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Eight Saturdays at 15.00
James Ehnes. Photo: Benjamin Ealovega
About the series
P� svenskaDazzling violin playing and weighty piano concertos.
Be part of the season’s opening week and be swept up in the festival dedicated to the composer Betsy Jolas – who turns 100 in August. Enjoy wintry sounds as Christmas approaches, and take note of the distinguished line-up of soloists: Vilde Frang, Beatrice Rana, Håkan Hardenberger, James Ehnes, Janine Jansen – among others.
Canadian-American violinist James Ehnes (pictured) is acclaimed for his silken tone and outstanding technical precision. Whatever repertoire he takes on, his playing is marked by visionary interpretations and analytical clarity. Ehnes has appeared at Konserthuset on several occasions before, and now we meet him again – this time in Samuel Barber’s lyrically captivating and breathtaking Violin Concerto.
Concerts included in the subscription
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Sibelius’s Fifth and a Blue Cathedral
The anniversary season opens with Sibelius, Korngold, Hillborg, Higdon and a world premiere. Ryan Bancroft leads the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Vilde Frang is the violin soloist.
Saturday 12 September 2026 15.00 -
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Beatrice Rana Plays Brahms
The brilliant Italian pianist returns. Manfred Honeck conducts, and we hear a suite from Richard Strauss’s opera Elektra.
Saturday 24 October 2026 15.00 -
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Composer Festival with Betsy Jolas – True Stories
Summer seas and ballet music inspired by Greek mythology.
Saturday 7 November 2026 15.00 -
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Vocal music
Winter Reflections
Christmas is just around the corner as music lights the way.
Saturday 19 December 2026 15.00 -
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Widmann and Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
The Hebrides and the Reformation Symphony – with soprano Sarah Maria Sun, and Jörg Widmann performing in dual roles.
Saturday 23 January 2027 15.00 -
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Barber and Elgar
James Ehnes is the violin soloist in hyper-virtuosic American music, and Stephanie Childress conducts Elgar’s First Symphony.
Saturday 20 February 2027 15.00 -
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Prokofiev and Stravinsky
The powerful Third Piano Concerto and vividly coloured ballet music. Elim Chan conducts and Lukáš Vondráček is the piano soloist.
Saturday 20 March 2027 15.00 -
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Mozart, Janáček and Zivkovic
Janine Jansen is one of the soloists, and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra premieres a new work by the Composer-in-Residence. Ryan Bancroft conducts.
Saturday 15 May 2027 15.00
