Nobel Prize Ceremony
The formal Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at Konserthuset Stockholm.
The Nobel Prize has been presented at Konserthuset on 10 December every year since 1926, with a few exceptions (such as during World War II, when no awards were given in the years 1939–44, and recently during the pandemic 2020–21 when the ceremony couldn't take place at Konserthuset as usual).
During the ceremony, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra performs from a specially constructed stage in the choir loft, above the podium. The podium is covered by the signature blue Nobel carpet, to accommodate members of the Swedish Academy, Nobel Prize recipients and the Royal family. A statue of Alfred Nobel forms the focal point on stage, and the great organ is decorated with a grand cockade in the colours of Sweden and Norway.
The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony is broadcast on many TV channels around the world, and the event generates considerable global interest.
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The music
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Otto Lindblad The Swedish Royal Anthem ’’The King’s Song’’2 min
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart March in D major KV 2493 min
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Richard Wagner Dich, teure Halle from Tannhäuser4 min
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Arnold Schönberg Notturno for strings and harp4 min
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Gunnar de Frumerie A Letter Arrived op 24:23 min
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Ruth Gipps Ambarvalia – A Dance6 min
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Trad The Swedish National Anthem – Du gamla, Du fria arr Jari Eskola2 min
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Hugo Alfvén The Queen of Sheba's Festivity March from The Prodigal Son3 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Johannes Gustavsson conductor
- Ingela Brimberg soprano