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Not sure which subscription to choose? This one gives you the best of the best. Milestones of music history meet a glittering line-up of today’s most impressive soloists. And on top of it all: join us as Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes on a Swedish modern classic – Allan Pettersson’s Seventh Symphony.
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Two great classics and a musical journey to the Arctic summer night.
Thursday 25 September 2025 19.00 ●Watch for free on Konserthuset Play ●Watch for free on Konserthuset PlayAlban Gerhardt. Photo: Benjamin Ealovega
Jukka-Pekka Saraste. Photo: Felix Broede
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Yanan Li
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraTchaikovsky’s Pathétique
Two great classics and a musical journey to the Arctic summer night.
Thursday 25 September 2025 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students, pensioners and the unemployed. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
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Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Tchaikovsky’s PathétiqueThe link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2025/tchaikovskys-pathetique/20250925-1900/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Tchaikovsky’s sixth and final symphony glows with light and passion, but also holds undercurrents of anxiety and uncertainty. In a letter to his brother Anatoly, Tchaikovsky wrote: “I am completely preoccupied with the new work and find it difficult to tear myself away from it. I believe it will be one of my best. I must finish it as soon as possible.” And he was right – it is a true symphonic masterpiece.
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Finnish maestro Jukka-Pekka Saraste, whose exceptional versatility has brought him great acclaim on the international stage. Since 2023, he has served as Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and he has also had a close relationship with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic for many decades.
Alongside Tchaikovsky’s classic, we hear another milestone in the repertoire: Edward Elgar’s richly expressive Cello Concerto – a deeply heartfelt work, full of melancholy and longing. The soloist is acclaimed German cellist Alban Gerhardt, renowned for his profound musicality and artistic curiosity. He performs with the world’s leading orchestras and made his debut with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic in 2013.
The concert opens with Midnight Sun Variations by Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen – a poetic evocation of the magical Arctic summer night, when the light never fades.
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The music
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Outi Tarkiainen Midnight Sun Variations11 min
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Edward Elgar Cello Concerto28 min
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Intermission25 min
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 ’’Pathétique’’46 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Jukka-Pekka Saraste conductor
- Alban Gerhardt cello
Thursday 25 September 2025 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Tchaikovsky’s PathétiquePrice:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students, pensioners and the unemployed. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Livestream
Watch the concert at Konserthuset Play.
Other occasions
Ends approximately 21.00
Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Tchaikovsky’s PathétiquePrice:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students, pensioners and the unemployed. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraArabella Steinbacher is the soloist in Mozart’s fifth violin concerto.
Thursday 30 October 2025 19.00
Arabella Steinbacher
Anton Holmer. Photo: Elliott Elliott
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Yanan Li
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraMozart and Schubert
Arabella Steinbacher is the soloist in Mozart’s fifth violin concerto.
Thursday 30 October 2025 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Mozart and Schubert
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Mozart and SchubertThe link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2025/mozart-and-schubert/20251030-1900/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.When Anton Holmer conducted the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra last year in Ravel’s Bolero and music by Debussy, Dagens Nyheter’s Camilla Lundberg gave the concert a top score – five out of five! Holmer is without doubt one of Sweden’s most prominent young conductors, also making his mark internationally.
Now he returns to the podium, joined by acclaimed German violinist Arabella Steinbacher – renowned for her rich tone and effortless virtuosity. She made her Konserthuset debut in 2012, and during her most recent visit in 2024, she performed Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto. This time, the programme features Mozart’s majestic and powerful Violin Concerto No. 5.
Schubert was in his early twenties when he composed his Sixth Symphony. It is often referred to as the “Little C major” to distinguish it from the “Great C major” Symphony No. 9 – a label that hardly does it justice. This is jubilant music full of youthful vitality. The beautiful melody in the second movement was later used by the beloved Swedish comedy duo Hasse and Tage in their revue Spader Madame! – where it became Donna Juanita, sung by Monica Zetterlund.
Tebogo Monnakgotla is the 2025–26 Season Composer at Konserthuset Stockholm. One of Sweden’s most celebrated composers, she is represented here with The Robin – music inspired by the song of the European robin and Selma Lagerlöf’s fairytale bird Rödbröst (Redbreast).
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The music
Approximate times -
Tebogo Monnakgotla The Robin10 min
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major30 min
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Intermission25 min
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Franz Schubert Symphony No. 6 in C major31 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Anton Holmer conductor
- Arabella Steinbacher violin
Thursday 30 October 2025 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.
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Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Mozart and SchubertPrice:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft with world-renowned violist Lawrence Power.
Thursday 27 November 2025 19.00Lawrence Powe. Markus Gårder: Giorgia Bertazzi
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft. Photo: Yanan Li
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Nadja Sjöström
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraLindberg and Prokofjev
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft with world-renowned violist Lawrence Power.
Thursday 27 November 2025 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Lindberg and Prokofjev
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Lindberg and ProkofjevThe link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2025/lindberg-and-prokofjev/20251127-1900/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.When Prokofiev composed his Fifth Symphony in the summer of 1944, the war in Europe was still raging. He described it as a tribute to “the generosity, strength and spiritual purity of the free and happy man.” For Prokofiev personally, it was a time of great creativity – but perhaps he sensed what lay ahead for his homeland, the Soviet Union. The symphony’s playful, fast-paced movements are set in stark contrast to the slow third movement, steeped in unease and anxiety. After the war ended, tensions between East and West escalated, and the Cold War soon took hold.
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft leads the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in this symphony, one of Prokofiev’s most beloved and frequently performed works.
The concert opens with a new piece by Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg: a concerto for viola and orchestra, featuring Lawrence Power as soloist – one of the world’s leading violists. The work received its world premiere in Helsinki in 2024.
The viola is not a typical solo instrument, but it offers a wealth of expressive possibilities – something Lindberg has explored to the full. Scored for a slightly smaller orchestra, “Mozart-sized”, the concerto was written with the soloist in mind: “The concerto is dedicated to Lawrence Power. He’s a musician I truly admire,” says Magnus Lindberg, who, together with Kaija Saariaho, was featured in the 2002 Composer Festival at Konserthuset.
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The music
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Magnus Lindberg Viola Concerto35 min
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Intermission25 min
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Sergey Prokofiev Symphony No. 545 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ryan Bancroft conductor
- Lawrence Power viola
Thursday 27 November 2025 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Lindberg and Prokofjev
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Lindberg and ProkofjevPrice:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Other occasions
Ends approximately 21.00
Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Lindberg and Prokofjev
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Lindberg and ProkofjevPrice:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Lindberg and Prokofjev
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Lindberg and Prokofjev
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Two beloved masterpieces with Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft and pianist Mao Fujita.
Thursday 22 January 2026 19.00Mao Fujita. Photo: Dovile Sermokas
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft. Photo: Yanan Li
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraPettersson and Tchaikovsky
Two beloved masterpieces with Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft and pianist Mao Fujita.
Thursday 22 January 2026 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Pettersson and Tchaikovsky
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Pettersson and TchaikovskyThe link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2026/pettersson-and-tchaikovsky/20260122-1900/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.With its powerful opening, captivating melodies and explosive virtuosity, Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto has become one of the most iconic works in classical music. The soloist is Japanese pianist Mao Fujita, making his debut at Konserthuset Stockholm together with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft has previously worked with Mao Fujita:
“I truly appreciate his personal interpretation of the piece. He has gone back to the source – to the score – rather than relying on interpretative traditions and mannerisms.”Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto is paired with a modern Swedish classic: Allan Pettersson’s Symphony No. 7. Pettersson composed from life itself – “the damned, the blessed,” as he put it.
The Seventh Symphony is as harrowing as it is beautiful, filled with both dark shadows and music of tender consolation. A few quietly repeated chords return throughout – at times ominous, at times like a caress. The symphony was premiered in 1968 by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Antal Dorati, and has remained a recurring presence in the orchestra’s repertoire ever since.
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The music
Approximate times -
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 136 min
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Intermission25 min
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Allan Pettersson Symphony No. 744 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ryan Bancroft conductor
- Mao Fujita piano
Thursday 22 January 2026 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Pettersson and Tchaikovsky
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Pettersson and TchaikovskyPrice:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Other occasions
Ends approximately 17.00
Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Pettersson and Tchaikovsky
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Pettersson and TchaikovskyPrice:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Pettersson and Tchaikovsky
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Pettersson and Tchaikovsky
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
An Austrian titan symphony, a Spanish-tinged violin concerto, and a Swedish sound beast.
Thursday 12 March 2026 19.00Clara-Jumi Kang. Photo: Marco Borggreve
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft. Photo: Nadja Sjöström
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Nadja Sjöström
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraMahler, Lalo and Hillborg
An Austrian titan symphony, a Spanish-tinged violin concerto, and a Swedish sound beast.
Thursday 12 March 2026 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Mahler, Lalo and Hillborg
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Mahler, Lalo and HillborgThe link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2026/mahler-lalo-and-hillborg/20260312-1900/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Anders Hillborg’s Beast Sampler was premiered by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra during the 2014 Composer Festival, which was dedicated to Hillborg. Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft has conducted several of Hillborg’s works, but this is the first time he takes on Beast Sampler.
In this piece, Hillborg focuses more on sound itself than on traditionally structured tones. “I often refer to the orchestra as a sound beast” he has said. The title Beast Sampler plays on the word “beast” and the idea of sampling – borrowing elements from earlier works to create something entirely new.
German-born violinist Clara-Jumi Kang made her debut with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in 2021. She has won numerous prestigious awards and performs with orchestras all over the world. She is Konserthuset’s Artist-in-Residence this season, and appears with the orchestra on three occasions – in Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto, here in Édouard Lalo’s virtuosic Violin Concerto, and later in Leonard Bernstein’s Serenade. Lalo’s work is titled Symphonie espagnole due to its strong Spanish influence and melodic flair.
In his First Symphony, Gustav Mahler takes the listener both out into the natural world and deep into the painful recesses of the human experience. With remarkable brilliance, he portrays human complexity and restlessness. His inspirations included the German Romantic author Jean Paul’s novel Titan, which gave the symphony its original subtitle, and above all the folk poetry collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth’s Magic Horn), which deeply moved Mahler.
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The music
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Anders Hillborg Beast Sampler10 min
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Edouard Lalo Symphonie espagnole for violin and orchestra31 min
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Intermission25 min
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Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 1 "Titan"54 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ryan Bancroft conductor
- Clara-Jumi Kang violin
Thursday 12 March 2026 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Mahler, Lalo and Hillborg
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Mahler, Lalo and HillborgPrice:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
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Genre: Orchestral performance
The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra guest performs with singer Katarina Barruk.
Thursday 26 March 2026 19.00Katarina Barruk
Pekka Kuusisto. Photo: Felix Broede
Genre: Orchestral performanceSibelius and Songs from the Northern Wilds
The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra guest performs with singer Katarina Barruk.
Thursday 26 March 2026 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Sibelius and Songs from the Northern Wilds
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Sibelius and Songs from the Northern WildsThe link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2026/sibelius-and-songs-from-the-northern-wilds/20260326-1900/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.When Jean Sibelius was working on his intensely beautiful and dramatic Fifth Symphony, he already sensed he was creating something remarkable. “I’ve received a wonderful theme,” he noted in his diary. The inspiration came from seeing sixteen swans in flight – a moment that gave rise to the magnificent theme of the symphony’s final movement. “One of the great experiences of my life! My God, what beauty.”
We now experience Sibelius’ most performed and beloved symphony with the visiting Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pekka Kuusisto – the orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor. Known for his imaginative and surprising programming, Kuusisto has invited singer Katarina Barruk to join this concert. A few years ago, she released her second album, Ruhttuo.
Her evocative songs, sung in Ume Sámi – her mother tongue – are here given a magnificent symphonic setting. “I write all my music in the world’s most beautiful language, Ume Sámi. For me, it’s not a choice. I’m not doing it to make a point – it’s about being myself. Writing music in Ume Sámi is my way of inviting friends and audiences into my universe,” says Katarina Barruk.
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The music
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Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 527 min
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Intermission25 min
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Katarina Barruk Songs from Ruhttuo
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Participants
- Gothenburg Symphony
- Pekka Kuusisto conductor
- Katarina Barruk vocals
Thursday 26 March 2026 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Sibelius and Songs from the Northern Wilds
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Sibelius and Songs from the Northern WildsPrice:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft and a superb Finnish violinist.
Thursday 7 May 2026 19.00Pekka Kuusisto. Photo: Bard Gundersen
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft. Photo: Yanan Li
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Nadja Sjöström
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraAppalachian Spring
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft and a superb Finnish violinist.
Thursday 7 May 2026 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Appalachian Spring
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Appalachian SpringThe link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2026/appalachian-spring/20260507-1900/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.In Appalachian Spring, Aaron Copland vividly and colourfully depicts a spring day in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. This ballet score portrays a pioneer community in the early 1900s, following a young man as he marries and settles down to build a home.
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft: “It’s probably one of the pieces I’ve conducted the most in my life. And I’ve even danced in the ballet – I played the Evangelist. Most people perform the suite in concert, but I prefer the complete score, which has a clearer arc. It’s a work written during wartime, but that’s not reflected in the suite – the 11-minute battle scene is omitted. Is it a literal battle or one taking place inside someone’s mind? There’s a surreal quality to it that’s quite exciting.”
The concert opens with Jesper Nordin’s Convergence for solo violin, orchestra, live electronics and live visuals – created in collaboration with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the phenomenal violinist Pekka Kuusisto, who also performs as soloist. The work is the result of their shared fascination with different artistic expressions and musical genres. Convergence was premiered in San Francisco in 2023 and is a co-commission by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony.
Between Convergence and Appalachian Spring, we hear the rhapsody Midvintera by Wilhelm Stenhammar – a depiction of a snow-covered Nordic landscape. This romantically evocative work, with touches of Swedish folk melody, hasn’t been performed at Konserthuset Stockholm since the 1950s.
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The music
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Jesper Nordin Convergence - for solo violin, orchestra, live electronics and live visuals (Co-commission by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra)31 min
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Intermission25 min
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Wilhelm Stenhammar Midwinter14 min
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Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring - Ballet, orchestral version (1954)33 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ryan Bancroft conductor
- Pekka Kuusisto violin
Thursday 7 May 2026 19.00
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Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Appalachian Spring
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160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
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Ends approximately 17.00
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Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Appalachian Spring
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Appalachian SpringPrice:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Appalachian Spring
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Appalachian Spring
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
An exceptional conducting talent makes a debut, and Ava Bahari is the soloist in a playful violin concerto.
Thursday 4 June 2026 19.00Ava Bahari. Photo: Sylvain Barres
Kristian Sallinen. Photo: Antti Rintala
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Nadja Sjöström
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraBeethoven’s Fifth
An exceptional conducting talent makes a debut, and Ava Bahari is the soloist in a playful violin concerto.
Thursday 4 June 2026 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Beethoven’s Fifth
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Beethoven’s FifthThe link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2026/beethovens-fifth/20260604-1900/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.It has been called the symphony of symphonies – Beethoven’s Fifth. Perhaps the most frequently performed work in the classical repertoire. This is music that defies indifference, seemingly telling a story of a journey from darkness to light, of a struggle that leads to triumph. More than any other work, the “Fifth” embodies the Beethoven myth: the solitary figure confronting fate, fighting, and ultimately claiming his freedom. The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is led by young Finnish conductor Kristian Sallinen, who has been described as an exceptional talent.
Ava Bahari is one of Sweden’s most acclaimed violinists today. She last appeared with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic in 2022, and we are delighted to welcome her back. This time, she performs Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz’s Violin Concerto No. 4. Bacewicz, a top-level violinist herself, wrote no fewer than seven (!) virtuosic violin concertos. The fourth has everything one could wish for – fiery brilliance, imaginative melodies and playful rhythms.
The concert opens with music by Konserthuset Stockholm’s Composer-in-Residence, Tebogo Monnakgotla. Described as a “Debussy for the 21st century,” her music has gained international attention. Her elegant light years away – Supernova! radiates a breathtaking cosmic atmosphere. The work was composed for and premiered by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in 2013.
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The music
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Tebogo Monnakgotla light years away – Supernova!14 min
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Grazyna Bacewicz Violin Concerto No. 427 min
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Intermission25 min
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Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 533 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Kristian Sallinen conductor
- Ava Bahari violin
Thursday 4 June 2026 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Beethoven’s Fifth
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Beethoven’s FifthPrice:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Other occasions
Ends approximately 21.00
Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Beethoven’s Fifth
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Beethoven’s FifthPrice:
160-490 SEK50% discount for those 26 and under. 10% discount for students and pensioners. 15% discount for subscribers.The Main Hall currently has capacity for 1,770 people, spread across the stalls, first and second balconies and choir balcony. Each floor can be accessed by lift or the stairs. Due to the location of pillars, a number of seats have a fully or partially restricted view. These are indicated in the booking system. The hall has six wheelchair places.
Tickets go on sale 21 August 11.00 to Beethoven’s Fifth
Presale for subscribers from 19 August 11.00 to Beethoven’s Fifth
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