A world-renowned orchestra
Photo: Mats Lundqvist
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is very much present in today’s music life.
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1902 and Konserthuset Stockholm has been its home since 1926. The orchestra gives around 100 concerts annually and participates in the festivities associated with the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony.
Among guest conductors, we find at the core the orchestra’s Conductor Laureates Alan Gilbert and Sakari Oramo along with Franz Welser-Möst – all three working with the orchestra on a regular basis. Welser-Möst holds the title of Eric Ericson Honorary Chair with the orchestra. Further guest conductors include notable names such as Andris Nelsons, Herbert Blomstedt, Simone Young and Gianandrea Noseda.
Noted for its ambitious programming, composer festivals with contemporary music and pioneering work on a more gender balanced repertoire, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is very much present in today’s music life. It has made itself an international name through extensive touring. The German newspaper Die Welt once concluded that the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic is “one of the world’s best orchestras”.
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra’s Chief Conductor Designate is the prize-winning American Ryan Bancroft, beginning his tenure with the 2023/24 season. Before him, Finnish Sakari Oramo was Chief Conductor from 2008 to 2021. He concluded his tenure with a grand Sibelius festival in May 2021 (still online on Konserthuset Play), and was subsequently named Conductor Laureate.
The orchestra has also received considerable attention for several recordings; among them Carl Nielsen’s symphonies with Sakari Oramo which were critically acclaimed internationally; the recordings of Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 received a BBC Music Magazine Award 2016. The CD Sirens, with music by Anders Hillborg, won a 2016 Swedish Grammy Award, and the CD Distant Light, with the world-renowned American soprano Renée Fleming, attracted much attention.
Konserthuset Play is the orchestra’s online platform. Launched in 2013 it offers a large selection of filmed performances with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, available for free streaming anywhere in the world.
”The Konserthuset Play platform offers a digital showcase of the orchestra’s recent outings at home ... an invigorating reminder of what a truly world-class band this is ...” Flora Willson/The Guardian (20 April 2020)
Concerts with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraOutstanding Frank Peter Zimmermann is the soloist and Ryan Bancroft conducts a forgotten masterpiece.
Wednesday 1 February 2023 19.00
Ryan Bancroft. Photo: Nadja Sjöström
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Members from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Mats Lundqvist
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraStravinsky Violin Concerto
Outstanding Frank Peter Zimmermann is the soloist and Ryan Bancroft conducts a forgotten masterpiece.
Wednesday 1 February 2023 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:
140-440 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.
The Main Hall seating planThe link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2023/stravinsky-violin-concerto/20230201-1900/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Frank Peter Zimmermann is widely acclaimed for his beautifully resonant violin-playing and he is considered one of the foremost violin soloists of our time. He has taken the stage at Konserthuset Stockholm many times before and is a very popular guest. Now we hear him in Stravinsky’s neoclassical and playfully melodic Violin Concerto, in which each movement begins with a sharp chord as if to say: Listen up – it’s starting now!
With the French composer Florent Schmitt we arrive at the early 1900s and La belle époque. Schmitt is not widely known anymore, but used to be mentioned alongside Ravel and Debussy. And he for instance inspired Stravinsky at this time. La Tragédie de Salomé is a true gem among forgotten masterpieces, with its fascinating orchestral colours and exciting rhythms.
The opening piece is Finnish Sebastian Hilli’s striking Miracle, and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra will be led by its chief conductor designate, award-winning American Ryan Bancroft. “A dancing conductor bodes well for the musicians,” wrote newspaper SvD after the 2021 Nobel Prize Concert.
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The music
Approximate times -
Sebastian Hilli Miracle (World Premiere of Original Version)20 min
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Igor Stravinsky Violin Concerto22 min
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Intermission25 min
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Florent Schmitt La tragédie de Salomé27 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ryan Bancroft conductor
- Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Wednesday 1 February 2023 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:
140-440 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.
The Main Hall seating planOther occasions
Ends approximately 20.00
Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
140-440 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.
The Main Hall seating plan
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Outstanding Frank Peter Zimmermann is the soloist and Ryan Bancroft conducts a forgotten masterpiece.
Thursday 2 February 2023 18.00
Ryan Bancroft. Photo: Nadja Sjöström
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Members from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Mats Lundqvist
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraStravinsky Violin Concerto
Outstanding Frank Peter Zimmermann is the soloist and Ryan Bancroft conducts a forgotten masterpiece.
Thursday 2 February 2023 18.00
Ends approximately 20.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
140-440 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.
The Main Hall seating planThe link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2023/stravinsky-violin-concerto/20230202-1900/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Frank Peter Zimmermann is widely acclaimed for his beautifully resonant violin-playing and he is considered one of the foremost violin soloists of our time. He has taken the stage at Konserthuset Stockholm many times before and is a very popular guest. Now we hear him in Stravinsky’s neoclassical and playfully melodic Violin Concerto, in which each movement begins with a sharp chord as if to say: Listen up – it’s starting now!
With the French composer Florent Schmitt we arrive at the early 1900s and La belle époque. Schmitt is not widely known anymore, but used to be mentioned alongside Ravel and Debussy. And he for instance inspired Stravinsky at this time. La Tragédie de Salomé is a true gem among forgotten masterpieces, with its fascinating orchestral colours and exciting rhythms.
The opening piece is Finnish Sebastian Hilli’s striking Miracle, and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra will be led by its chief conductor designate, award-winning American Ryan Bancroft. “A dancing conductor bodes well for the musicians,” wrote newspaper SvD after the 2021 Nobel Prize Concert.
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The music
Approximate times -
Sebastian Hilli Miracle (World Premiere of Original Version)20 min
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Igor Stravinsky Violin Concerto22 min
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Intermission25 min
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Florent Schmitt La tragédie de Salomé27 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ryan Bancroft conductor
- Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Thursday 2 February 2023 18.00
Ends approximately 20.00Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
140-440 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.
The Main Hall seating planOther 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.Price:
140-440 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.
The Main Hall seating plan
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, EducationalA sing-along concert with number games and wonderful music.
Tuesday 7 February 2023 09.30
Ayla Kabaca
Gudrun Dahlkvist
Members from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Mats Lundqvist
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, EducationalSchool Concert – Sing 1-2-3
A sing-along concert with number games and wonderful music.
Tuesday 7 February 2023 09.30
Ends approximately 10.30Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
The school concerts are free. Please note that they are aimed at students and pre-school classes who come during school or pre-school hours together with teachers. Private visitors are referred to the regular concert program.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.
The Main Hall seating planThe link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2023/school-concert-sing-1-2-3/20230207-0930/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.A sing-along concert with number games and wonderful music. With help from animated movies and music, we will take a journey of discovery into the world of numbers – which is filled with curiosities. Just think of what happens when you turn the number 9 upside down!
We will hear well-known music such as Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Johannes Brahms, The Silly Song from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and songs in both to 2- and 3-time. And composer Molly Kien has written a new piece about the number 8.
Well-known Ayla Kabaca will lead the fun and the sing-along together with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.
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The music
Approximate times -
Sjung 1-2-3
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Gudrun Dahlkvist conductor
- Ayla Kabaca host
Tuesday 7 February 2023 09.30
Ends approximately 10.30Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
The school concerts are free. Please note that they are aimed at students and pre-school classes who come during school or pre-school hours together with teachers. Private visitors are referred to the regular concert program.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.
The Main Hall seating planOther occasions
Ends approximately 12.00
Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
The school concerts are free. Please note that they are aimed at students and pre-school classes who come during school or pre-school hours together with teachers. Private visitors are referred to the regular concert program.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.
The Main Hall seating planEnds approximately 13.30
Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
The school concerts are free. Please note that they are aimed at students and pre-school classes who come during school or pre-school hours together with teachers. Private visitors are referred to the regular concert program.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.
The Main Hall seating planEnds approximately 10.30
Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
The school concerts are free. Please note that they are aimed at students and pre-school classes who come during school or pre-school hours together with teachers. Private visitors are referred to the regular concert program.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.
The Main Hall seating planEnds approximately 12.00
Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
The school concerts are free. Please note that they are aimed at students and pre-school classes who come during school or pre-school hours together with teachers. Private visitors are referred to the regular concert program.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.
The Main Hall seating planEnds approximately 13.30
Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
The school concerts are free. Please note that they are aimed at students and pre-school classes who come during school or pre-school hours together with teachers. Private visitors are referred to the regular concert program.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.
The Main Hall seating planEnds approximately 10.30
Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
The school concerts are free. Please note that they are aimed at students and pre-school classes who come during school or pre-school hours together with teachers. Private visitors are referred to the regular concert program.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.
The Main Hall seating planEnds approximately 12.00
Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
The school concerts are free. Please note that they are aimed at students and pre-school classes who come during school or pre-school hours together with teachers. Private visitors are referred to the regular concert program.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.
The Main Hall seating planEnds approximately 12.00
Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
The school concerts are free. Please note that they are aimed at students and pre-school classes who come during school or pre-school hours together with teachers. Private visitors are referred to the regular concert program.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.
The Main Hall seating plan
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