Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

DN Concert at Gärdet

The annual open-air concert at Gärdet in Stockholm. The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra has this year invited the famous Swedish bariton Peter Mattei!

The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra’s annual Gärdet concert by the Maritime Museum is an indispensable tradition for Stockholmers. It’s a chance to pack a picnic basket or buy food on-site and enjoy sublime classical music and a sing-along on the green grass.

This year’s soloist is Peter Mattei. Mattei has established himself as one of the most sought after singers of his generation and has worked with conductors such as Sir Georg Solti, Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Muti, Sir Colin Davis, Riccardo Chailly, James Levine, Antonio Pappano, Zubin Mehta, Herbert Blomstedt, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Gustavo Dudamel, Jeffrey Tate, Sir Andrew Davis, Daniel Harding and others.

This concert is arranged in partnership with the daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter.

The annual open-air concert at Gärdet in Stockholm. The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra has this year invited the famous Swedish bariton Peter Mattei!

Sunday 12 August 2018 14.00

Ends approximately 15.30

The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra’s annual Gärdet concert by the Maritime Museum is an indispensable tradition for Stockholmers. It’s a chance to pack a picnic basket or buy food on-site and enjoy sublime classical music and a sing-along on the green grass.

This year’s soloist is Peter Mattei. Mattei has established himself as one of the most sought after singers of his generation and has worked with conductors such as Sir Georg Solti, Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Muti, Sir Colin Davis, Riccardo Chailly, James Levine, Antonio Pappano, Zubin Mehta, Herbert Blomstedt, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Gustavo Dudamel, Jeffrey Tate, Sir Andrew Davis, Daniel Harding and others.

This concert is arranged in partnership with the daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter.

  • The music

    Approximate times
  • Giuseppe Verdi Overture to La forza del destino
    8 min
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar A Barrel Organ Song
    2 min
  • Lili Boulanger D’un matin de printemps
    5 min
  • Richard Wagner Wie Todesahnung...O du mein holder Abendstern from Tannhäuser
    6 min
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
    3 min
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Potpourri arr Anders Högstedt
    10 min
  • Ethel Smyth On the Cliffs of Cornwall – Prelude to Act II from The Wreckers
    9 min
  • Ludwig van Beethoven Finale from Symphony No. 9 arr Jan-Åke Hillerud
    4 min
  • Sergej Prokofjev Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2
    5 min
  • Sergej Prokofjev Young Juliet from Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2
    4 min
  • Sergej Prokofjev Minuet from Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1
    4 min
  • Gustav Mahler Lob des hohen Verstandes
    3 min
  • Encore:
  • Claude François/Jacques Revaux My Way arr Anders Berglund
  • Julius Fucik Entry of the Gladiators
    3 min
  • Participants

  • Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Mika Eichenholz conductor
  • Peter Mattei baritone
  • Stefan Forsberg host

Sunday 12 August 2018 14.00

Ends approximately 15.30