Part three of Esa-Pekka Salonen's residency, where the honorary conductor leads the the Swedish Radio Choir, the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir and soloists Malena Ernman and Jennifer France in György Ligeti's Requiem, written for the choir in 1965 and used by Stanley Kubrick in his movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Additionally, Janine Jansen joins the Radio Symphony Orchestra in Sergei Prokofiev's lyrical and virtuosic Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major. The concert begins with the Swedish premiere of Salonen's Tiu  (Finnish for a dozen), which was written for the 20th anniversary of Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Salonen himself describes the work as 'palindromes, fanfares, and clouds for orchestra.’

Salonen, Jansen & Ligeti's Requiem

SR Berwaldhallen

Part three of Esa-Pekka Salonen's residency, where the honorary conductor leads the the Swedish Radio Choir, the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir and soloists Malena Ernman and Jennifer France in György Ligeti's Requiem, written for the choir in 1965 and used by Stanley Kubrick in his movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Berwaldhallen

Already in the 1970s, Semyon Bychkov – among the most esteemed and respected conductors of our time – left Russia for the United States. Many musicians, composers, authors and academics have undertaken similar journeys in search of a creative home. One such figure is the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, whose much-loved Ninth Symphony From the New World was written during his time as a professor of composition in the US. In this symphony, Dvořák allows the musical roots of his beloved Bohemia to meet the sounds of Native American traditions.

Nobel Prize Concert

Stockholm City Hall

What happens when one of the most visionary conductors and composers of our time is given free rein to create his own concert? In Retrospective: Salonen, you are invited to an evening where boundaries are blurred, both between then and now and between genres. With innovative works by Salonen himself and Jesper Nordin, electronic landscapes, and Rebecka Törnqvist's personal interpretations of Eva Dahlgren's and Anders Hillborg's music, it becomes an exclusive musical reflection of a unique artistry, and a jewel in Salonen's string of concerts during the season as Artist in Residence!

Retrospective: Salonen

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

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The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

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The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

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Heavenly choirs, blaring trumpets and thundering timpani! Experience a grand and heartfelt Christmas atmosphere when the 100-year-old Radio Choir rounds off its anniversary year together with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and brilliant soloists in Johann Sebastian Bach’s timeless Christmas Oratorio under the direction of chief conductor Kaspars Putninš.

Bach's Christmas Oratorio part 1–3

Back by popular demand! Welcome to join in as we sing beloved Christmas classics together with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. So clear your throats, warm up your vocal cords and get ready for the perfect start to the festive season. Of course, you're just as welcome to sit back and listen – and let yourself be enveloped by orchestra and voices filling every corner of the Main Hall.

Christmas Sing-along

Christmas at Berwaldhallen is celebrated with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir performing music from the classic Christmas repertoire.

Christmas Concert 2025

Hearing Handel’s Messiah performed by choir, orchestra, and four vocal soloists is always a profound experience. It is Handel’s most famous work, filled with exquisite arias and magnificent choruses – including the celebrated Hallelujah chorus. In this performance, we hear the German-language version created nearly 50 years after the English original. By then, the Baroque era had given way to Classicism, and Mozart expanded the orchestration while making several minor adjustments in line with his own instincts and the musical ideals of his time.

Handel’s Messiah – by way of Mozart

Twelfth Night is a time for splendour and celebration – and what could be more festive than the fiery passion of Italian opera? The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra invites you to a concert filled with some of the most beloved arias and duets in the Italian operatic repertoire.

Twelfth Night Concert – Italian Opera Gems

Ring out the old and sing in the new with the Berwaldhallen’s festive Epiphany concert! In this year’s concert, comedian Jonatan Unge is your host, and the Norwegian conductor Cathrine Winnes leads the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir, along with sopranos Julia Sporsén and Mari Eriksmoen, as well as this year’s Classical Artist in P2, trumpeter Ellinor Bengtson.

Epiphany Concert 2026

The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Konserthuset Stockholm invites you to an open house! Philharmonic Day is a cherished tradition now celebrating its 40th anniversary! Welcome to a day filled with wonderful concerts, fun activities for children, and exciting encounters with musicians. Try out instruments in collaboration with Kulturskolan Stockholm.

Philharmonic Day

Edward Elgar’s Symphony No. 2 from 1911 is a work of deep emotion and great personal significance. Unlike the heroic tone of his First Symphony, this second symphony is more introspective and tinged with melancholy.

​​Elgar’s Second Symphony

Few works are as closely associated with Christmas and Epiphany as Pyotr Tchaikovsky's music for the ballet The Nutcracker. In this concert, conductor Christoph Koncz returns to Berwaldhallen to perform a suite based on Tchaikovsky's beloved music together with the Radio Symphony Orchestra. But first, Sergei Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1, nicknamed Classical, the contemporary composer Hannah Kendall's work The Spark Catchers, based on a poem about women who worked in a match factory in the 1880s.

Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker  

Soprano Christina Nilsson is a familiar guest at Konserthuset Stockholm. Most recently, she appeared in February 2025 as soloist with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. She also made a highly acclaimed debut in the title role of Verdi’s Aida at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. On this occasion, we hear her in a selection of songs by Richard Strauss.

Strauss and Elgar

Join 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!

Niklas & Radioapan– The Superheroes of Berwaldhallen

World-renowned violinist Janine Jansen will make several guest appearances this season at the Swedish Radio Concert Hall, Berwaldhallen. Together with the legendary conductor Antonio Pappano and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, she will perform Johannes Brahms' technically challenging and musically virtuosic Violin Concerto in D major, written for the legendary violinist Joseph Joachim. After the intermission, Pappano will lead the orchestra in Richard Strauss' early symphonic poem Aus Italien , which depicts Italy's landscapes, history, and folk life in four movements.

Janine Jansen in Brahms’ violin concerto

With its powerful opening, captivating melodies and explosive virtuosity, Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto has become one of the most iconic works in classical music. The soloist is Japanese pianist Mao Fujita, making his debut at Konserthuset Stockholm together with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.

Pettersson and Tchaikovsky

Let yourself be embraced by light and confidence as Brahms’ beautiful Ein Deutsches Requiem resonates under the vast arches of Högalid Church in the composer’s own version for two pianos. The warm sound of the Swedish Radio Choir meets in intimate interplay with soloists and pianists in this work of eternal beauty under the direction of music director Kaspars Putninš.

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