A world-renowned orchestra
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (RSPO) was founded in 1902 and its chief conductor since 2008 is Sakari Oramo.
- På svenska
- Share: [Missing text '/sharinglinks/sharingpageon' for 'English'] Facebook
- [Missing text '/sharinglinks/sharingpageon' for 'English'] Twitter
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (RSPO) was founded in 1902 and Konserthuset Stockholm has been its home since 1926. The RSPO gives around 100 concerts annually, and the orchestra also participates in the festivities associated with the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and the presentation of the Polar Music Prize. Regular guest conductors include notable names such as Riccardo Muti, Andris Nelsons, Franz Welser-Möst, Herbert Blomstedt, Nathalie Stutzmann, Gianandrea Noseda and Conductor Lauerate Alan Gilbert.
Finnish Sakari Oramo has been Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the RSPO since 2008. His current contract runs until 2021. Sakari Oramo has carried out several successful tours with the RSPO. The German newspaper Die Welt recently concluded that the RSPO is “one of the world’s best orchestras”.
Recently, the acclaimed conductor Franz Welser-Möst was awarded the new title Eric Ericson Honorary Chair from the orchestra. He will join the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra for two weeks each season from 2020/21.
The RSPO has also received considerable attention for several recordings with Sakari Oramo; among them Carl Nielsen’s symphonies were critically acclaimed internationally and the recording 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.
The CD Distant Light, with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and world-renowned American soprano Renée Fleming, was released by Decca in 2017. This was followed up by an outstanding European tour with Renée Fleming in August-September 2017.
KonserthusetPlay.se is the orchestra's online concert hall. Launched in 2013 it offers a large selection of filmed performances with the RSPO, available for free streaming anywhere in the world. Recent exemples include Symphony No. 3 by Schumann and Symphony No. 10 by Shostakovich, both conducted by Sakari Oramo.
Concerts with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
-
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday 31 August 2019 19.30
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraClassical pearls
Saturday 31 August 2019 19.30
Ends approximately 21.00Price:
150–450 krRikssalen, Kungliga slottet
- På svenska
- Share: [Missing text '/sharinglinks/sharingpageon' for 'English'] Facebook
- [Missing text '/sharinglinks/sharingpageon' for 'English'] Twitter
The link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2019/classical-pearls/-
The music
Approximate times -
Trad Es ist ein’ Ros... arr Jan Sandström4 min
-
Camille Saint-Saëns Danse macabre7 min
-
John Williams Theme from Schindler’s List5 min
-
Carlos Gardel Por una Cabeza
-
Joseph Kosma Autumn Leaves
-
Manuel Ponce Estrellita3 min
-
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Valse sentimentale in f minor op 51:62 min
-
Trad Swedish Folk Music
-
Johann Sebastian Bach Air from Orchestral Suite No. 35 min
-
Hugo Alfvén The Herd Maiden’s Dance from The Mountain King Suite5 min
-
Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Kungliga Filharmonikernas förstaviolinstämma
Saturday 31 August 2019 19.30
Ends approximately 21.00Price:
150–450 krRikssalen, Kungliga slottet
-
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraThomas Dausgaard conducts Sibelius.
Wednesday 4 September 2019 18.00
Tickets go on sale 29 August 11.00
Presale for subscribers from 27 August 11.00
Musiker ur Kungliga Filharmonikerna
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraSibelius symphonies no. 5 & 7
Thomas Dausgaard conducts Sibelius.
Wednesday 4 September 2019 18.00
Ends approximately 18.55Price:
120-340 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 planA short introduction to the forthcoming performance. The introduction takes place on the staircase towards the left hand stalls. The introduction is held in Swedish and is included in the ticket price.
Tickets go on sale 29 August 11.00
Presale for subscribers from 27 August 11.00- På svenska
- Share: [Missing text '/sharinglinks/sharingpageon' for 'English'] Facebook
- [Missing text '/sharinglinks/sharingpageon' for 'English'] Twitter
The link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2019/sibelius-symphonies-no.-5--7/Sibelius knew already when he wrote his intensely beautiful and dramatic Symphony No. 5 that he was on his way to creating something significant: “I have a wonderful theme,” he noted in a journal entry. He had seen sixteen swans, which gave him the idea for the magnificent theme of the final movement. “One of my life’s great experiences! My God, what beauty.”
Symphony No. 7 is both the final and high point of Sibelius’ chain of symphonies. He conducted the Stockholm Concert Society, now known as the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, at the world premiere in 1924. In his own words, the piece is filled with “joy of life and vitality.” He first called it “Fantasia sinfonica I,” which was still its title at the world premiere with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.
The following day, he wrote home to his wife, Aino: “The concert yesterday was a huge success. My new piece is probably one of my best.” It is easy to agree, because a magical shimmer imbues this phenomenal piece of music, and its majestically beautiful and jubilant melodies have made it one of his most beloved.
The day after this concert, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is invited to the International Sibelius Festival in Lahti, a festival which is celebrating 20 years this year.
Book before the tickets are released!
This concert is included in our series Onsdagstimmen. You can secure your place by purchasing a subscription right now – with 25 per cent off the ticket price.
Read more about Onsdagstimmen (opens in a new window)-
The music
Approximate times -
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 527 min
-
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 720 min
-
Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Thomas Dausgaard conductor
Wednesday 4 September 2019 18.00
Ends approximately 18.55
Tickets go on sale 29 August 11.00
Presale for subscribers from 27 August 11.00Price:
120-340 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 planA short introduction to the forthcoming performance. The introduction takes place on the staircase towards the left hand stalls. The introduction is held in Swedish and is included in the ticket price.
-
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Tuesday 10 September 2019 19.00
Stefan Forsberg
Mika Eichenholz
Kungliga Filharmonikerna
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraThe Riksdag Concert
Tuesday 10 September 2019 19.00
Ends approximately 20.30Price:
HelabonneradThe 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- På svenska
- Share: [Missing text '/sharinglinks/sharingpageon' for 'English'] Facebook
- [Missing text '/sharinglinks/sharingpageon' for 'English'] Twitter
The link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2019/the-riksdag-concert/-
Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Mika Eichenholz conductor
- Stefan Forsberg host
Tuesday 10 September 2019 19.00
Ends approximately 20.30Price:
HelabonneradThe 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
-
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraMajestic romantic music and Baiba Skride in a newly composed violin concerto.
Thursday 19 September 2019 19.00
Tickets go on sale 29 August 11.00
Presale for subscribers from 27 August 11.00
Baiba Skride
Chefdirigent Sakari Oramo
Musiker ur Kungliga Filharmonikerna
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraSeason opening
Majestic romantic music and Baiba Skride in a newly composed violin concerto.
Thursday 19 September 2019 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00Price:
180-480 SEK including refreshments during the break.50% 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 planA short introduction to the forthcoming performance. The introduction takes place on the staircase towards the left hand stalls. The introduction is held in Swedish and is included in the ticket price.
Tickets go on sale 29 August 11.00
Presale for subscribers from 27 August 11.00- På svenska
- Share: [Missing text '/sharinglinks/sharingpageon' for 'English'] Facebook
- [Missing text '/sharinglinks/sharingpageon' for 'English'] Twitter
The link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2019/oramo--säsongsöppning/Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo opens the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra’s regular concert season. Welcome to this especially festive concert! During intermission, the entire audience is welcome to refreshments in the beautiful lobbies of Konserthuset.
Anton Bruckner’s voluminous and grandiose symphonies never cease to amaze. According to Bruckner, the opening sound of the horn in the fourth symphony symbolises the arrival of dawn after a long night’s rest. From this simple theme, a fascinating and multifaceted symphonic landscape emerges, where the entire harmonic register of the orchestra is put to use. As always with Bruckner, the balance between the overarching musical architecture and the smaller details is exquisitely even. This is his most played and beloved symphony, and he was the one who referred to it as “the Romantic” symphony.
Swedish composer Victoria Borisova-Ollas has roots in Russia and began her education at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. In her newly composed violin concerto, she was inspired by Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake. While there are no direct connections to Tchaikovsky’s music in the new violin concerto, it is based on the same story. And “Romance and dance movements are of course part of the background,” says Borisova-Ollas, who has been acclaimed for, among other things, her opera Dracula at the Royal Swedish Opera.
Book before the tickets are released!
This concert is included in our series Torsdag Stor. You can secure your place by purchasing a subscription right now – with 25 per cent off the ticket price.
Read more about Torsdag Stor (opens in a new window)-
The music
Approximate times -
Victoria Borisova-Ollas A Portrait of a Lady by Swan Lake for violin and orchestra (World Premiere)19 min
-
Intermission25 min
-
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 4 "Romantic"65 min
-
Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Sakari Oramo conductor
- Baiba Skride violin
Thursday 19 September 2019 19.00
Ends approximately 21.00
Tickets go on sale 29 August 11.00
Presale for subscribers from 27 August 11.00Price:
180-480 SEK including refreshments during the break.50% 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 planA short introduction to the forthcoming performance. The introduction takes place on the staircase towards the left hand stalls. The introduction is held in Swedish and is included in the ticket price.
-
