Maxim Emelyanychev – principal guest conductor
Maxim Emelyanychev has been Chief Conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra since 2019, with a contract until 2028, and Chief Conductor of the baroque orchestra Il Pomo d’Oro since 2013. In the 2025/2026 season, Emelyanychev will also take on the role of Principal Guest Conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
During the 2024/2025 season, Emelyanychev made his debut with the Dresdner Philharmonie, Münchner Philharmoniker, Tokyo Yomiuri Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de France Symphony Orchestra, and gave a concert in Salzburg with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. He has also guest-conducted the Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre de chambre de Paris, and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Emelyanychev's opera engagements include Mozart's The Magic Flute and Handel's Agrippina at the Royal Opera House in London, Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, and Handel's Rinaldo with Jakub Józef Orliński in the title role at the Glyndebourne Festival. He has been invited several times to perform at the BBC Proms and the Edinburgh International Festival.
Maxim Emelyanychev was educated in conducting and piano in his hometown of Nizhny Novgorod and later attended Gennady Rozhdestvensky's conducting class at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He has received several prestigious awards, including the Young Talent Award from the Critics’ Circle and the International Opera Award in the Newcomer category. He received the 2025 Herbert von Karajan Award at the Salzburg Easter Festival.
Upcoming Concerts with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
17–19 DecemberChristmas 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
Few seats remaining9–10 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
Few seats remaining14–15 January 2026130 - 475 krTchaikovsky’s The NutcrackerFew works are as closely associated with Christmas and Epiphany as Pyotr Tchaikovsky's music for the ballet The Nutcracker.Read more & tickets
Few seats remaining17 January180 krNiklas & Radioapan– The Superheroes of BerwaldhallenJoin Niklas and Radioapan on a secret musical adventure filled with laughter, songs, and superpowers! Together with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Erik Arvinder, they set out to stop the mischievous sound villain Dissonance – who wants to turn all music into chaos!Read more & tickets
Few seats remaining22–23 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 remaining24 January275 krBrahms' Ein deutsches RequiemThe Swedish Radio Choir sings Brahm's animated Ein deutsches Requiem" at the Högalid Church.Read more & tickets
No tickets left29-31 jan170 - 560 krPetter meets the Swedish Radio Symphony OrchestraFor the first time since 2013, Petter Alexis Askegren 'Petter' finally takes the stage at Berwaldhallen with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Hans Ek to perform symphonic interpretations of music from the iconic rapper's nearly 30-year long career.Read more
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