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Mahler’s First Symphony with Herbert Blomstedt

Titan is the subtitle of Gustav Mahler’s first symphony. Franz Berwald’s fourth symphony is also known as Sinfonie naïve; powerful forces and innocence are brought together when Conductor Laureate Herbert Blomstedt returns to Berwaldhallen and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.


SWEDISH RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

dot 2024/2025

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The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra is a multiple-award-winning ensemble renowned for its high artistic standard and stylistic breadth, as well as collaborations with the world’s finest composers, conductors, and soloists. It regularly tours all over Europe and the world and has an extensive and acclaimed recording catalogue.

Daniel Harding has been Music Director of the SRSO since 2007, and since 2019 also its Artistic Director. His tenure will last throughout the 2024/2025 season. Two of the orchestra’s former chief conductors, Herbert Blomstedt and Esa-Pekka Salonen, have since been named Conductors Laureate, and continue to perform regularly with the orchestra.

The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs at Berwaldhallen, concert hall of the Swedish Radio, and is a cornerstone of Swedish public service broadcasting. Its concerts are heard weekly on the Swedish classical radio P2 and regularly on national public television SVT. Several concerts are also streamed on-demand on Berwaldhallen Play and broadcast globally through the EBU.

Programme

Approximate timings

I. Allegro risoluto
II. Adagio
III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
IV. Finale: Allegro vivace

I. Langsam schleppend
II. Kräftig bewegt
III. Feierlich und gemessen
IV. Stürmisch bewegt

Approximate concert length: 2 hours with intermission