Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

The Eric Ericson Chamber Choir was founded in 1945 by Eric Ericson, and since then it has taken a central role in the Swedish and international music scenes. The Eric Ericson Chamber Choir and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra have enjoyed a close partnership since 2003.

Today the choir’s repertoire is incredibly broad, as is shown in this concert with a large range of magnificent choir music; from Claudio Monteverdi and the Italian renaissance to contemporay music by Swedish Karin Rehnqvist. For generations of Swedish composers, “the Chamber Choir” was the ideal ensemble, with its typical Nordic sound and virtuosity, and central to prominent Swedish composers like Ingvar Lidholm and Sven-David Sandström, whose music is also featured in the programme. 

The Norwegian conductor Grete Pedersen is one of the most renowned conductors in the international choral scene. Since 1990 Grete Pedersen is Music Director of the Norwegian Soloists’ Choir whose recordings were awarded several major prizes. She also studied Norwegian folk music and is considered a pioneer for her work bringing folk music to new settings. Pedersen is a demanded guest conductor and has worked with choirs and orchestras such as Swedish Radio Choir, Danish National Vocal Ensemble & Choir, Rundfunkchor Berlin and Netherlands Radio Choir.