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Recharge with the Swedish Radio Choir and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. From beloved classics to bold contemporary works – experience music that moves you. Settle into the velvet seat, into the moment, and into the shared experience. Meet world-class conductors, celebrated soloists, myths, tales, hymns, and requiems.
In the 2025/2026 season, Berwaldhallen invites you to a wealth of musical encounters. We welcome the future Musical Director of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, and proudly present conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen and star violinist Janine Jansen as this season’s Artists in Residence – two world-class artists bringing brilliance, depth, and artistic sharpness to the season.
This spring, experience the acclaimed violinist Lisa Batiashvili in Tchaikovsky’s passionate masterpiece, and witness a spectacular meeting between Esa-Pekka Salonen and world-renowned pianist Yuja Wang. In addition, world-class soloists and conductors will join us for a season filled with extraordinary music – all under the theme Mirrors & Reflections.
Big Adventures for Small Ears
Throughout the year, children and families are invited to enjoy musical activities and imaginative performances – including the beloved sing-along concert Sing-along for the big and small, featuring cherished children’s songs.
Mirrors & ReflectionsRead moreThis season’s artistic theme interlaces the concert program with nuanced elements of light and longing, darkness and despair, nostalgia and hope. Through this thematic lens, the season forms a rich tapestry of emotion and contemplation — where music becomes a mirror to the human spirit, revealing its deepest dreams and desires.
Explore the Programme
27–28 November130 - 475 krBenjamin Grosvenor in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 1Ludwig van Beethoven’s first Piano Concerto is a youthful work that in many ways captures the emergence of the composer’s style.Read more & tickets
9–10 januari170 - 560 krEpiphany Concert 2026Ring out the old and sing in the new with the Berwaldhallen’s festive Epiphany concert! In this year’s concert, comedian Jonatan Unge...Read more & tickets
22–23 January170 - 560 krJanine Jansen in Brahms’ violin concertoWorld-renowned violinist Janine Jansen will make several guest appearances this season. Together with the legendary conductor Antonio Pappano and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, she will perform Johannes Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major.Read more & tickets
20–21 February130 - 475 krMozart, Korngold & von ParadisThe South Korean conductor Eun Sun Kim makes her debut at Berwaldhallen with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, alongside the Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski.Read more & tickets
5–6 March130 - 475 krLisa Batiashvili in Tchaikovsky’s violin concertoThe Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili returns to Berwaldhallen to perform Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, the only one he composed for the instrument...Read more & tickets
Few seats remaining12–13 March 2026350 - 750 krSalonen & Wang x 2Artist in Residence Esa-Pekka Salonen is joined by the world-renowned pianist Yuja Wang to perform not one, but two concertos: Einojuhani Rautavaara's...Read more & tickets- Tickets released 2025-10-2926-28 March350 - 650 krA Tribute to Ted GärdestadThe Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to one of Sweden’s most beloved artists and songwriters in three concerts where Ted Gärdestad’s timeless music meets magnificent symphonic arrangements.Read more
1–2 April 2026100 - 420 krShostakovich’s Symphony No 9Andrés Orozco-Estrada visits the Swedish Radio Concert Hall, Berwaldhallen, to perform Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra and more.Read more & tickets
16-17 April 2026130 - 475 krStrauss’ Elektra suiteThe Classical Artist of the Year on P2 is trumpeter Elinor Bengtson, and in this concert, she will perform Alexander Arutiunian's Trumpet...Read more & tickets
24–25 April 2026130 - 475 krEmelyanychev interprets Salonen & SchumannIn the fifth part of Esa-Pekka Salonen's residency, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra's principal guest conductor Maxim Emelyanychev takes the podium and leads the orchestra initially in Salonen's symphonic poem and more Nyx.Read more & tickets
Meet Esa-Pekka Salonen and Janine Jansen
6–7 November130 - 475 krRavel, Salonen & LutosławskiThe second part of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Artist in Residence, were we meet conductor Nicholas Collon and soprano Camilla Tilling in music by Debussy, Ravel, Salonen and Lutosławski.Read more & tickets
2 december275 krRecital with Janine Jansen & friendsArtist in Residence Janine Jansen is joined by cellist Torleif Thedéen and pianist Sunwook Kim for an exclusive concert featuring chamber music gems by Dvořák, Janáček, and Smetana.Read more & tickets
5–6 December170 - 560 krSalonen, Jansen & Ligeti's RequiemPart three of Esa-Pekka Salonen's residency with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir. Janine Jansen, Malena Ernman and Jennifer France.Read more & tickets
10 december130 - 475 krRetrospective: SalonenEsa-Pekka Salonen has been given free rein in this concert where boundaries are blurred both between then and now and between genres.Read more & tickets
4–5 June 2026130 - 475 krMälkki & Altstaedt interprets SalonenThe sixth and final part of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Artist-in-Residence also concludes the 2025/2026 season at the Swedish Radio Concert Hall, Berwaldhallen.Read more & tickets
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- 5 november175 krTrio x 2 by Smyth & BeachA chamber music evening at the Finnish Institute where romance, temperament, and fire converge in two rarely heard masterpieces: Ethel Smyth’s trio for violin, horn and piano meets Amy Beach’s piano trio.Read more & tickets
Few seats remaining13–14 november170 - 560 krJonathan Johansson meets the Swedish Radio Symphony OrchestraJonathan Johansson, one of Sweden’s most acclaimed and respected artists, joins forces for the first time with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.Read more & tickets
16 November180 krSing-along for the big and smallTune in to well-known and popular children's songs together with children from Sollentuna Music Classes and choir leader Johan Pejler.Read more & tickets
Few seats remaining19–20 November130 - 475 krPorgy & Bess according to HanniganBarbara Hannigan returns to Berwaldhallen to perform George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess – Symphonic Picture with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.Read more & tickets
No tickets left22 November180 krPippi meets the Swedish Radio Symphony OrchestraWhen Pippi visits a real symphony orchestra, anything can happen.Read more
Few seats remaining23 November280 - 450 krTeam Putte with Martin StenmarckTake a seat in one of Berwaldhallen's comfy armchairs and be carried away by gospel, soul, pop and folksongs together with the Team Putte choir and guest artist Martin Stenmarck. All under the direction of Putte Nelsson.Read more & tickets
26 november175 krBeethoven's string trioIn a collaboration between Berwaldhallen, the Finnish Institute and Ylva and Stina Ekblad, Beethoven's elegant and charming String Trio Op. 3 will be performed by musicians from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in a concert where chamber music meets poetry.Read more & tickets
Few seats remaining7 december130 - 475 krLucia with Nacka Musikklasser & Bo SundströmLight up the December darkness with a sparkling Lucia concert together with Nacka Musikklasser and guest artist Bo Sundström in Berwaldhallen.Read more & tickets
12–13 December170 - 560 krBach's Christmas Oratorio part 1–3Heavenly choirs, blaring trumpets and thundering timpani! Experience a grand and heartfelt Christmas atmosphere when the 100-year-old Radio Choir rounds off its anniversary year together with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.Read more & tickets
Few seats remaining17–19 December130 - 475 krChristmas Concert 2025At Berwaldhallen, Christmas is celebrated with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir, who, together with conductor Anna-Maria Helsing and trumpeter Ellinor Bengtson present an atmospheric selection of classical Christmas music.Read more & tickets
No tickets left21 December130 - 475 krNils Landgren Christmas with My Friends 2025No Christmas without Nils Landgren and friends at Berwaldhallen! This year as a tour finale with a new album in tow; Christmas with My Friends IX.Read more
31 december290 - 560 krNew year's concert with the Stockholm Strauss Orchestra – Johann Strauss 200 years!The Stockholm Strauss Orchestra invites you to celebrate Strauss' 200th anniversary with exuberant music. Sweden's most festive symphony orchestra, delightfully sparkling.Read more & tickets
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Mirrors & Reflections
The theme for the 2025/2026 season invites you to explore the past, present, and future through music. Read more about the theme and discover all the concerts included in the season here.
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