Martin Fröst

Clarinetist and conductor Martin Fröst is known for pushing musical boundaries and is widely recognized as an artist who constantly seeks new ways to challenge and reshape the classical music landscape. His repertoire includes mainstream clarinet works as well as numerous contemporary pieces. Winner of the Léonie Sonning Music Prize, Fröst was the first clarinetist to receive the award, joining a prestigious list of previous recipients including Miles Davis, Igor Stravinsky, Leonard Bernstein and Sir Simon Rattle. The International Classical Music Awards voted him their 2022 Artist of the Year Award. As a soloist, Fröst presents a wide-ranging repertoire with some of the world’s greatest orchestras, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Oslo Philharmonic and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. He regularly collaborates with artists including Yuja Wang, Janine Jansen and Leif Ove Andsnes and appears at major international festivals including the Verbier Festival, BBC Proms and Mostly Mozart Festival. In the 2026/27 season, Fröst will end his final season as Chief Conductor of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra with a ten-date European tour. He also holds Artist in Residence positions at TivoliVredenburg and the Bodenseefestival, where he showcases the full breadth of his artistry as conductor, soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. A passionate advocate for music education, he launched the Martin Fröst Foundation, which provides resources that improve access to music education and instruments for children and young people.