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40 YEARS OF MUSIC: W A MOZART SYMPHONY NO 40

American author of children’s books, Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are was filmed in 2009. However, as early as 1979, Oliver Knussen composed an opera with a libretto written by Maurice Sendak himself. A few years later, another collaboration with Sendak followed, and Knussen’s two children’s operas have become part of his most famous works. In celebration of Berwaldhallen’s 40th anniversary, the 40-year-old conductor Ryan Wigglesworth performs Mozart’s Symphony No. 40.


SWEDISH RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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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.

Approximate concert length: 1 hour (no intermission)