Carl Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto op. 57 Release November 21, 2025
Rudersdal Chamber Players Elena Firsova & Dmitri Smirnov Release September 12th 2025
Jørgen Bentzon - Jonas Frølund Release - March 14th 2025
Release - August 11. 2023
Important chamber music works by Poul Ruders
Jonas Frølund
Clarinet
Danish clarinetist Jonas Frølund has quickly established himself as one of the most distinctive voices of his generation.
His studies began 2012-15 at Sankt Annæ MGK under John Kruse, continued 2015-17. at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with Lee Morgan, and culminated at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris 2017-22, where he studied with Philippe Berrod and Pascal Moraguès.
Frølund’s artistry has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Musikanmelderringens Kunstnerpris in 2021, a distinction at the Prague Spring International Music Competition in 2022, the Danish Composers’ Association’s Fair Practice Award in 2023, the Rødovre Music Prize in 2024.
His career already spans an impressive international scope. He has appeared as soloist with the Orchestre de Douai 2025, performed at the George Enescu Festival 2023, 2025 and the Pablo Casals Festival 2023, and served as guest principal clarinet at the Royal Opera House in London 2024. In 2023 he was also featured
in BBC Radio 3’s Artist’s Choice, and the same year as Someone to Watch in Gramophone.
At home in Denmark, Frølund is solo clarinetist and chairman of the association of musicians and owners of the Danish Chamber Orchestra. He is also a founding member of the wind quintet V Coloris and a sought-after chamber musician, collaborating with ensembles such as the Danish String Quartet, Trio con Brio Copenhagen, and Quatuor Diotima. His artistic partnerships extend to leading composers including Hans Abrahamsen, Bent Sørensen, Poul Ruders, Rune Glerup, and Elena Firsova.
Frølund’s discography reflects both his versatility and commitment to new music.
Recent and upcoming releases include Carl Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto (OUR Recordings, live 2025), Rune Glerup’s Clarinet Quintet (Dacapo, 2025), Love and Loss (OUR Recordings, 2025), Fragmenter af en dans (Ö Records, 2024), and SOLO ALONE AND MORE (OUR Recordings, 2023). Poul Ruders: Throne and
Clarinet Quintet with Rudersdal Chamber Players (OUR Recordings, 2022) Equally committed to artistic entrepreneurship, he has initiated projects such as a concert series including several outreach concerts around Bent Sørensen’s Clarinet Quintet written for Jonas and Nightingale String Quartet, the festive “YAY! Yet Another Year” New Year’s concerts and the 5C Concerts series with V Coloris, as well as Katten og Tønden, a Shrovetide performance for children and adults alike.
At the heart of Frølund’s work lies a clear vision: to share his passion for music in a way that leaves a lasting impression, to nurture the community that arises around musical performance, to uphold and renew the tradition of composition and notation, and to dissolve boundaries between genres, highlighting instead the kinship that unites different kinds of music.