A Swedish angle on Covid-19: Stockholm’s Stefan Forsberg

By David Karlin, 22 May 2020

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“That's the good part with Sweden: they leave a lot to us as CEOs, but they are also very accessible”

Bachtrack, 3rd March

Principal contrabassist of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra talks about why Mahler’s restless and volatile First Symphony is a highlight of any orchestra season.

At the helm of the Konserthuset: Susanne Rydén

David Karlin, 14th April

The new chief executive of the Stockholm concert hall talks about her own distinctive approach to shepherding a major classical music venue in the 21st century.

Laid back intensity: Ryan Bancroft at the Royal Stockholm Phil

David Karlin, 15th November

Entering his second season in post, the young American Chief Conductor of the RSPO talks about how he got the job, Bruckner, Mozart, MacMillan and more.

Orchestras on-demand: the online world of Symphony.live

Peter Quantrill, 15th December

How co-founder Rob Overman and Symphony.live are trying to create the Netflix of orchestral performance.

Alone Together: Jennifer Koh on new commissions and telling stories

Kurt Gottschalk, 21st March

The violinist talks about her pandemic commissioning project as well the work she does that extends beyond performing concerts as Arco Collaborative’s artistic director and its primary performing artist.

Getting back to the theater, as safely as possible

Cameron Kelsall, 4th October

As a theater critic, I’m prioritizing coverage of events that require Covid vaccination for all.

David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

A Swedish angle on Covid-19: Stefan Forsberg, CEO of Stockholm Concert Hall