Diapason d'Or. This programme explores the trumpet as both herald and poet, set against richly characterised orchestral backdrops. In Bridge, a contemporary Nordic concerto of striking architecture, the soloist moves between lyrical introspection and dazzling virtuosity, the music poised on the edge of tonality and propelled by bold harmonic tensions. The solo writing, conceived in close artistic collaboration, glows with colour and dramatic intent. Arvo Pärt’s compact concerto, built on the B–A–C–H motif, frames the trumpet within a baroque-inflected sound world of strings, harpsichord and piano. Its interplay is playful yet austere, the solo voice at times commenting from above, at times merging into luminous stillness. Eino Tamberg’s earlier concerto reveals another facet: the trumpet as solitary signal, blues-inflected narrator and rhythmic instigator. Beauty remains central even in passages of turbulence, and the music ultimately resolves in clarity and affirmation. Throughout, the performance balances brilliance with refinement, allowing the instrument’s expressive range to unfold with uncommon immediacy.