GOLDEN CONCERTS
at the Opera

It was immigrant fiddlers, "pipers and trumpeteers" who laid the foundation for the Royal Swedish Orchestra. Almost 500 years later, they are not only one of the world's oldest orchestras but also Sweden's largest with 105 musicians. From being a court music institution under king Gustav Vasa, they are, since the Royal Swedish Opera was founded in 1773, the heart of the house and unite all of its art forms.

You usually meet them in the orchestra pit, between the main stage and the auditorium stalls. But the orchestra's musicians also appear in other contexts, for example in connection with their popular concerts in the Golden Foyer. From more intimate chamber ensembles to larger groups of musicians – a Golden Concert always means that members of the Royal Swedish Orchestra offer a delightful evening concert.

Chamber Concert May 2

W. A. MOZART
Flute concerto in G major
Oboe concerto in C major

INTERVAL

Bassoon Concerto
Horn Concerto

Soloists
Susanne Ekman flUTE
Fredrik Söhngen oboe
Anders Engström BASSOON
Benedikt Scholtes horn

With
Members of the Royal Swedish Orchestra

Golden Concert August 23

THE ROYAL SWEDISH ORCHESTRA PLAYS MAHLER AND SCHREKER

DETLEV GLANERT
Mahler/Skizze op. 20 (1989)

GUSTAV MAHLER
Rückert-Lieder (1901–1902)

INTERVAL

FRANZ SCHREKER
Chamber symphony (1916)

With
Members of the Royal Swedish Orchestra

Golden Concert August 24

STRING ORCHESTRA – DEATH AND THE MAIDEN

MARIA LITHELL FLYG
Okjökull

HENRYK GÓRECKI
Three pieces in old style

W. A. MOZART
Serenade no 6 in D major K. 239, »Serenata notturna«

INTERVAL

FRANZ SCHUBERT
String quartet no. 14 in D minor, »Death and the maiden« – version for string orchestra

With
Members of the Royal Swedish Orchestra

Golden Concert September 12

FRENCH SOIRÉE

ALBERT ROUSSEL
Serenade for flute, string trio and harp op. 30

JEAN FRANCAIX
Quartet for winds

MAURICE RAVEL
Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet

INTERVAL

MAURICE RAVEL
String quartet in F major

With
Members of the Royal Swedish Orchestra