Inspiration Day for Teachers and Cultural Coordinators

Music That Changes Lives – The Importance of Music for Children and Young People. 

The seminar is held in Swedish.

14.30 Doors open. Coffee/tea and cookies will be served by Aulinsalen. We will listen to an ensemble of young summer musicians who performed at the Konserthuset Stockholm during the summer of 2024.

15.00 Welcome and introduction by Konserthuset Stockholm and the music consultants from Region Stockholm.

15.10 Conversation with the summer musicians. They will share their experiences and the significance of their summer job at Konserthuset Stockholm.

15.20 Classical Music for Adults and Babies. Pianist Natalie Gourman Syberg will talk about a chamber music concert she is doing with 1-2 musicians in collaboration with the Konserthuset Stockholm during the autumn, aimed at adults with babies. The purpose is to push the boundaries of what audience chamber music can be suitable for.

15.40 Women of the Blues. Musicians Eva-Mi Ringqvist and Elin Öberg will perform parts of an interactive inspirational concert about the blues genre and its female pioneers, featuring harmonica, vocals, and percussion. Examples from music history will be interspersed with original music by the duo. They will also discuss the challenges and successes of female musicians on a male-dominated scene, based on their own experiences from the Swedish blues scene.

16.00 The Sense Experiment. Director Anita Santesson will talk about a music residency in Botkyrka, where the performance "The Sense Experiment" was developed, inspired by conversations with children. Classically trained cellist Kristina Winiarski and deaf actor Romel Belcher will take us on an experiment about the human ability to perceive the world. Using music, sign language, and social haptics, they will explore how our five senses interact and influence our lives. What are our senses? How do they work? What happens if one sense doesn’t function?

16.20 Mankind and Music: The Importance of Music for the Brain.

16.30 Break with instrument testing.

17.00 Creating a Safe Learning Environment with Music Therapy Elements. Musician and music educator Ismahni Björkdotter from Danderyd's Cultural School will discuss a child-centered teaching model where the lessons are based on the children's initiatives and creativity. The teacher creates the conditions for the children’s own creativity. We will also hear some of the children perform two compositions created by primary school students.

17.20 Further, Further, Further – about a new concert performance with Mosaikteatern and the Philharmonic Orchestra. Mosaikteatern is a daily activity center focused on the performing arts for people with intellectual disabilities. The target audience is primary school and special education students.

17.40 Information from Konserthuset Stockholm and Music Consultants, Region Stockholm.

17.50 Closing Remarks.

17.55 Wrap and post-event discussion.

19.00 Concert for those interested. Participants in the Inspiration Day can purchase tickets at a discounted rate. See below for more information.

Evening Concert at Special Price

As a seminar participant, you have the opportunity to attend the evening concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at a special price. Enjoy works by Smetana, Bacewicz, and Dvořák. Amalie Stalheim is the soloist in Bacewicz's virtuosic and rhythmic cello concerto. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will be conducted by Ruth Reinhardt.

Tickets can be booked online via the link below or through the ticket office from August 22. Use campaign code INSP24 to receive a 50 percent discount on stall tickets: 205 SEK (regular price 410 SEK) or balcony: 50 SEK (regular price 145 SEK).

More about the concert and to purchase concert tickets

Booking Terms for the Lecture

Last registration date: October 3.
The event is free of charge, but registration is binding.
You can find the registration form link in the top right corner.

If you are unable to attend, you must notify us no later than October 8 at 12:00 PM at skola@konserthuset.se. If you do not cancel, you will be charged a no-show fee of 300 SEK.