both old and new, as well as a variety of styles. Audiences and critics reacted overwhelmingly positively to these early performances. Kaisa Roose, a young conductor, was praised for her confidence, her professionalism, and her clear and fresh interpretations.

At the age of 28, the Royal Danish Theatreengaged Kaisa Roose to perform a modern ballet written by Kim Helweg, "Amor og Psyke". Her success in this endeavor was a turning point in her career, and it led to a three-year contract with the theater. The following two seasons of 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 were highlighted by her work with Malmö Music Theatrein Sweden. During her first season there, Ms. Roose conducted the premiere and more than 40 performances of the contemporary Swedish opera "Portrait", written by Catharina Backman and Maria Sundqvist. Performances took place at a number of theaters in Sweden and Denmark. During her next season with the theatre, Kaisa Roose conducted 12 performances of the modern Swedish musical "Kaspar Hauser".

February 2, 200l Ms. Roose and the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra performed a special program called "Mozart and Salieri," which included works by both composers. In a review in Helsingborgs Dagblad, Henrik Halvorson wrote that the music of both Mozart and Salieri was performed by the orchestra and the conductor with the same "schwung" and "drive".

During the 2002-2003 season, Ms. Roose will conduct concerts with the West Jutland Symphony Orchestra, featuring works of Mendelssohn and Walton. She will also conduct the premiere and more then 30 performancesof Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg’s musical "Miss Saigon" at Malmö Music Theatre.

Repertoire

The Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra (Denmark)

• John Corigliano ''Poem in October''
• Arvo Pärt ''An den Wassern zu Babel''
• Pawel Szymanski quasi una sinfonietta
• Carl Nielsen Symphony nr.4
• Georg Crumb ''Star-child''

The Odense Symphony Orchestra (Denmark)

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture ''Die Hochzeit des Figaro''
• Claude Debussy ''La Mer''
• Johannes Brahms Symphony nr.4
• Alexsander Borodin Overture ''Fyrst Igor''
• Pablo de Saraste ''Zigeunerweisen'' op.20
• Aram Khatjaturian Suite from ballette ''Gayne''
• Serge Prokofiev Symphonic Suite ''Lietenant Kij?''
• Bedrich Smetana Overture ''The bartered Bride''
• Max Bruch Romance, op.85
• Benjamin Britten ''The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra''

The Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra (Sweden)

• Antonio Salieri Overture ''Il Talismano'',
• Overture Les Danaides
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture ''Die Zauberflöte''
• Christoph Willibald Gluck Overture ''Alceste''
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano concerto nr.22
• Jean Sibelius ''Finlandia'' op.26
• Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony nr.7

The Esbjerg Ensemble (Denmark)

• Peter Bruun ''Spejlbølger''
• Bent Sørensen ''The Lady and the Lark''
• Per Nørgård ''Prelude to Breaking''
• ''King, Queen and Ace'' for harp and 13 instrument
• Anders Nordentoft ''Zenevera Sesio''
• Svend Nielsen ''Variatsioner''
• Karl Aage Rasmussen ''Webs in a Stolen Dream''
• Hans Gefors ''Lydias Romanser''
• Georges Bizet Highlights from ''Carmen''

West Jutland Symphony Orhestra (Denmark)

• Robert Schumann Symphony nr.1
• Ludwig van Beethoven Violin concerto
• Edvard Grieg ''Peer Gynt'' suite nr.1
• William Walton Viola concerto
• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Symphony nr. 4

The Royal Danish Theatre (Denmark)

• Igor Stravinsky (George Balanchine) ''Cappriccio''
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Flemming Flindt) ''The Nutcracker''
• Jens Lolle (Vincenzo Galeotti) ''Amors og Balletmesterens luner''
• Kim Helweg (Kim Brandstrup)'' Amor & Psyke
• Franz Lehar/John Lanchbery (Roland Hynd) ''The Merry Widow''
• Frederic Chopin (Jerome Robbins) ''The Concert''
• Niels W. Gade/Edvard Helsted/ H.S. Paulli/H.C. Lumbye (August Bournonville) ''Napoli''

The Malmö Music Theatre (Sweden)

• Catharina Backmann Chamber opera ''Portretet''
• Johnny Dennis/Martin Gjerstad/Tore Johansson/Ulf Turesson Musical ''KasperHauser''
• Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg Musical ''Miss Saigon''

The Aalborg Symphony Orchestra (Denmark)

• Antonio Rossini Overtute ''Il Barbiere di Siviglia''
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Flute concerto nr.2
• Friedrich Kuhlau Suite from ''Elverhøj''
• Georg PhilippTelemann Flute concerto in F
• Hans Christian Lumbye ''Amelievals''
• ''Kanon-galop''
• Henry Purcell Suite from ''The Fairy Queen''
• Antonio Vivaldi Guitar concerto RV93
• Johann Sebastian Bach Suite BWV 1006a
• Johann Pachelbel ''Canon''
• Edward Elgar ''Pomp and Circustance''

The Mikkeli City Orchestra (Finland)

• Tõnu Kõrvits ''Afterglow''
• Alexsander Borodin Quartetto
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano concerto nr.12 A
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento KV 138

Figura (a contemporary music ensemble) (Denmark)

• Ib Nørholm ''Måske et Requiem''

The Copenhagen Youth Orchestra (Denmark)

• Dimitri Shostakovich Symphony nr.10
• Carl Nielsen ''Pan and Syrinx''