An Evening with Nils Landgren
Jazz legend Nils Landgren and friends make a guest appearance with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra at Berwaldhallen in an evening of music from the album Some Other Time (A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein), arranged for 15 wind instruments, harp, percussion and jazz trio. Old and new jazz stars, including Joe Sample, Kurt Weill and Michael Wollny are also highlighted in this pioneering concert.
Participants
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.
Programme
LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918–1990)
America
A Simple Song
Cool
Some Other Time
The Story of My Life
One Hand, One Heart
Maria
A Quiet Girl
Something’s Coming
All songs before the interval are arranged by Vince Mendoza for Nils Landgren, 15 wind instruments, harp, percussion and jazz trio.
KURT WEILL (1900–1950)
Lost In the Stars
CAT STEVENS (1948–)
Moonshadow
IDA SAND (1977–)
Waiting
NILS LANDGREN (1956–) & MICHAEL WOLLNY (1978–)
The Moon, the Stars and You
KURT WEILL
Speak Low
NILS LANDGREN
Joe’s Moonblues
JOE SAMPLE (1939–2014)
One Day I’ll Fly Away
Same Old Story
All songs after the interval are arranged by Vince Mendoza, except Waiting and Speak Low, which are arranged by Magnus Lindgren.
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