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For 70 years, Lidingö Music School (Lidingö Musikskola) has offered the children and teenagers of Lidingö both instrument and vocal training. This extensive tradition means that many people shaped the operation before us, and we are building upon their initiatives.

At this anniversary concert, we are celebrating our present music school, where community, individual growth and a love of music are essential building blocks.

The concert features a varied programme with a wide variety of genres, performed by instrument groupings and larger groups together.

Presenter and guest artist Andreas Weise was raised and lives on Lidingö, and is himself a parent at our music school.

Queen Christina made a strong mark on the cultural life of both 17th-century Stockholm and her new home city of Rome – after abdicating the throne and converting to Catholicism. Orpheus Baroque follows in her footsteps with music by Gustav Düben the elder, who was the court kapellmeister in Stockholm and a significant figure in the city's musical life, as well as French and Italian greats such as Lully, Carissimi, Stradella, and Corelli.

Orpheus Baroque Stockholm primarily consists of members of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. In just under ten years, the ensemble has become a dynamic and creative meeting place not only for philharmonic musicians with expertise in early music but also for many other leading baroque musicians in Sweden. The artistic directors are Johannes Rostamo, solo cellist of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, and the lutenist Jonas Nordberg.

Orpheus Baroque's highly popular concerts feature thematic programs and collaborations with invited top musicians from the international baroque music scene. This concert is led by the French-Italian baroque violinist Emmanuel Resche-Caserta.

A chamber music concert for adults with babies aged 0–12 months. This half hour of music is adapted to suit adult tastes and babies’ hearing. Gentle and soft, with plenty of space in the auditorium. The audience sits on the floor in front of the stage, or on benches further back in the auditorium – the choice is yours.

Two of the country’s most acclaimed top musicians are the guests at Classic with Baby this time: clarinet virtuoso Emil Jonason – a musician who makes the impossible possible on his instrument – and performing alongside him is one of Sweden’s absolute finest pianists, Peter Friis Johansson. As a duo, Emil and Peter have been touring together for nearly 15 years, performing concerts all across Sweden as well as on major stages throughout Europe.

Concert pianist Natalie Gourman Syberg is host, and also initiated Classical with Babies. 

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Please note

The possibility of bringing a pram into Konserthuset is very limited, so please consider leaving the pram at home.

A chamber music concert for adults with babies aged 0–12 months. This half hour of music is adapted to suit adult tastes and babies’ hearing. Gentle and soft, with plenty of space in the auditorium. The audience sits on the floor in front of the stage, or on benches further back in the auditorium – the choice is yours.

Two of the country’s most acclaimed top musicians are the guests at Classic with Baby this time: clarinet virtuoso Emil Jonason – a musician who makes the impossible possible on his instrument – and performing alongside him is one of Sweden’s absolute finest pianists, Peter Friis Johansson. As a duo, Emil and Peter have been touring together for nearly 15 years, performing concerts all across Sweden as well as on major stages throughout Europe.

Concert pianist Natalie Gourman Syberg is host, and also initiated Classical with Babies. 

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Please note

The possibility of bringing a pram into Konserthuset is very limited, so please consider leaving the pram at home.

A chamber music concert for adults with babies aged 0–12 months. This half hour of music is adapted to suit adult tastes and babies’ hearing. Gentle and soft, with plenty of space in the auditorium. The audience sits on the floor in front of the stage, or on benches further back in the auditorium – the choice is yours.

Concert pianist Natalie Gourman Syberg is host, and also initiated Classical with Babies. 

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Please note

The possibility of bringing a pram into Konserthuset is very limited, so please consider leaving the pram at home.

A chamber music concert for adults with babies aged 0–12 months. This half hour of music is adapted to suit adult tastes and babies’ hearing. Gentle and soft, with plenty of space in the auditorium. The audience sits on the floor in front of the stage, or on benches further back in the auditorium – the choice is yours.

Concert pianist Natalie Gourman Syberg is host, and also initiated Classical with Babies. 

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Please note

The possibility of bringing a pram into Konserthuset is very limited, so please consider leaving the pram at home.

Composer Mats Larsson Gothe has had significant success in recent years, including with the opera Löftet ("The Promise") at the Royal Swedish Opera. Already in 2016, he was the focus of Konserthuset’s Composer Weekend Festival. Here, we hear the world premiere of a new cello concerto, featuring internationally renowned Torleif Thedéen as the cello soloist. "The cello concerto for Torleif captures everything that a cello can convey: longing, dreams, pain, and melancholy – but also anger and resignation. I have used the full range of expression", Mats Larsson Gothe explains.

The cello concerto is preceded by music by Elfrida Andrée, a Swedish pioneer around the turn of the last century and the first female cathedral organist. She followed in the footsteps of her teacher Ludvig Norman but was also strongly influenced by composers like Beethoven. Additionally, she was a conductor and herself led at least one famous performance of this majestic Concert Overture in D major.

After hearing Sibelius' second symphony, Stenhammar experienced an artistic crisis. He withdrew his first symphony and sought new paths. In the second symphony, he allows the Nordic elements to take more prominence: in several places, Swedish folk music shines through. Stenhammar's ambition to write "sober and honest music without superficiality" had succeeded.

The orchestra is led by Johannes Gustavsson, who has conducted many of the country's foremost orchestras – the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra most recently in spring 2023. He is the Chief Conductor of the Jönköping Sinfonietta and has previously been the Chief Conductor of the Oulu Symphony Orchestra in Finland and at Wermland Opera.

Bo-Gustaf Thorell has been a member of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra's first violin section for over 40 years. Now, he takes the stage forming a trio together with his son, Daniel Thorell – a soloist diploma graduate from the Norwegian Academy of Music under Torleif Thedéen and winner of numerous national and international competitions – and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic pianist Stefan Lindgren.

Johannes Brahms' first piano trio has almost symphonic proportions. After critical comments from Clara Schumann, Brahms' great and unfortunate love, this trio was almost consigned to the flames. Luckily, the self-critical Brahms revised the music instead, several decades after its first publication, and it is that version that we hear here.

Laura Netzel's (1839–1927) romantic music gained great attention during the 19th century, especially in France where she had studied under the famous Charles-Marie Widor. In the early 20th century, she was one of Sweden's most successful composers internationally and broke new ground with her piano concerto. Now, we hear her warmly lyrical and romantic Serenade for piano trio.

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Menu: Cauliflower soup with roasted pine nuts. The soup is served with sourdough bread, crispbread, butter, mineral water/light beer, coffee/tea, and a chocolate piece. Wine and beer available for purchase for those who wish.

All soups are lactose- and gluten-free. Please inform us of any dietary requirements when booking.

Konserthuset Stockholm at Hötorget is one of Sweden’s great architectural masterpieces. Created during a period of expansion in Stockholm, by the Swedish architect Ivar Tengbom, it opened in 1926. Konserthuset Stockholm was built for the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and has since the start been the dedicated venue for the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony as well as many other prestigious events.

• The guided tour is held in Swedish.
• Maximum 25 persons/tour.

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Internationally acclaimed and National award-winning Indian singer Mahesh Kale is on a world tour and performing at Konserthuset Stockholm for the first time. 

Mahesh Kale builds a natural bridge between Indian traditions and global audiences. His versatility includes genres such as fusion, film music, semi-classical music, Hindustani classical music, Natya Sangeet, Bhajan and soul-stirring Abhanga.

With performances in multiple languages, including Marathi, Hindi, Sanskrit, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and more, his concerts transcend linguistic and cultural borders and convey the innermost soul of Indian music to audiences worldwide. Mahesh Kale promises an unforgettable musical experience, with gripping interpretations of Abhanga – devotional poetry with enchanting melodies.

With hypnotic artistry, Mahesh Kale unites the dedicated power of Abhangs – devotional songs for the god Vithoba, a form of Krishna in Hinduism – and Wari, which means a pilgrimage or journey to a holy place. He calls this AbhangWari, a harmonious combination that honours the rich legacy of spiritual music and captivates audiences around the world. 

Follow along on a spiritual and musical journey and allow yourself to be swept away by AbhangWari.