podcast 60-Esaias Järnegard (Gaudeamus Muziekweek)

Esaias is a Swedish composer who currently lives in Gothenburg. His music has been performed by ensembles and soloists such as Richard Craig , Hugo Ticciati, Karin Hellqvist, Pontus Langendorf, Sergej Tchirkov, Anna Petrini, Cora Schmeiser, Ensemble SurPlus, Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, and the Curious Chamber Players. His music has been performed in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Lithuania, Iceland, Ireland, Austria, England, Portugal, Russia, Canada, USA, China and Dubai at festivals and radiobroadcasts. You can listen to more of his music at www.esaiasjarnegard.se

In our conversation we talk about the nature of the new music in Sweden, his time studying with Pierluigi Billone, and Norwegian Black Metal.