Metropolis – Romance and the City
External organiser: Orkestern Filialen
In this concert, Orkestern Filialen and friends celebrate the big city. The music portrays metropolitan places and their many contradictions, because indeed, cities have it all: noise and traffic, but also parks and quiet streets. Above all, they have people. The repertoire reflects these contrasts and diversity with a captivating mix of works all linked by one common factor: romance.
We embark on a journey through space and time, from a dystopian sci-fi depiction from 1927 of an imagined Manhattan in 2026, via Rome’s magnificent umbrella pine trees, to a couple in the midst of war-torn Warsaw. We follow Konserthuset’s statue of Orpheus on an adventure in Stockholm, and also visit New York and Paris before finally landing on the streets of London.
The guide on this musical tour is Christopher Wollter. Andreas Hanson conducts and Nils Hansson Meng is the piano soloist.
SEK 50 of every ticket sold is donated to Stockholms Stadsmission.
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The music
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Gottfried Huppertz Theme from the Movie Metropolis1 min
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Ottorino Respighi Pini di Roma19 min
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Richard Addinsell Warsaw Concerto for piano and orchestra9 min
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Intermission25 min
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Hilding Rosenberg From Dance Suite from Orpheus in Town8 min
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John Kander New York, New York arr Anders Berglund4 min
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George Gershwin An American in Paris18 min
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Ralph McTell Streets of London4 min
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Encore:
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Gottfried Huppertz Die Versöhnung from the Movie Metropolis3 min
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Participants
- Christopher Wollter compère and vocals
- Filialen Orchestra
- Andreas Hanson conductor
- Nils Hansson Meng piano
- Stockholm Pop Choir
- Swedish Central Band
