Programme

For the first time in Konserthuset, we get to hear music composed for the ancient Australian wind instrument, the didgeridoo. Both in a newly written piece for strings, didgeridoo, and oboe d'amore by Loke Risberg, and in the intensely vibrant sixteenth string quartet by Australian Peter Sculthorpe, where the instrument complements the four strings. Playing the didgeridoo, we have Björn Bohlin, a multi-instrumentalist who previously played English horn in the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.

Gabriella Smith's Carrot Revolution is a tribute to the ability to find new ways to approach older artistic forms and expressions. "The piece is a patchwork of my very contrasting influences," she says.

The concert begins with Ghiribizzi for violin and cello by the Moldovan-Austrian composer and violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja. On her series of curiously explorative "ghiribizzi," she says: "It's not a tribute to Paganini, but I borrowed the title from his peculiar pieces for violin and guitar." Ghiribizz roughly translates to whims, quirks."

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New Friday is the series for anyone who is curious and interested in exploring the new music of our era. Come early, stay late – the bar will be open before and after the concert with drinks and appetizers.

Konserthuset Stockholm at Hötorget is one of Sweden’s great architectural masterpieces. Created during a period of expansion in Stockholm, by the Swedish architect Ivar Tengbom, it opened in 1926. Konserthuset Stockholm was built for the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and has since the start been the dedicated venue for the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony as well as many other prestigious events.

• The guided tour is held in Swedish.
• Maximum 25 persons/tour.

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With her dazzling technique and natural stage presence, Dutch violinist Janine Jansen has long been among the top tier of international star violinists. Pianist Denis Kozhukhin also combines outstanding technique with mature musicality and an ability to establish a close connection with the audience. They have both previously visited Konserhuset, individually and together.

During their acclaimed visit in 2022, they performed, among other pieces, Brahms' third violin sonata. Now, we hear the first two: the "rain sonata," so named because its finale includes a quote from Brahms' own song "Regenlied," and the second, named "Thun" after the town in Switzerland where Brahms spent time when he composed it. There, he was inspired by the beautiful surroundings. "There are so many melodies here that one must be careful not to trample on any of them," he expressed it.

Before Ravel's concluding violin sonata with its famous blues movement, we hear Eugène Ysaÿe's sensually dark-toned Poème élégiaque, a milestone in the violin repertoire, and Olivier Messiaen's Thème et variations, which in character resembles his most performed work, Quartet for the End of Time.

Queen Christina made a strong mark on the cultural life of both 17th-century Stockholm and her new home city of Rome – after abdicating the throne and converting to Catholicism. Orpheus Baroque follows in her footsteps with music by Gustav Düben the elder, who was the court kapellmeister in Stockholm and a significant figure in the city's musical life, as well as French and Italian greats such as Lully, Carissimi, Stradella, and Corelli.

Orpheus Baroque Stockholm primarily consists of members of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. In just under ten years, the ensemble has become a dynamic and creative meeting place not only for philharmonic musicians with expertise in early music but also for many other leading baroque musicians in Sweden. The artistic directors are Johannes Rostamo, solo cellist of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, and the lutenist Jonas Nordberg.

Orpheus Baroque's highly popular concerts feature thematic programs and collaborations with invited top musicians from the international baroque music scene. This concert is led by the French-Italian baroque violinist Emmanuel Resche-Caserta.

A chamber music concert for adults with babies aged 0–12 months. This half hour of music is adapted to suit adult tastes and babies’ hearing. Gentle and soft, with plenty of space in the auditorium. The audience sits on the floor in front of the stage, or on benches further back in the auditorium – the choice is yours.

Two of the country’s most acclaimed top musicians are the guests at Classic with Baby this time: clarinet virtuoso Emil Jonason – a musician who makes the impossible possible on his instrument – and performing alongside him is one of Sweden’s absolute finest pianists, Peter Friis Johansson. As a duo, Emil and Peter have been touring together for nearly 15 years, performing concerts all across Sweden as well as on major stages throughout Europe.

Concert pianist Natalie Gourman Syberg is host, and also initiated Classical with Babies. 

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Please note

The possibility of bringing a pram into Konserthuset is very limited, so please consider leaving the pram at home.

A chamber music concert for adults with babies aged 0–12 months. This half hour of music is adapted to suit adult tastes and babies’ hearing. Gentle and soft, with plenty of space in the auditorium. The audience sits on the floor in front of the stage, or on benches further back in the auditorium – the choice is yours.

Two of the country’s most acclaimed top musicians are the guests at Classic with Baby this time: clarinet virtuoso Emil Jonason – a musician who makes the impossible possible on his instrument – and performing alongside him is one of Sweden’s absolute finest pianists, Peter Friis Johansson. As a duo, Emil and Peter have been touring together for nearly 15 years, performing concerts all across Sweden as well as on major stages throughout Europe.

Concert pianist Natalie Gourman Syberg is host, and also initiated Classical with Babies. 

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Please note

The possibility of bringing a pram into Konserthuset is very limited, so please consider leaving the pram at home.

A chamber music concert for adults with babies aged 0–12 months. This half hour of music is adapted to suit adult tastes and babies’ hearing. Gentle and soft, with plenty of space in the auditorium. The audience sits on the floor in front of the stage, or on benches further back in the auditorium – the choice is yours.

Concert pianist Natalie Gourman Syberg is host, and also initiated Classical with Babies. 

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Please note

The possibility of bringing a pram into Konserthuset is very limited, so please consider leaving the pram at home.

A chamber music concert for adults with babies aged 0–12 months. This half hour of music is adapted to suit adult tastes and babies’ hearing. Gentle and soft, with plenty of space in the auditorium. The audience sits on the floor in front of the stage, or on benches further back in the auditorium – the choice is yours.

Concert pianist Natalie Gourman Syberg is host, and also initiated Classical with Babies. 

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Please note

The possibility of bringing a pram into Konserthuset is very limited, so please consider leaving the pram at home.

Composer Mats Larsson Gothe has had significant success in recent years, including with the opera Löftet ("The Promise") at the Royal Swedish Opera. Already in 2016, he was the focus of Konserthuset’s Composer Weekend Festival. Here, we hear the world premiere of a new cello concerto, featuring internationally renowned Torleif Thedéen as the cello soloist. "The cello concerto for Torleif captures everything that a cello can convey: longing, dreams, pain, and melancholy – but also anger and resignation. I have used the full range of expression", Mats Larsson Gothe explains.

The cello concerto is preceded by music by Elfrida Andrée, a Swedish pioneer around the turn of the last century and the first female cathedral organist. She followed in the footsteps of her teacher Ludvig Norman but was also strongly influenced by composers like Beethoven. Additionally, she was a conductor and herself led at least one famous performance of this majestic Concert Overture in D major.

After hearing Sibelius' second symphony, Stenhammar experienced an artistic crisis. He withdrew his first symphony and sought new paths. In the second symphony, he allows the Nordic elements to take more prominence: in several places, Swedish folk music shines through. Stenhammar's ambition to write "sober and honest music without superficiality" had succeeded.

The orchestra is led by Johannes Gustavsson, who has conducted many of the country's foremost orchestras – the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra most recently in spring 2023. He is the Chief Conductor of the Jönköping Sinfonietta and has previously been the Chief Conductor of the Oulu Symphony Orchestra in Finland and at Wermland Opera.

Bo-Gustaf Thorell has been a member of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra's first violin section for over 40 years. Now, he takes the stage and forms a trio together with his son Daniel Thorell and the orchestra's pianist Stefan Lindgren.

Johannes Brahms' first piano trio has almost symphonic proportions. After critical comments from Clara Schumann, Brahms' great and unfortunate love, this trio was almost consigned to the flames. Luckily, the self-critical Brahms revised the music instead, several decades after its first publication, and it is that version that we hear here.

Laura Netzel's (1839–1927) romantic music gained great attention during the 19th century, especially in France where she had studied under the famous Charles-Marie Widor. In the early 20th century, she was one of Sweden's most successful composers internationally and broke new ground with her piano concerto. Now, we hear her warmly lyrical and romantic Serenade for piano trio.

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Menu: Cauliflower soup with roasted pine nuts. The soup is served with sourdough bread, crispbread, butter, mineral water/light beer, coffee/tea, and a chocolate piece. Wine and beer available for purchase for those who wish.

All soups are lactose- and gluten-free. Please inform us of any dietary requirements when booking.