Flow Annelien van Wauwe, NDR Radiophilharmonie & Andrew Manze

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 (Version for Basset Clarinet):
• 1 Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 (Version for Basset Clarinet): I. Allegro 12:31
• 2 Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 (Version for Basset Clarinet): II. Adagio 07:01
• 3 Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 (Version for Basset Clarinet): III. Rondo 09:17
• Wim Henderickx (b. 1962): Concerto for Basset Clarinet, Orchestra & Electronics "Sutra":
• 4 Henderickx: Concerto for Basset Clarinet, Orchestra & Electronics "Sutra": I. Pranayama 07:40
• 5 Henderickx: Concerto for Basset Clarinet, Orchestra & Electronics "Sutra": II. Dhyana 08:33
• 6 Henderickx: Concerto for Basset Clarinet, Orchestra & Electronics "Sutra": III. Dharana 06:31
• 7 Henderickx: Concerto for Basset Clarinet, Orchestra & Electronics "Sutra": IV. Samadhi 10:08
• Total Runtime 01:01:41

Info for Flow

On her second PENTATONE album FLOW, Annelien Van Wauwe presents a programme inspired by her love for yoga, combining Mozart’s famous Clarinet Concerto with the world premiere recording of Wim Henderickx’s concerto SUTRA. Van Wauwe performs both works on the characteristic basset clarinet, together with the renowned NDR Radiophilharmonie under the baton of Andrew Manze. Annelien Van Wauwe is forging a reputation as one of the most exciting and original clarinettists of her generation. Her PENTATONE debut album Belle époque (2019) won an Opus Klassik Award 2020. In his collaboration with the NDR Radiophilharmonie, conductor Andrew Manze brings his experience in the field of historically-informed performance to the polished symphonic sound of the orchestra, resulting in a prize-winning complete cycle of Mendelssohn symphonies (2017-2018), as well as highly-praised interpretations of Mozart’s, 38th and 39th, (2021) as well as 40th and 41st symphonies (2019) and Beethoven’s 5th and 7th symphonies (2020), all released on PENTATONE.

Annelien van Wauwe, bass-clarinet
NDR Radiophilharmonie
Andrew Manze, conductor

Annelien Van Wauwe
Belgian clarinettist Annelien Van Wauwe is forging a reputation as one of the most exciting and original clarinettists of her generation, captivating audiences with her expressive, intense and lyrical performances. A former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Annelien has won numerous international competitions. Her joint Second Prize award at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich in 2012 was a decisive step towards international recognition.

In spring 2022 she will play the world premiere of “sutra”, a brand new basset clarinet concerto based on yogic philosophy, meditation and breathe by Wim Henderickx. The recording with the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover and Andrew Manze will release on Pentatone in 2022.

In 2018, she won a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award. She has performed with orchestras including the Bavarian Radio Symphony, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Brussels Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic andm any of the BBC Symphonic and Philharmonic Orchestras. Annelien has appeared at prestigious venues including the Tonhalle Zürich, Berliner Philharmonie, Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Palace of Arts in Budapest. She is a regular guest at international festivals such as the Lucerne Festival, Cheltenham Festival, West Cork Chamber Music Festival and the Festival de Radio France in Montpellier.

In 2017, Annelien made her BBC Proms debut at Cadogan Hall and in 2018, she performed Mozart Clarinet Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Dausgaard in a televised Prom from the Royal Albert Hall.

She records exclusively for Pentatone; her debut album Belle époque with the Orchestre National de Lille conducted by Alexandre Bloch was released in 2019. Previous recordings include a CD of Weinberg and Prokofiev with pianist Lucas Blondeel, released on Genuin Classics in 2015; the album received rave reviews and won Annelien a Klara Award for Young Talent of the Year from the Flemish Radio. An inspired chamber musician, Annelien is the co-founder of Brussels-based CAROUSEL Chamber Music Ensemble. Formed in 2018, the group brings together eleven international exceptional musicians with the aim of performing existing and new chamber music at the highest level.

Annelien’s infectious passion and interest in new music have inspired composers to write for her – in 2017, Manfred Trojahn dedicated his Sonata V to Annelien. Her intensive practice of yoga, with its positive influence on her clarinet playing, led her to commission SUTRA, a concerto for clarinet, orchestra and electronics from Wim Henderickx. The new work will be based on breath and meditation, and it is cocommissioned by BBC Radio 3 and the Borletti-Buitoni Trust.

She originally studied with Sabine Meyer in Lübeck, Pascal Moragues in Paris, Alessandro Carbonare in Rome and Wenzel Fuchs and Ralf Forster in Berlin. She has also participated in masterclasses with Yehuda Gilad.

Booklet for Flow