{"title":"Martin Romberg | composer \u0026 piano","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartin Romberg (b. 1978, Oslo) is among the most distinctive voices of Norway’s younger generation of composers, celebrated for his rich neo-Romantic language, orchestral mastery, and melodic temperament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe studied composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna under Michael Jarrell and Klaus Peter Sattler, and pursued advanced studies in orchestration with Ertuğrul Sevsay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the mid-2000s, Romberg has developed a style that transcends modernist conventions in favour of timeless, universal, and humanist values. Many of his works draw inspiration from fantasy literature (notably J.R.R. Tolkien and H.P. Lovecraft), pre-Christian and Celtic-Christian myth, as well as ancient pagan traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRomberg’s compositions have been performed by leading orchestras and choirs across Europe and beyond, including the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre Régional Avignon- Provence, the Astana Symphony Orchestra, and the Mariinsky Orchestra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his notable works, \u003cem\u003eHomériade \u003c\/em\u003e(2015) closed the Avignon Festival in a celebrated performance, and his violin concerto \u003cem\u003ePoemata Minora\u003c\/em\u003e was named Work of the Year by NOPA in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has released four solo albums and two symphonic production music albums for Audio Network, recorded as a conductor with the London Session Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London in 2016 and 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRomberg is quadrilingual and divides his time between Norway and France, combining composition with cultural entrepreneurship as director of the Nerdrum Museum in Stavern, Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"romberg-symphony-of-saints-sacred-songs","title":"Romberg: Symphony of Saints \u0026 Sacred Songs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoanne Lunn (soprano)\u003cbr\u003eMartin Romberg (piano)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra of the Swan\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Griffiths (conductor)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMartin Romberg’s Symphony of Saints stands as a radiant homage to the Northern Saints — Columba, Aidan, and Cuthbert — whose lives shaped the spiritual fabric of early Northumbria. Written with a deep sense of reverence and vision, the symphony draws on Celtic Christian tradition, its glowing orchestral textures evoking the austere beauty of the Holy Island of Iona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommissioned and inspired by personal devotion, this album is completed by Romberg’s Sacred Songs, written for soprano Joanne Lunn, setting luminous texts by Scottish poet Kenneth Steven. Lunn’s artistry, together with the Orchestra of the Swan under Andrew Griffiths, brings to life a cycle of profound intimacy and timeless lyricism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis recording is not only a testament to friendship and faith but also to music’s power to embody love everlasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10378_booklet.pdf?v=1772485949\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Album Booklet - Romberg: Symphony of Saints \u0026amp; Sacred Songs - Joanne Lunn (soprano), Orchestra of the Swan, Andrew Griffiths (conductor) - Resonus Classics - RES10378\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAlbum Booklet (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Album Booklet - Gabriel Jackson: Choral Works - The Choir of Canterbury Cathedral, Jamie Rogers (organ), Sam Corkin (saxophone) \u0026amp; David Newsholme (conductor and solo organ) - Resonus Classics - RES10360\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10360_booklet.pdf?v=1747818424\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Artists: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/joanne-lunn-soprano\" title=\"Joanne Lunn - soprano - Resonus Classics\"\u003eJoanne Lunn\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/orchestra-of-the-swan\" title=\"Orchestra of the Swan - Resonus Classics\"\u003eOrchestra of the Swan;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/martin-romberg-composer-piano\" title=\"Martin Romberg - composer \u0026amp; piano - Resonus Classics\"\u003eMartin Romberg;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/andrew-griffiths-conductor\" title=\"Andrew Griffiths - conductor - Resonus Classics\"\u003eAndrew Griffiths\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca title=\"John Andrews - conductor - Resonus Classics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/john-andrews-conductor?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=John+Andrews\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"resonusclassics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306773717379,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10378_Romberg_Symphony_of_Saints_Sacred_Songs.jpg?v=1770189113"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/collections\/Martin_Romberg.jpg?v=1770195624","url":"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/martin-romberg-composer-piano.oembed","provider":"Resonus Classics \u0026 Inventa Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}