Soup Concert with singing

A trio from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra welcomes soprano Alexandra Büchel. She is celebrated for her crystal-clear high notes and appears regularly in concert and opera settings. She has become established as a leading performer of modern music. At this soup concert, Büchel gives the world premiere of a piece by American-Swedish Molly Kien. 

All works at this concert are for voice in various combinations with instruments. Maurice Karkoff was one of the great Swedish composers of the post-war era, with an oeuvre that included twelve symphonies. But he is still best known for his songs, and we hear Three Chinese Songs for soprano and harp here. Finnish Kaija Saariaho’s delicate Il Pleut was composed for the same combination, to text by Guillaume Apollinaire. 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 small biscuit. All soups are lactose- and gluten-free. Notify us of any special dietary requests when making your booking.