- Jeanette Köhn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Stockholm, Gustaf Sjökvist, Karl-Magnus Fredriksson, Björn Granath, Hillevi Martinpelto, Magnus Svensson, Gustaf Sjökvists Kammarkör
- Susanne Rydén, Lars Arvidson, Hillevi Martinpelto, Anna Eklund-Tarantino, Jan Stromberg, Mark Tatlow, Stephen Smith, Johan Christensson, Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, Peter Mattei
- Mats Andersson, Ola Eliasson, Mark Tatlow, Bengt Nordfors, Sara Olsson, Catharina Olsson, Gunilla Palsson, Roger Wagsjo, Bo Johan Leinmark, Andreas Lundmark, Mia Karlsson, Stefan Parkman, Anders Wiklund, Marcus Jupither, Marriane Johansson, Karl Rombo, Nikola Matisic, Jesper Taube, Christer Solén, Malin Gjorup, Birgitta Kallenberg, Bjorn Hallman, Elisabet Strid, Mark Bartholdsson, Anders Melander, Mikael Bellini, Michael Weinius, Olof Boman, David Aler, Gosta Zachrisson, Bo Armand Olsson, Gertrud Hoffstedt, Maria Hedstrom, Olof Lilja, Graham Treacher, Vadstena Academy Choir, Klara Ek, Bo Rosenkull, Anne Sofie von Otter, Vadstena Academy, Magnus Linden, Michael Bartosch, Henrik Holmberg, Clara Bystrand, Stina Tornberg, Bengt Jarnblad, Maria Gustafsson, Alexander Niclasson, Johan Hallsten, Maud Hammerud, Jonas Degerfeldt, Johnny van Hal, Anna Larsson, Anders Lorentzson, Torbjorn Lillieqvist, Christina Pettersson, Carina Stranberg, Irene Almen, Linnea Sallay, Magnus Kyhle, Susanne Rydén, Lars Arvidson, David Johansson, Lars Johansson, Patrik Wirefeldt, Bjorn Stockhaus, Annika Nerfont, Yvonne Tuvesson-Rosenqvist, Mikael Samuelson, Mari Anne Haggander, David Björkman, Siw Sjoberg, Charlotta Nilsson, Charlotta Huldt, Thomas Schuback, Ingela Bohlin, Tomas Lind, Per-Erik Ohrn, Asa Mockle-Wall, Eva-Maria Tersson, Anders Öhrwall, Ann Hallenberg, Helena Döse, Tove Dahlberg, Eva Bostrom, Elisabeth Weman, Alexandra Orrgard Solen, Katija Dragojevic, Carl Unander-Scharin, Gunilla Soderstrom, Helge Lannerback, Eva Hallberg, Sven G. Aberg, Elizabeth Hehr, Pia-Lena Andersson, Gunnar Lundberg, Olav Anton Thommessen, Jan Nessler, Tommy Lagg, Catarina Lundgren, Olle Skold, Arnold Östman, Britt-Marie Aruhn, Sven-Anders Benktsson, Ulrik Soelberg, Christina Hornell, Petter Sundkvist, Elisabeth Ander, Sven H. Aberg, Lollo Ohlsson, Daniel Hallstrom, Andreas Landin, Karl Etti, Andrew Dalton, Tord Wallstrom, Staffan Larson, Glenn Mossop, Karin Frolen, Lilian Sjostrand, Staffan Galli, Gregor Bergman, B. Tommy Andersson, Marianne Eklof, Hillevi Martinpelto, Louise Werner, Angela Rotondo, Stefan Dassman, Karin Ingeback, Thomas Sunnegardh, Per Borin, Jeanette Bjurling, Thomas Lander, Iwar Bergkwist, Stefan Dahlberg, Anna Eklund-Tarantino, Carina Morling, Per-Arne Wahlgren, Karolina Blixt, Anna Hanning, Alan Hacker, Conny Thimander, Annika Falk, Barbro Netin, Kristina Eriksson-Martling, Camilla Tilling, Iwa Sorenson, Olle Persson, Lars Magnusson, Stefan Nymark, Anita Soldh, Malena Ernman, Pia-Marie Nilsson, Ingegerd Nilsson, Birgitta Petersson, Jakob Hogstrom, Annete Roth, Lena Nordin, Jadwiga Koba, Mattias Nilsson, Birgitta Lundkvist, Robert Vetander, Signe Sannem Lund, Lennart Forsen, Maria Sanner, Orjan Nasbom, Sigrid Holmquist, Greger Erdos, Katarina Andersson-Arvidson, Carl Johan Falkman, Cecilia Rydinger Alin, Nina Stemme, Christina Falk, Michael Axelsson, Lage Wedin, Lars Hallgren, Sten Niclasson, Tua Aberg, Fredrik Zetterstrom, Ingeborg Nordenfelt, Dag Metin Ardel, Lars Palerius, Magnus Ahlstrom, Clas Pehrsson
- Ingrid Tobiasson, Sten Wahlund, Adolf Fredrik Boys Choir, Arild Helleland, Staffan Sandlund, Adolf Fredrik Girls Choir, Carina Jarlemark, Henrik Westberg, Harriet Andersson, Anders Bergstrom, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Stockholm, Hillevi Martinpelto, Rolf Cederlof, Curt Appelgren, Håkan Hagegård, Carl Unander-Scharin, Kjell Ingebretsen, Lars Kullenbo, Nina Stemme, Stockholm Royal Philharmonic Choir
- Susanne Resmark, Gothenburg Opera House Orchestra, Maurizio Barbacini, Gothenburg Opera House Chorus
- Dame Emma Kirkby, Laurence Cummings, Anne Sofie von Otter, Anders Öhrwall, Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra, Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
Hillevi Martinpelto
Biography
While her name may be difficult for some to remember -- or even pronounce -- Hillevi Martinpelto has, since about 1990, made a name for herself on the world's major operatic stages, as well as in its most prestigious concert halls. She has scored success particularly for her work in the operas of Mozart, Verdi, and Wagner. That said, her repertory choices are broad and encompass much else, including vastly disparate roles in the operas of Weber, Tchaikovsky, Gounod, Richard Strauss, Puccini, the little-known Swede Ivar Hallström, and numerous others. In concert she has been a soloist in Mahler's Eighth Symphony, Beethoven's Ninth, Brahms' Requiem, Handel's Messiah, various J.S. Bach cantatas, and much else. Martinpelto has made numerous recordings for various labels, including Philips, Archiv Produktion, EMI, Sterling, and several others. Hillevi Martinpelto was born in Dalecarlia, Sweden. She studied music at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and the Royal Opera School, both in Stockholm. In 1987, the year of her graduation, she debuted at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm singing Cho-Cho San in Puccini's Madama Butterfly. She soon appeared in other important operatic productions in Drottningholm (Royal Court Theater) and Umea (Norrlands Operan). By the early '90s, she was regularly appearing at the major opera houses in Europe, including at Vienna, Berlin, Brussels, Glyndebourne, and in the U.S. (Los Angeles and New York) and Japan. Her 1991 Elektra from Idomeneo and 1993 Countess from Le nozze di Figaro both drew high praise, solidifying her credentials in Mozart operas. Her 1994 recording of Le nozze, on Archiv Produktion, under conductor John Eliot Gardiner, drew lavish accolades. Over the years Martinpelto has worked extensively with Gardiner and his famed ensembles, the Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, and the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique. In 1996 Martinpelto was invited, along with conductor Andrew Davis, to take part in the music performances given at the Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm. By the turn of the new century Martinpelto was a full-fledged international star of both the opera and concert stages. She has remained active on all fronts, attempting as always to find a reasonable balance between appearances in her homeland and those abroad. Among her later recordings are two that have garnered international acclaim: the 2005 Weber Oberon with John Eliot Gardiner on Philips and the 2006 Bach Mass in B minor with Rene Jacobs on Berlin Classics.