Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft
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The award-winning American conductor Ryan Bancroft is Chief Conductor of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ryan Bancroft grew up in Los Angeles and first came to international attention in April 2018 when he won both First Prize and Audience Prize at the prestigious Malko Competition for Young Conductors in Copenhagen.
Since 2023, Ryan Bancroft has held the position of Chief Conductor of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, a choice met with acclaim across the music sphere. After just one season with the orchestra, it's evident that all expectations have not only been met but surpassed.
In his second season with the orchestra, 2024/25, Bancroft continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to Swedish music, featuring works such as Wilhelm Stenhammar's Serenade and two Swedish world premieres.
During his first season, he premiered a symphony by Daniel Börtz and conducted the European premiere of Anders Hillborg's The MAX Concerto. Noteworthy in a more standard repertoire was for instance the unanimously acclaimed interpretation of Mahler's Fifth Symphony in autumn 2023 (available on Konserthuset Play), and in the upcoming season, he will tackle Mahler's monumental Third Symphony.
In spring 2025, Ryan Bancroft and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra embark on their very first European tour together, joined by soprano Nina Stemme among others. Concerts are scheduled in Gothenburg, Munich, Cologne, Hamburg, Dortmund, Luxembourg, and Vienna.
Bancroft has recently debuted with numerous leading European and American orchestras, including the Philharmonia, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Rai Orchestra in Turin, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony. He has also conducted all major Swedish orchestras, including the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, and Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
He has a passion for contemporary music and has performed with Amsterdam’s acclaimed Nieuw Ensemble, the French Ensemble Intercontemporain, assisted Pierre Boulez in a performance of his Sur Incises in Los Angeles, premiered works by Sofia Gubaidulina, John Cage, James Tenney, Anne LeBaron, and he has worked closely with improvisers such as Wadada Leo Smith and Charlie Haden.
Ryan Bancroft studied trumpet at the California Institute of the Arts, alongside additional studies in harp, flute, cello, and Ghanaian music and dance. He then went on to receive an MMus in orchestral conducting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. While studying in Scotland he played trumpet with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on many occasions.
He continued his conducting studies in the Netherlands and is a graduate of the prestigious Nationale Master Orkestdirectie run jointly by the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague. As a student, his main mentors were Edward Carroll, Kenneth Montgomery, Ed Spanjaard and Jac van Steen.
A number of filmed concerts with Ryan Bancroft and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra are available on Konserthuset Play.
Concerts
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Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Vocal music
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes on a symphony that sings the praises of life and love.
Thursday 19 September 2024 19.00
Tickets go on sale 22 August 11.00 to Mahler Symphony No. 3
Presale for subscribers from 20 August 11.00 to Mahler Symphony No. 3Beth Taylor. Photo: Olivia Da Costa
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft. Photo: Yanan Li
Eric Ericsons Kammarkör
Stockholms gosskör
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Nadja Sjöström
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Vocal musicMahler Symphony No. 3
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes on a symphony that sings the praises of life and love.
Thursday 19 September 2024 19.00
Ends approximately 20.45Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
240-470 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
Tickets go on sale 22 August 11.00 to Mahler Symphony No. 3
Presale for subscribers from 20 August 11.00 to Mahler Symphony No. 3The link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2024/mahler-symphony-no.-3/20240919-1900/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.With a massive orchestra, boys' choir, girls' choir, and alto solo, Mahler paints vivid pictures in his Third Symphony. He himself described it as "something like never before: a symphony that depicts creation, from the insensitive stiff, purely elementary existence to the delicate creation of the human heart, which reaches beyond itself. It goes far, far beyond natural size, and in comparison, everything human shrinks."
In many ways, Gustav Mahler was a boundary-breaker with his "maximalist" symphonies. He both completed the symphonic tradition in the footsteps of Beethoven and set the course for the future. The dreamlike alto voice and the bright choirs in the fourth movement create a sense of fragility and tenderness. Here, the distinguished Scottish alto Beth Taylor participates. The symphony culminates in an emotional chorale that grows and sweeps everything along in a hymn to love.
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra's chief conductor Ryan Bancroft leads the forces. He conducted Mahler's Fifth Symphony with the orchestra in the autumn of 2023. "The Third is definitely a challenge for any orchestra and conductor, but the music is also very direct: Mahler tells a story."
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The music
Approximate times -
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 3102 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ryan Bancroft conductor
- Beth Taylor alto
- Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
- The Stockholm Boys’ Choir
Thursday 19 September 2024 19.00
Ends approximately 20.45Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.
Tickets go on sale 22 August 11.00 to Mahler Symphony No. 3
Presale for subscribers from 20 August 11.00 to Mahler Symphony No. 3Price:
240-470 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, Vocal music
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes on a symphony that sings the praises of life and love.
Saturday 21 September 2024 15.00
Tickets go on sale 22 August 11.00 to Mahler Symphony No. 3
Presale for subscribers from 20 August 11.00 to Mahler Symphony No. 3Beth Taylor. Photo: Olivia Da Costa
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft. Photo: Yanan Li
Eric Ericsons Kammarkör
Stockholms gosskör
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Nadja Sjöström
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Vocal musicMahler Symphony No. 3
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes on a symphony that sings the praises of life and love.
Saturday 21 September 2024 15.00
Ends approximately 16.45Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Price:
240-470 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
Tickets go on sale 22 August 11.00 to Mahler Symphony No. 3
Presale for subscribers from 20 August 11.00 to Mahler Symphony No. 3The link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2024/mahler-symphony-no.-3/20240921-1500/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.With a massive orchestra, boys' choir, girls' choir, and alto solo, Mahler paints vivid pictures in his Third Symphony. He himself described it as "something like never before: a symphony that depicts creation, from the insensitive stiff, purely elementary existence to the delicate creation of the human heart, which reaches beyond itself. It goes far, far beyond natural size, and in comparison, everything human shrinks."
In many ways, Gustav Mahler was a boundary-breaker with his "maximalist" symphonies. He both completed the symphonic tradition in the footsteps of Beethoven and set the course for the future. The dreamlike alto voice and the bright choirs in the fourth movement create a sense of fragility and tenderness. Here, the distinguished Scottish alto Beth Taylor participates. The symphony culminates in an emotional chorale that grows and sweeps everything along in a hymn to love.
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra's chief conductor Ryan Bancroft leads the forces. He conducted Mahler's Fifth Symphony with the orchestra in the autumn of 2023. "The Third is definitely a challenge for any orchestra and conductor, but the music is also very direct: Mahler tells a story."
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Book before the tickets are released!
This concert is included in our series Lördag Stor. You can secure your place by purchasing a subscription right now – with 25 percent off the ticket price.
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The music
Approximate times -
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 3102 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ryan Bancroft conductor
- Beth Taylor alto
- Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
- The Stockholm Boys’ Choir
Saturday 21 September 2024 15.00
Ends approximately 16.45Save in calendarThe event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.
Tickets go on sale 22 August 11.00 to Mahler Symphony No. 3
Presale for subscribers from 20 August 11.00 to Mahler Symphony No. 3Price:
240-470 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
The Icelandic pianist is this year's Artist-in-Residence and soloist in Brahms' magnificent first Piano Concerto. Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft leads the orchestra.
Wednesday 25 September 2024 19.00
Tickets go on sale 22 August 11.00 to Víkingur plays Brahms
Presale for subscribers from 20 August 11.00 to Víkingur plays BrahmsVíkingur Ólafsson. Photo: Nadja Sjöström
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft. Photo: Yanan Li
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Nadja Sjöström
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraVíkingur plays Brahms
The Icelandic pianist is this year's Artist-in-Residence and soloist in Brahms' magnificent first Piano Concerto. Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft leads the orchestra.
Wednesday 25 September 2024 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:
145-470 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
Tickets go on sale 22 August 11.00 to Víkingur plays Brahms
Presale for subscribers from 20 August 11.00 to Víkingur plays BrahmsThe link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2024/vikingur-plays-brahms/20240925-1900/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson is one of the most acclaimed soloists in the classical music world. With his warm touch and passionate musicality, he attracts huge audiences. This season, he is the Artist-in-Residence at the Concert Hall.
Here, we get to meet him in Brahms's magnificent first piano concerto. He returns on two more occasions during the season, first in a recital where he plays Beethoven's last three piano sonatas, and then with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Brahms's second piano concerto. For this first visit, it's Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft who conducts.
The concert opens with Anders Hillborg's dazzlingly elegant Sound Atlas. The glass harmonica – an instrument where fingers are rubbed on tuned glass bells – plays a significant role in the piece, contributing to the music's crystalline character. Additionally, we hear music by the Welsh pioneer Grace Williams. Her Four Illustrations for the Legend of Rhiannon is based on ancient Welsh tales.
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Book before the tickets are released!
This concert is included in our series Onsdag Stor. You can secure your place by purchasing a subscription right now – with 25 percent off the ticket price.
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The music
Approximate times -
Anders Hillborg Sound Atlas20 min
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Grace Williams Four Illustrations from the Legend of Rhiannon (Swedish Premiere)25 min
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Intermission25 min
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Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 148 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ryan Bancroft conductor
- Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Wednesday 25 September 2024 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 22 August 11.00 to Víkingur plays Brahms
Presale for subscribers from 20 August 11.00 to Víkingur plays BrahmsPrice:
145-470 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
The Icelandic pianist is this year's Artist-in-Residence and soloist in Brahms' magnificent first Piano Concerto. Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft leads the orchestra.
Thursday 26 September 2024 18.00
Tickets go on sale 22 August 11.00 to Víkingur plays Brahms
Presale for subscribers from 20 August 11.00 to Víkingur plays BrahmsVíkingur Ólafsson. Photo: Nadja Sjöström
Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft. Photo: Yanan Li
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Nadja Sjöström
Genre: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraVíkingur plays Brahms
The Icelandic pianist is this year's Artist-in-Residence and soloist in Brahms' magnificent first Piano Concerto. Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft leads the orchestra.
Thursday 26 September 2024 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:
145-470 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
Tickets go on sale 22 August 11.00 to Víkingur plays Brahms
Presale for subscribers from 20 August 11.00 to Víkingur plays BrahmsThe link has been copied https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2024/vikingur-plays-brahms/20240926-1800/The event has been downloaded Open the file saved on your device to add it to your digital calendar.Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson is one of the most acclaimed soloists in the classical music world. With his warm touch and passionate musicality, he attracts huge audiences. This season, he is the Artist-in-Residence at the Concert Hall.
Here, we get to meet him in Brahms's magnificent first piano concerto. He returns on two more occasions during the season, first in a recital where he plays Beethoven's last three piano sonatas, and then with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Brahms's second piano concerto. For this first visit, it's Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft who conducts.
The concert opens with Anders Hillborg's dazzlingly elegant Sound Atlas. The glass harmonica – an instrument where fingers are rubbed on tuned glass bells – plays a significant role in the piece, contributing to the music's crystalline character. Additionally, we hear music by the Welsh pioneer Grace Williams. Her Four Illustrations for the Legend of Rhiannon is based on ancient Welsh tales.
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Book before the tickets are released!
This concert is included in our series Torsdag Liten. You can secure your place by purchasing a subscription right now – with 25 percent off the ticket price.
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The music
Approximate times -
Anders Hillborg Sound Atlas20 min
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Grace Williams Four Illustrations from the Legend of Rhiannon (Swedish Premiere)25 min
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Intermission25 min
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Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 148 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ryan Bancroft conductor
- Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Thursday 26 September 2024 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.
Tickets go on sale 22 August 11.00 to Víkingur plays Brahms
Presale for subscribers from 20 August 11.00 to Víkingur plays BrahmsPrice:
145-470 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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