From Mozart to Final Fantasy
The list of acclaimed collaborations is almost endless. Time and time again, established patterns are broken, new constellations are formed, and expectations are surpassed when the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra show why they are Sweden’s favourite symphony orchestra.
Listen to the concerts conductor Charles Hazlewood describing how short the step from Mozart to Final Fantasy really is:
Participants
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
Orchestration by Andreas Hedlund
Orchestration by Andreas Hedlund
Concert length: 2 h incl. intermission
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