A world-renowned orchestra
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (RSPO) was founded in 1902 and its chief conductor since 2008 is Sakari Oramo.
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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 Laureate 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
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraConductor Laureate Alan Gilbert interprets Allan Pettersson’s magnificent Symphony No. 7.
Wednesday 29 January 2020 18.00
Alan Gilbert
Musiker ur Kungliga Filharmonikerna
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraPettersson's seventh symphony
Conductor Laureate Alan Gilbert interprets Allan Pettersson’s magnificent Symphony No. 7.
Wednesday 29 January 2020 18.00
Ends approximately 18.50Price:
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.
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The link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2020/petterssons-seventh-symphony/20200129-1800/Allan Pettersson’s Symphony No. 7 was a hit at its world premiere in 1968 at Konserthuset Stockholm, and it proved to be Pettersson’s major breakthrough. Pettersson himself said it was unnecessary to interpret elements of his impoverished childhood or unstable health in the music, because everything he wanted to say was included in it.
Many listeners have described hearing Symphony No. 7 as a moving experience. The single-movement symphony takes us through biting storms and electrifying breathlessness, leading ultimately to the soothing, endlessly beautiful and ethereal final minutes.
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra’s previous chief conductor, now Conductor Laureate, Alan Gilbert returns for the majestic seventh symphony, which he conducted with great success in 2008 at Konserthuset.
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The music
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Allan Pettersson Symphony No. 744 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Alan Gilbert conductor
Wednesday 29 January 2020 18.00
Ends approximately 18.50Price:
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.
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraAlan Gilbert interprets Allan Pettersson’s magnificent Symphony No. 7 and pianist Inon Barnatan tackles Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3.
Thursday 30 January 2020 18.00
Inon Barnatan
Alan Gilbert
Musiker ur Kungliga Filharmonikerna
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraPettersson and Rachmaninoff
Alan Gilbert interprets Allan Pettersson’s magnificent Symphony No. 7 and pianist Inon Barnatan tackles Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3.
Thursday 30 January 2020 18.00
Ends approximately 20.00Price:
130-430 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.
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The link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2020/pettersson-and-rachmaninoff/20200130-1900/Allan Pettersson’s Symphony No. 7 was a hit at its world premiere in 1968 at Konserthuset Stockholm, and it proved to be Pettersson’s major breakthrough. Pettersson himself said it was unnecessary to interpret elements of his impoverished childhood or unstable health in the music, because everything he wanted to say was included in it.
Many listeners have described hearing Symphony No. 7 as a moving experience. The single-movement symphony takes us through biting storms and electrifying breathlessness, leading ultimately to the soothing, endlessly beautiful and ethereal final minutes.
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra’s previous chief conductor, now Conductor Laureate, Alan Gilbert returns for the majestic seventh symphony, which he conducted with great success in 2008 at Konserthuset.
After intermission the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Alan Gilbert will be joined by Israeli pianist Inon Barnatan. Internationally acclaimed for his sensitive and intelligent piano playing, he regularly appears with the New York Philharmonic and in recent years, he has debuted with ensembles including the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Los Angeles and London symphony orchestras.
Now Barnatan will tackle Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, a concerto that is notable for its beautiful melodic themes and glimmering orchestration, but which is also often considered the most technically challenging piece of the classical repertoire. The world premiere was in New York, which meant Rachmaninoff himself had limited opportunities to rehearse the solo part. On the ship across the Atlantic, he simply had to make do with playing a silent pretend piano.
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The music
Approximate times -
Allan Pettersson Symphony No. 744 min
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Intermission25 min
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Serge Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 342 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Alan Gilbert conductor
- Inon Barnatan piano
Thursday 30 January 2020 18.00
Ends approximately 20.00Price:
130-430 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.
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, EducationalTravel guide Ayla Kabaca takes us to the Seven Wonders of the World with the help of music.
Tuesday 4 February 2020 09.30
Cathrine Winnes
Ayla Kabaca
Musiker ur Kungliga Filharmonikerna
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, EducationalThe Seven Wonders of the World
Travel guide Ayla Kabaca takes us to the Seven Wonders of the World with the help of music.
Tuesday 4 February 2020 09.30
Ends approximately 10.30The 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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The link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2020/the-seven-wonders-of-the-world/20200204-0930/Ayla Kabaca is our guide as we fly to the seven wonders of the modern world with the help of music, together with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, led by flight captain Cathrine Winnes. Among other places, we stop at the Colosseum in Rome; Machu Picchu in Peru; the Great Wall of China; the Taj Mahal in India and the desert heat of Petra.
This long-range trip is accompanied by music that suits each destination: Death of Tybalt from Romeo and Juliet by Prokofiev (Colosseum in Rome); Hindu Dance from the Aladdin Suite by Carl Nielsen (Taj Mahal, India); El Condor Pasa (Machu Picchu); and Moon Shadow on the Spring, Chinese folk song (Great Wall of China), to name just a few.
We take off to Klas Backman’s musical description of an airplane whose whirring engines pick up speed and finally lift off from the ground.
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The music
Approximate times -
Sergey Prokofiev Death of Tybalt from Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 12 min
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Carl Nielsen Hindu Dance from Aladdin Suite3 min
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Camille Saint-Saëns Danse bacchanale ur Simson och Delila4 min
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Trad The Moon Shadow in the Dual Spring, version for string orchestra3 min
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Percy Faith Mucho gusto! arr Elmar Fogelman2 min
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Daniel Alomía Robles El cóndor pasa arr Klas Backman3 min
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Ary Barroso Brazil3 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Cathrine Winnes conductor
- Ayla Kabaca host
Tuesday 4 February 2020 09.30
Ends approximately 10.30The 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, Educational
Travel guide Ayla Kabaca takes us to the Seven Wonders of the World with the help of music.
Tuesday 4 February 2020 11.00
Cathrine Winnes
Ayla Kabaca
Musiker ur Kungliga Filharmonikerna
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, EducationalThe Seven Wonders of the World
Travel guide Ayla Kabaca takes us to the Seven Wonders of the World with the help of music.
Tuesday 4 February 2020 11.00
Ends approximately 12.00The 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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The link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2020/the-seven-wonders-of-the-world/20200204-1100/Ayla Kabaca is our guide as we fly to the seven wonders of the modern world with the help of music, together with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, led by flight captain Cathrine Winnes. Among other places, we stop at the Colosseum in Rome; Machu Picchu in Peru; the Great Wall of China; the Taj Mahal in India and the desert heat of Petra.
This long-range trip is accompanied by music that suits each destination: Death of Tybalt from Romeo and Juliet by Prokofiev (Colosseum in Rome); Hindu Dance from the Aladdin Suite by Carl Nielsen (Taj Mahal, India); El Condor Pasa (Machu Picchu); and Moon Shadow on the Spring, Chinese folk song (Great Wall of China), to name just a few.
We take off to Klas Backman’s musical description of an airplane whose whirring engines pick up speed and finally lift off from the ground.
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The music
Approximate times -
Sergey Prokofiev Death of Tybalt from Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 12 min
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Carl Nielsen Hindu Dance from Aladdin Suite3 min
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Camille Saint-Saëns Danse bacchanale ur Simson och Delila4 min
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Trad The Moon Shadow in the Dual Spring, version for string orchestra3 min
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Percy Faith Mucho gusto! arr Elmar Fogelman2 min
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Daniel Alomía Robles El cóndor pasa arr Klas Backman3 min
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Ary Barroso Brazil3 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Cathrine Winnes conductor
- Ayla Kabaca host
Tuesday 4 February 2020 11.00
Ends approximately 12.00The 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 10.30
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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