Nobel Prize Concert soloist in Carnegie Hall 15 February 2013

Ray Chen

“Ray Chen can do pretty much anything he wants on the violin” (The Washington Post) 

Ray Chen is among the most compelling young violinists today. Winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition (2009) and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition (2008). His recent performances, including debut recitals at the Kennedy Center in Washington D. C. and the Merkin Hall in New York, have enraptured both the audiences and the critics. The concert with The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Sakari Oramo markes his debut at the Carnegie Hall. Ray Chen is the soloist of the Nobel Prize Concert at the Stockholm Concert Hall in December 2012.

Elin Rombo

"Brilliant singing in a gentle soprano voice, superb technique and perfect pitch." (Svenska Dagbladet)

She is Sweden's latest opera star. The soprano Elin Rombo studied at the Brandon University Queen Elisabeth II in Canada and the University College of Opera in Stockholm. In 2009, Elin Rombo received the prestigious Birgit Nilsson Scholarship. Already during her studies she made her debut at the Stockholm Royal Opera. Later on she has performed on many stages in Sweden and internationally, including for instance the State Opera in Berlin, the Handel Festival in Halle, the Frankfurt Opera, the Salzburg Festival (2009 & 2010) and Saint-Denis Festival (2009 & 2012). She has worked with conductors like Riccardo Muti, Sir Colin Davis and Daniel Harding. In the autumn of 2012 Elin Rombo did the role of Agnès in George Benjamin’s new opera Written on Skin at the Netherlands Opera. Her growing repertoire spans from baroque to contemporary music.