Soup Concert with singing

A trio from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is joined by soprano Kathrin Lorenzen. She replaces Alexandra Büchel, who has had to cancel due to illness. The previously announced songs by Maurice Karkoff are omitted; otherwise, the programme remains unchanged. German-born Kathrin Lorenzen was this year's winner of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music's Soloist Prize. She is now based in Stockholm and is a member of the Swedish Radio Choir. 

We also hear three examples from Maurice Ravel's Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, songs based on Greek folk music, originally written for voice and piano but here arranged with harp. Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's delicate Il pleut is composed for soprano and harp with text by Guillaume Apollinaire.

At this soup concert, we also hear the world premiere of a piece by American-Swedish composer Molly Kien, especially written for this trio with oboe, cello and harp. French André Jolivet’s beautifully melancholy Suite Liturgique from 1942 finishes the programme and gathers the entire ensemble. 

Oboist Jesper Harryson has been a member of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra since 1993. Mikael Sjögren is alternate solo cellist and a member of the orchestra since 1984, and Laura Stephenson has been the orchestra’s harpist since 1992.

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Menu: Asparagus soup with leek and white wine. The soup comes with sourdough bread, crisp bread and whipped butter, as well as a beverage, coffee/tea and a piece of chocolate. All soups are lactose- and gluten-free. Notify us of any special dietary requests when making your booking.