Nordic Weeks: A Drama in the Air

Rising star Tabita Berglund conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Britta Byström’s A Drama in the Air, inspired by a Jules Verne short story, and highlights from Geirr Tveitt’s orchestral suites A Hundred Hardanger Tunes. Norwegian cellist Amalie Stalheim also returns to Berwaldhallen in Bo Linde’s rarely performed cello concerto.

Season 2023/2024
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Berwaldhallen

Stay for the bonus concert Wednesday September 27, beginning shortly after the regular programme, featuring four pieces by Nordic composers, including the world premiere of Madeleine Isaksson’s Vindande for oboe quartet!

The concert will be broadcasted on the Swedish Radio P2 on Friday, October 13 at 7:03 pm.

Change of soloist

Cellist Amalie Stalheim will replace Jakob Koranyi in Bo Linde’s cello concerto.

Approximate duration: 1 hr 10 mins

BONUS CONCERT WED 27 SEP: 4 X OBOE

Stay and enjoy this approximately half-hour long bonus concert which begins shortly after the original programme. The oboe takes centre stage in these four pieces, including the world premiere of Madeleine Isaksson’s Vindande (Wind Spirit).

Musicians:
Emmanuel Laville, oboe
Geneviève Martineau, violin
Tony Bauer, viola
Astrid Lindell, cello

Programme:
SVEN-DAVID SANDSTRÖM: Oboe Quartet, 6 min
DANIEL BÖRTZ: Kithairon, 7 min
MADELEINE ISAKSSON: Vindande – world premiere, 7 min
CARL NIELSEN: Fantasy Pieces Op. 2 (arr. Hans Abrahamsen), 6 min

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