Soup Concert with strings and oboe

Oboe quintets are rare, but this one by British Arnold Bax (1883–1953) has reached a wider audience. The finely chiselled music contains a light-hearted sensibility with curious exploration and a touch of melancholy.

Jesper Harryson is solo oboist with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and performs here with a string quartet comprising of philharmonic musicians Patrik Swedrup and Emma Agnas de Frumerie, violins, Catarina Skoog Aquilonius, viola, and Hanna Dahlkvist, cello.

American composer Amy Beach (1867–1944) was celebrated in her lifetime, but like many other female composers, she was not granted the same spotlight as her male colleagues. Fortunately, in recent years her music has been performed with more frequency, including this wonderfully evocative string quartet.

Please note: the previously announced string quartet by Andrea Tarrodi has been omitted from the programme. 

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Menu: Pumpkin soup with saffron. The soup comes with sourdough bread, crisp bread and whipped butter, as well as a beverage, coffee/tea and a small biscuit. All soups are lactose- and gluten-free. Notify us of any special dietary requests when making your booking.