The new issue of Gramophone is out today, and features an interview with the remarkable young violinist Johan Dalene, as well as a review of his impressive new recording of the concertos of Nielsen and Sibelius released by BIS, which we've named an Editor's Choice. 

Of the Nielsen, reviewer Andrew Mellor writes: 'There is character here at every turn – in momentary appoggiaturas or portamento (unequivocally ironic), in an extraordinary parade of temperaments … in the gameplay of the final Rondo scherzando in which Dalene is every bit a cartoon-character match for Storgårds’s cunning RSPO'. Read the full review here.

It was with a performance of the work that Dalene won the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Competition, and we're delighted to be able to bring it to you here:

This year's Carl Nielsen International Competition begins in just two week's time, on March 31 - Gramophone is proud to be a media partner, and you'll be able to find full coverage, including live streams of the final rounds, here at Gramophone's website, so visit us again to find out more! 

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