Guide to the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Sakari Oramo conducting the RSPO at the Stockholm Concert Hall

Stockholm Concert Hall

The blue concert hall at Hötorget (the Haymarket) in central Stockholm is one of Sweden’s great architectural masterpieces. Opened in 1926, it was designed by architect Ivar Tengbom during a period of expansion in the capital. The Stockholm Concert Hall was built to house The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra – founded in 1902 – and to serve as an arena for the Nobel Prize Ceremony. Besides the main hall, the building also contains two chamber music halls: the beautiful Grünewald Hall and the smaller Aulin Hall. The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra’s chief conductor Sakari Oramo was appointed in 2008, with his present contract lasting until 2020

Stockholm International Composer Festival

Discovery and drama: Thea Musgrave at 90

Danny Riley, 12 Apr

Ahead of a major presentation of her work in Stockholm, we sit down with the master craftswoman to talk about her passion for discovery and her advice to young artists.

RSPO Chief Conductor

Leading from the front with Sakari Oramo

Bachtrack, 28 Feb

The Finnish conductor talks about feeling a part of the orchestra and which Nordic country performs the best Nielsen.

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StockholmSoup Concert with piano trios

Konserthuset Stockholm: Grünewaldsalen, Fri 29 May at 12:15

Linde, Schumann

Daniel Holst; Patrik Swedrup; Stefan Lindgren

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Konserthuset Stockholm: Stora Salen, Sat 30 May

Prokofiev

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Sakari Oramo; Olga Borodina; Roland Pöntinen; Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

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Konserthuset Stockholm: Stora Salen, Thu 4 Jun at 19:00

Shostakovich, Strauss R., Ravel

Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg; Gustavo Gimeno; Patricia Kopatchinskaja

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Konserthuset Stockholm: Stora Salen, Sat 27 Jun at 14:00 and 20:00

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

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Believing in the music: Martin Fröst and the RSPO

Sarah Batschelet, 20 Mar

Works by Rolf Liebermann, Mozart and Mahler recently brought down the house at Zurich’s Tonhalle Maag, in no small part because of Martin Fröst’s illuminating performance.

*****

Franz Welser-Möst conducts the RSPO © Urban Wedin

Marco Rep, 09 Nov

The much anticipated Austrian conductor strikes home with Shostakovich and Beethoven as a side dish in Stockholm.

***11

Sakari Oramo conducts the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra © BBC | Mark Allan

David Truslove, 30 Aug

An eclectic programme from this Swedish orchestra which gave sharply defined performances in repertoire that, at first glance, had seemingly little in common.

*****