Eric Ericson Award 2024

NINETY YOUNG CHORAL CONDUCTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD APPLIED FOR THE ERIC ERICSON AWARD 2024. The selection committee has chosen eight semi-finalists to compete in Stockholm in October:   Simon Arlasjö (Sweden), João Barros (Portugal), Jurgita Česonytė (Lithuania), Anastasija Kildiša (Latvia), Alexander Lüken (Germany), Heide Müller (Germany), Marcel Ortega i Martí (Spain) and Joe Tobin (UK).   The 2024 Eric Ericson Award will be the fifth time the competition has been held, and aims as before to identify, encourage and support promising young choral conductors in the spirit of Eric Ericson. The ambition of the award is to achieve a very high artistic and competitive level in choral conducting, corresponding to the status that Eric Ericson achieved worldwide during his career. The Eric Ericson Award gives the next generation of choral conductors the opportunity to pursue an international career.   If you cannot attend the fianls, watch them live on Berwaldhallen Play.

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  • 28 August
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    Masterpieces by Bruch & Brahms with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

    The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra makes a rare visit to Sweden during the opening night of the Baltic Sea Festival, accompanied by star violinist María Dueñas and their chief conductor Alan Gilbert.
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    29 August
    350 - 650 kr

    Darkness & Ecstasy with Karlsson & von Hausswolff

    Experience an evening where the beautiful and the terrifying meet. For the Baltic Sea Festival, Anna von Hausswolff and Mikael Karlsson have created the piece Grand Guignol.
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  • 30 August
    350 - 650 kr

    Korngold & Tjajkovskij with Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester

    Get a glimpse of tomorrow's leading musicians when Europe's leading youth orchestra comes to Berwaldhallen. They are hosted by French violinist Renaud Capuçon and led by former chief conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck.
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  • 31 Aug

    Family day and open house

    Join the Baltic Sea Festival's traditional family day for all ages, Sunday 31 August! Try playing instruments, meet Radioapan, lab with the...
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