Mirrors & Reflections
The theme for the 2025/2026 season invites you to explore the past, present, and future through music.
A Centennial Year for Swedish Radio and the Radio Choir
The year 2025 marks a grand centennial celebration for Swedish Radio and the Radio Choir. It’s a time for both tribute and reflection—on how the world has changed since the first radio broadcast and the choir’s very first note. This season’s theme, Mirror & Reflections, invites audiences to explore the past, present, and future through music.
Daniel Harding Ends an Era
After 18 remarkable years as Chief Conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding is stepping down. The 2025/2026 season will reflect the legacy he leaves behind, while opening the door to a new musical chapter.
Esa-Pekka Salonen Returns
Esa-Pekka Salonen, who concluded his tenure as Chief Conductor of the orchestra 30 years ago, returns as Artist in Residence alongside violinist Janine Jansen.
Guest Conductors and Musical Encounters
Maxim Emelyanychev assumes the role of Principal Guest Conductor and opens the season with pianist Francesco Piemontesi.
Thomas Adès leads the orchestra in a tender reflection on the music of Baroque composer François Couperin. South Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son performs Lutosławski’s Paganini Variations, based on Niccolò Paganini’s famous Caprice No. 24 for solo violin.
Janine Jansen, together with Sir Antonio Pappano, presents Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1—a piece filled with echoes of the composer’s earlier works.
Eun-Sum Kim conducts the orchestra in Erich Korngold’s final Symphony in F-sharp major, dedicated to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and partly based on the film music Korngold wrote after fleeing Nazism and settling in Hollywood.
New Technology and Darker Soundscapes
The season also explores modern technology and bold sonic expressions through world premieres by Mirjam Tally and Olga Neuwirth, as well as Grand Guignol by Mikael Karlsson and Anna von Hausswolff—a work that, during the Baltic Sea Festival, celebrates the illuminating power of darkness.
Mirrors & ReflectionsMirrors & Refelctions weaves together the season’s concerts with threads of light, longing, darkness, despair, nostalgia, and hope. In each performance, the musical heritage of the past is reflected in contemporary interpretations, while we continuously move toward an ever-unknown future. The theme creates a tapestry of emotions and ideas—where music becomes a mirror of the human soul, its deepest feelings and dreams.
Maxim Emelyanchev - principal guest conductorLearn more about Maxim EmelyanychevThe acclaimed conductor is Principal Guest Conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra for the 2025/2026 season.
Artists in Residence 2025/2026
Two frequent guests during the season are conductor, composer, and Polar Music Prize laureate Esa-Pekka Salonen, and star violinist Janine Jansen, who serve as this season’s Artists in Residence. Highlights include violin concertos by Prokofiev and Brahms with Janine Jansen as soloist, and György Ligeti’s monumental Requiem—commissioned by Swedish Radio in 1965 and now marking its 60th anniversary—with Salonen on the podium.
During the 2025/2026 season, Honorary Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and violinist Janine Jansen take on their roles as Artists in Residence at Berwaldhallen. Salonen curates six concerts, conducting three of them himself, beginning with the Baltic Sea Festival. His programs blend his own compositions with music by some of his greatest sources of inspiration, including Prokofiev, Sibelius, and Ravel. Naturally, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Radio Choir will be featured, alongside prominent soloists such as Janine Jansen and pianist Yuja Wang.
Janine Jansen will appear at Berwaldhallen on three occasions during the season, performing with the Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Sir Antonio Pappano in some of the most beloved violin concertos in music history. Her residency also begins during the Baltic Sea Festival, where she performs in a chamber music concert featuring Schubert’s Octet..
–“I’m incredibly proud of the outstanding musical program and all the fantastic artistic collaborations—both for the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir—that we are presenting today. In the 2025/2026 concert season at Berwaldhallen, there is something for everyone to discover and enjoy!
- Staffan Becker, General Manager, Berwaldhallen
Esa-Pekka SalonenOne of the most influential conductors and composers of our time. Salonen was Chief Conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1985 to 1995. He now returns to Berwaldhallen as Artist in Residence.
Janine JansenAn internationally acclaimed violinist known for her intense playing style. Janine Jansen has collaborated with many of the world’s leading orchestras and now joins Berwaldhallen as Artist in Residence.
Artists in Residence: Upcoming concerts
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
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
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
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
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
Mirrors & Reflections
The concert series Mirrors & Reflections brings together performances that delve into this season’s theme. Featuring Esa-Pekka Salonen, Janine Jansen, and works by composers such as Mozart, Fauré, Ligeti, and Couperin. The series is available in two formats: medium (12 concerts) and small (6 concerts). In addition, there are many other series to choose from.
Theme: Mirrors & Reflections
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
Few seats remaining6–7 February130 - 475 krMozart’s RequiemPrincipal Guest Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev leads the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's powerful and iconic Requiem.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
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
8–9 May 2026130 - 475 krFauré’s RequiemGabriel Fauré's beloved Requiem, known for its calm and peaceful character unlike other requiems, performed by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir under the direction of Fredrik Burstedt.Read more & tickets
Concert Series 2025/2026
The Choir SeriesDiscover the 100th anniversary Radio Choir – both a cappella and together with guest artists and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.Subscription has started
Friday EveningOn Friday evenings, you are treated to larger orchestral or choral works with guest conductors, instrumentalists, and singers of the highest caliber, performing with the Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Radio Choir.Subscription has started
Saturday MatineeIn this concert series, you are treated to delightful musical experiences every Saturday. The Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Radio Choir offer...Subscription has started
Conductors' SeriesIn the Conductor Series, you will get a well-curated selection of concerts featuring the orchestra's new principal guest conductor Maxim Emelyanychev, Polar Prize winner Barbara Hannigan, honorary conductor Herbert Blomstedt, and Nathalie Stutzmann.Subscription has started
Thursday EveningThursday Evening is perfect for those seeking a truly grand concert experience. Here you will enjoy larger orchestral works such as symphonies and solo concerts with guest conductors, instrumentalists, and singers of the highest caliber at Berwaldhallen.Subscription has started
Mirrors & ReflectionsMusically, the 2025/2026 season at Berwaldhallen will be a place for reflection, where past, present, and future meet through classical and contemporary music.Subscription has started- The Soloist SeriesThe 2025/2026 season at Berwaldhallen features many wonderful soloists. We have gathered them in their very own series where you will find some of the finest pianists, violinists, cellists, double bassists, and singers of our timeSubscription has started
Youth SeriesFour concerts. Four epic stories. One season you’ll totally binge.Subscription has started
Wednesday FavouriteDo you prefer early evening concerts, perhaps right after work? Then our Wednesday Favourite Series might be perfect for you!Subscription has started
Thursday FavouriteDo you prefer early evening concerts, perhaps right after work? Then our Thursday Favourite Series might be perfect for you!Subscription has started
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