Orpheus’ Treasure Trove: The Father of Swedish Music

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The concert will take place with an audience of maximum 50 people in the hall. 

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Since its formation in 2015, Orpheus Baroque Stockholm has grown into an important part of the capital city’s music offering, serving as a meeting place for philharmonic musicians and some of Sweden’s foremost freelance Baroque musicians.

The critically acclaimed ensemble collaborates with guest conductors such as Alfredo Bernardini, Dan Laurin, Peter Spissky, Luca Guglielmi, Göran Karlsson and Mariangiola Martello, and soloists such as Anders J. Dahlin and Kristina Hammarström. The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra’s solo cellist Johannes Rostamo and concertmaster and Baroque violinist Elin Gabrielsson serve as artistic directors.

Johan Helmich Roman, also known as the father of Swedish music, and George Frideric Handel share many musical similarities. They met at the King’s Theatre in London, where Roman was a violinist while Handel was an in-house composer. In London, Roman also heard Italian Francesco (?) Geminiani, a violinist to the English court. Back in Sweden, Roman was appointed vice conductor to the court and became acquainted with the composer and violin and piano virtuoso Johan Agrell, before Agrell moved to Germany.

At this concert, we will hear the similarities and differences between the Baroque-era music of these four friends.