Tonsättarporträtt: Rolf Martinson

“A master and a craftsman by God’s grace. One is constantly surprised. His music is suggestive and incredibly beautifully orchestrated.” /Musikrevyn, Swedish Radio music review talkshow

Rolf Martinsson was born in Skåne in 1956. In 2018, he received the royal medal Litteris et Artibus for his exceptional artistic contributions as a composer.

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Rolf Martinsson was interviewed in his home in Skåne in March 2026.

Production: Gehrmans Musikförlag

Camera/editing: Josef Sjöblom

THANK YOU Magnus Holmander, Alfredo Salvador and Bach Collegium Zürich.

This film was produced with the support of STIM (Swedish Performing Rights Society).

Music in this film: Suite Fantastique Magnus Holmander, clarinet Alfredo Salvador, piano Photography and direction - Ernesto Sánches Valdés Edition - Johanna Klingfors Lukas-Passion (premiere of the German version) Text: Göran Greider and the Gospel of Luke Lisa Larsson, soprano Samuel Zünd, baritone Bach Collegium Zürich Bernard Hunziker, conductor Production Tonstudio & Createc Mondnacht from Ich denke Dein… Lisa Larsson, soprano Malmö Symphony Orchestra Paul Mägi, conductor Licenced courtesy of BIS / Naxos Sweden Trumpet Concerto No. 1, opus 47 “Bridge” Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Neeme Järvi, conductor Licenced courtesy of BIS / Naxos Sweden