The Swedish Radio Choir's anniversary year

The Radio Choir’s 100th anniversary gives us the opportunity to celebrate the history, tradition, flexibility, and innovative creative spirit of this wonderful group. – Kaspar Putnins, chief conductor

Celebrating All Year

The Radio Choir is celebrating its first century throughout the entire year of 2025. In February and March, there will be three anniversary concerts where the program reflects the choir's history and development, under the direction of chief conductor Kaspars Putnins and choirmaster Marc Korovitch. In October, it's time for the grand anniversary concert at Berwaldhallen, featuring a brand-new mass by six Swedish composers commissioned by the Radio Choir for this occasion. Former members will also participate in the concert.

Tour in Japan and Documentaries about the Choir

In 2025, the Radio Choir will perform in Gothenburg and Japan. During the latter tour, the veteran conductor Herbert Blomstedt, born just two years after the Radio Choir was founded, will lead them. An SVT documentary about the Radio Choir is in production and will be broadcast in the fall of 2025. Additionally, Sveriges Radio P2 will highlight the choir by rebroadcasting an updated documentary series about the audition process for new singers. Of course, the Radio Choir's concerts will also be broadcast, so keep an eye on Sveriges Radio!

The Start of the Anniversary Year

The year began with the Radio Choir as singing guests on TV4 Nyhetsmorgon, almost exactly 100 years to the hour after the Radio Choir's first performance. A few weeks later, the choir performed with artist Amanda Bergman at Sveriges Radio's P3 Gold Gala. See the clip from the gala below. Hans Ek conducts and has written the arrangement for the song "Wild Geese, Wild Love."

Grand conclusion

After the grand anniversary concert in October, the celebration will conclude in December with two concerts at Berwaldhallen. First, a powerful performance of György Ligeti's Requiem, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, a work that the Radio Choir premiered in 1965. Then, Bach's Christmas Oratorio conducted by Kaspars Putnins.

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More about The Radio Choir

  • Kaspars Putniņš - chief conductor

    Kaspars Putniņš has been the chief conductor of the Swedish Radio Choir since 2020, and the newly appointed chief conductor of the Latvian Radio Choir, with which he has worked closely for over 30 years. He was previously the chief conductor of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir from 2014 to 2021.

    Kaspars Putniņš, cheif conductor
  • Krista Audere - first guest conductor

    In 2021, she won the prestigious competition for choral conductors - the Eric Ericson Awards. Starting in the fall of 2025, she will be the first guest conductor of the Swedish Radio Choir.

    Krista Audere, first guest conductor

Upcoming Concerts

  • 6 september
    275 kr

    Calligrammes – the Swedish Radio choir meets Krista Audere

    Groundbreaking technique and French surrealism are on the program when Krista Audere makes her debut as Principal guest conductor of the Swedish Radio Choir.
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    10 September
    450 kr

    VOCES8 feat. Radiokören

    The Grammy-nominated VOCES8 is the world’s top streaming classical vocal group. Touring extensively, the group performs repertoire from Renaissance polyphony to contemporary commissions and arrangements. The Swedish Radio Choir joins for some real choral classics!
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    4 October
    275 kr

    The Swedish Radio Choir celebrates 100 years

    One of the world's foremost choirs celebrates its first century with a sparkling anniversary concert.
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  • 5–6 December
    170 - 560 kr

    Salonen, Jansen & Ligeti's Requiem

    Part 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.
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  • 12–13 December
    170 - 560 kr

    Bach's Christmas Oratorio part 1–3

    Heavenly choirs, blaring trumpets and thundering timpani! Experience a grand and heartfelt Christmas atmosphere when the 100-year-old Radio Choir rounds off its...
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    17–19 December
    130 - 475 kr

    Christmas Concert 2025

    At Berwaldhallen, Christmas is celebrated with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir, who, together with conductor Anna-Maria Helsing...
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  • 24 January
    275 kr

    Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem

    The Swedish Radio Choir sings Brahm's animated Ein Deutsches Requiem" at the Högalid Church.
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  • 6–7 February
    130 - 475 kr

    Mozart’s Requiem 

    Principal Guest Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev leads the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's powerful and iconic Requiem, which the composer couldn’t finish before his own death. But first, John Adams' repetitive and pulsating Shaker Loops from 1982, followed by Scottish composer James MacMillan’s Composed in August.
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  • 20 February
    275 kr

    The Swedish Radio Choir meets Martina Batič  

    Reflective a cappella music with the Swedish Radio Choir and conductor Martina Batič.
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  • 21 March 2026
    100 - 420 kr

    The Swedish Radio Choir & Dalasinfoniettan: The Wanderers

    The Swedish Radio Choir and Dalasinfoniettan in the world premiere of Matthew Peterson’s second symphony, The Wanderers.
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  • 25 April 2026
    80 - 275 kr

    The Swedish Radio Choir sings Palestrina

    Step into the meditative sound world of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, celebrating his 500th anniversary, as the Radio Choir fills the Great...
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  • 8–9 May 2026
    130 - 475 kr

    Fauré’s Requiem

    Gabriel 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.
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