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Stravinsky and Bartók

Romanian conductor Cristian Măcelaru offers an exciting programme with music from the early 20th century; both Bartók and Stravinsky, as well as a solo concerto by Karol Szymanowski and Romanian national romanticism by George Enescu.

Romanian composer George Enescu was greatly inspired by Romanian folk music and Romani music. This is particularly notable in Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, which is among his best loved and most performed pieces. Karol Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No. 1 from 1916 is considered one of the first solo concertos to break new ground in the development of music in the 20th century, and is performed by Danish-Israeli violinist Nikolaj Znaider. Stravinsky’s symphonic poem Le Chant de Rossignol was inspired by his first opera which is based on H. C. Andersen’s story The Nightingale. Just like Enescu’s rhapsody, Bartók’s Dance Suite is inspired by folk music, here from Hungary and Wallachia in southern Romania for instance.


SWEDISH RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA dot 2017/2018
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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.

Rumänske dirigenten Cristian Măcelaru tillträder hösten 2019 som chefsdirigent för Västtyska Radions Symfoniorkester, WDR Sinfonieorchester. Sedan 2017 är han musikalisk ledare och dirigent vid Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. Nyligen har han gästat BBC Symphony Orchestra, Concertgebouworkestern, Orchestre National de Lyon och Halléorkestern. Dessutom har han lettt Bayerska Radions Symfoniorkester, Dresdner Philharmonie och turnerat i USA med National Symphony Orchestra of Romania. Vid Houston Grand Opera har han lett en uppsättning av Mozarts Don Giovanni regisserad av Kasper Holten. Sommaren 2019 debuterar han vid Caramoor Summer Music Festival och återvänder till festivalerna Grant Park i Chicago och Interlochen i Michigan.

Concert length: 1 h 55 min incl. intermission