Sea Music and Symphonic Dances

BerwaldhallenDag Hammarskjölds väg 3 Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden

Dates/times in Stockholm time zone

Thursday 03 September 2026	19:00
Friday 04 September 2026	19:00

Programme

Smyth, Dame Ethel (1858-1944)	The Wreckers: Overture
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Peter Grimes, Op.33a: Four Sea Interludes
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Sea Pictures, Op.37
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Symphonic Dances, Op.45

Performers

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Maxim Emelyanychev	Conductor
Nina Stemme	Soprano

The opening of the 2026/2027 season takes you on a musical journey across stormy seas, through sparkling nightscapes and symphonic dances with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev, and the legendary soprano Nina Stemme. Here, the musical sea interpretations of British composers Ethel Smyth, Benjamin Britten and Edward Elgar meet with the Russian sonorous and dancing energy of Sergei Rachmaninov. A concert where natural forces, emotional storms and symphonic brilliance meet.

Ticket price: 170 - 560 kr

Tickets released 2026-04-28

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