The Eric Ericson Award will see some of the world’s best young choral conductors compete for victory in Stockholm, 23-26 October 2024. The semi finals are held at Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Stockholm and the final in the Swedish Radio Concert Hall, Berwaldhallen on Saturday 26 October. Below you can follow the livestreams of the semi-finals and the final.
Semi-final 1, Wednesday 23 October 12.45-19.45
Semi-final 2, Thursday 24 October, 12.45-19.45
Final concert, Saturday 26 October at 15:00
See programme under the videos.
Programme for the semi-finals
with Eric Ericsons kammarkör och St Jacobs kammarkör
I Pizzetti, Ululate from Tre Composizioni corali
E Rautavaara, Credo
G Grigorjeva, In Paradisum
N Forte, O Oriens
C Unander-Scharin, Mutations from Calligrammes
S-D Sandström, April och tystnad
J Bingham, The darkness is no darkness
M Sköld, We know not where the Dragons fly
Participants in the final concert
Radiokören
Tre finalister samt Kaspars Putniņš, chefsdirigent
Zero8
Rasmus Krigström, dirigent
S:t Jacobs Kammarkör
Gary Graden, dirigent
Josef Beltzikoff, konferencier
Paula af Malmborg Ward, konferencier
The music
Competition programme
INGVAR LIDHOLM: De Profundis
ARNE MELLNÄS: Laude – Il cantico di frate sole
STACY GARROP: Sonnets of Desire, Longing, and Whimsy
Other music
ARNOLD SCHÖNBERG: Friede auf Erden
JOANNA MARSH: In Winter’s House
CARLO GESUALDO: Una hora non potuistis
TRAD. ARR. AARON DALE: Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel
AGNETA SKÖLD: Den levande Maria, sats II
URMAS SISAK: Gloria Patri II, nr 24 Te gratias ago, Creator Universi!