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Konserthuset Stockholm – the Blue House at Hötorget – is moving out to Järva, bringing with it a taste of the music that fills the house almost every day of the year. Come and say hello – we’ll tell you more about Konserthuset and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.

Wind players from the orchestra will give the final concert of Järva Week. Host for the occasion is Konserthuset’s CEO, Susanne Rydén.

Järva Week is a civic festival and meeting ground with a focus on integration, equality and democracy. Held annually at Spånga IP in north-west Stockholm, the event aims to bridge the gap between citizens, politicians, public authorities, businesses and civil society. Through open discussions, seminars, debates and cultural events, the week highlights current social issues and challenges.

Founded in 2016, Järva Week was inspired by Almedalen Week in Visby – but with the goal of creating a platform for participation and dialogue in a part of society where many people otherwise feel excluded from the public conversation.

Read more on the Järva Week website (opens in a new window)

It’s time once again for a true summer highlight! The open-air concert at the Maritime Museum on Gärdet is a cherished tradition in Stockholm, delighting audiences for decades. Hugely popular and always well attended, the event often includes sing-alongs and children’s activities – a “must” for many in the Stockholm summer calendar.

This year marks an impressive 50th anniversary for the tradition! As always, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is joined by special guests – this time the Strömstedts: singer Niklas Strömstedt and host Jenny Strömstedt. Conductor Alexander Hanson leads the orchestra.

You are warmly encouraged to arrive early. The Konserthuset area opens at 11.00 with children’s activities in our tent. Bring a picnic or enjoy food and refreshments available on site. The Philharmonic in the Green is presented in collaboration with the Royal National City Park and Dagens Nyheter.

The trailblazing guitarist returns to Konserthuset. Pat Metheny has had a remarkably long career by now, yet his curiosity has never waned. Few, if any, can match his versatility. A true musical explorer, he has engaged in numerous collaborations over the years – often beyond the realm of jazz. Metheny has performed with the likes of Ornette Coleman and Herbie Hancock but has also worked with Steve Reich and David Bowie, to name just a few.

At Konserthuset Stockholm, he presents his latest album, Dream Box (2023) – a collection of solo pieces recorded over several years while on tour, based on musical ideas he stumbled upon on a long-forgotten hard drive.

Metheny has a habit of quickly recording ideas as they emerge. “As I listened through these sessions, I gradually began to sift through the material and realised that a coherent whole was taking shape. I discovered that, without meaning to, I had arrived at a destination I hadn’t planned – and I’m looking forward to sharing what was hidden there.”

Pat Metheny made his debut at Konserthuset Stockholm in 1989 and last visited us in 2022.

The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra makes a summer guest appearance at Stockholm City Hall this Sunday afternoon in August, marking the centenary of the City Hall organ in the Blue Hall – the largest pipe organ in Scandinavia. The instrument was inaugurated in 1925, two years after the building itself was completed.

Architect Ragnar Östberg had originally envisioned a grand organ, but when the construction ran over budget, there were no funds left for it. Thanks to a generous donation from businessman Oscar Hirsch, the organ – with its remarkable 10,000 pipes – was eventually realised.

The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra performs Francis Poulenc’s famous Organ Concerto with Mattias Wager as soloist, along with an overture by Elfrida Andrée.

Experience the phenomenal Stockholm Swing All Stars in concert, with hits composed by stars such as George Gershwin and Duke Ellington, as well as less familiar greats, like Ann Ronell and Bert Kaempfert.

We also get to enjoy lyrical, beautiful and swinging jazz masterpieces by the same composers. But whether or not these masterpieces have become hits, this concert features the coolest and best jazz tunes in brand new arrangements created by the band, for the band.

Hear “Summertime” and “Ain’t Misbehavin’”, all filtered through Stockholm Swing All Stars’ dazzling improvisations, playfulness and brilliant arrangements infused with history, modernity, and maybe even a hint of the future.

It will be swinging, beautiful and grotesque, and dig deep in the mire of the blues; it will sometimes be sweet and cute – and sometimes dark and dreary. But most of all, it will be fun!

The band members are among Sweden’s leading and most popular jazz musicians and for over 20 years – since they were promising young up-and-comers – they have joined forces as Stockholm Swing All Stars to dig deep into the foundations of jazz. Each one is a fantastic musician in their own right, but together, they form something even greater: a unique band that is simultaneously preserving and renewing jazz. Their latest album is “Play the Jazz Hits”, which came out in 2024.

Barbra Streisand – the singer, the actress, the feminist, the icon. This lavish gala show pays tribute to the multifaceted artist through music and storytelling. At the same time, it warmly embraces an era – the orchestral splendour and grandeur of classic Broadway. 

Enjoy Barbra Streisand’s most beloved songs performed by Lisa Nilsson, Tommy Körberg and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Joakim Hallin. The show is directed by Roine Söderlundh. Musical director Johan Landqvist leads the rhythm section and, together with Joakim Hallin, has also written and adapted many of the orchestral arrangements.

Barbra Streisand has been a lifelong idol for Lisa Nilsson. “First and foremost, I was drawn to her voice and her distinctive way of singing. She became one of the artists I studied – I’d sit at home and practise for hours.” Like Lisa Nilsson, Tommy Körberg is one of Sweden’s most cherished artists, admired for his remarkable versatility – he has done virtually everything an artist can do.

Born in New York in 1942, Barbra Streisand has sold over 140 million albums and starred in some twenty films – all part of a glittering career that began in 1960s nightclubs and on the Broadway stage. Her film debut came in 1968 with Funny Girl, and she has also written and directed films, including Yentl. Her autobiography My Name is Barbra was published in 2023.

Movies, Memories and Broadway captures the many highlights of a remarkable career. In a seamless flow of solo numbers, duets, orchestral interludes and reflections, the show celebrates an icon: Barbra Streisand.

Barbra Streisand – the singer, the actress, the feminist, the icon. This lavish gala show pays tribute to the multifaceted artist through music and storytelling. At the same time, it warmly embraces an era – the orchestral splendour and grandeur of classic Broadway. 

Enjoy Barbra Streisand’s most beloved songs performed by Lisa Nilsson, Tommy Körberg and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Joakim Hallin. The show is directed by Roine Söderlundh. Musical director Johan Landqvist leads the rhythm section and, together with Joakim Hallin, has also written and adapted many of the orchestral arrangements.

Barbra Streisand has been a lifelong idol for Lisa Nilsson. “First and foremost, I was drawn to her voice and her distinctive way of singing. She became one of the artists I studied – I’d sit at home and practise for hours.” Like Lisa Nilsson, Tommy Körberg is one of Sweden’s most cherished artists, admired for his remarkable versatility – he has done virtually everything an artist can do.

Born in New York in 1942, Barbra Streisand has sold over 140 million albums and starred in some twenty films – all part of a glittering career that began in 1960s nightclubs and on the Broadway stage. Her film debut came in 1968 with Funny Girl, and she has also written and directed films, including Yentl. Her autobiography My Name is Barbra was published in 2023.

Movies, Memories and Broadway captures the many highlights of a remarkable career. In a seamless flow of solo numbers, duets, orchestral interludes and reflections, the show celebrates an icon: Barbra Streisand.

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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Barbra Streisand – the singer, the actress, the feminist, the icon. This lavish gala show pays tribute to the multifaceted artist through music and storytelling. At the same time, it warmly embraces an era – the orchestral splendour and grandeur of classic Broadway. 

Enjoy Barbra Streisand’s most beloved songs performed by Lisa Nilsson, Tommy Körberg and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Joakim Hallin. The show is directed by Roine Söderlundh. Musical director Johan Landqvist leads the rhythm section and, together with Joakim Hallin, has also written and adapted many of the orchestral arrangements.

Barbra Streisand has been a lifelong idol for Lisa Nilsson. “First and foremost, I was drawn to her voice and her distinctive way of singing. She became one of the artists I studied – I’d sit at home and practise for hours.” Like Lisa Nilsson, Tommy Körberg is one of Sweden’s most cherished artists, admired for his remarkable versatility – he has done virtually everything an artist can do.

Born in New York in 1942, Barbra Streisand has sold over 140 million albums and starred in some twenty films – all part of a glittering career that began in 1960s nightclubs and on the Broadway stage. Her film debut came in 1968 with Funny Girl, and she has also written and directed films, including Yentl. Her autobiography My Name is Barbra was published in 2023.

Movies, Memories and Broadway captures the many highlights of a remarkable career. In a seamless flow of solo numbers, duets, orchestral interludes and reflections, the show celebrates an icon: Barbra Streisand.