Sarah Klang & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

In Sarah Klang's deeply personal pop, there is room for vulnerability, strength, and a large dose of humour. Experience when she, earlier this year, presented her music in new, irresistible arrangements together with Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.

“Music is fundamentally about feeling”

John Adams, one of the most influential composers of our time, talks about his correspondence with Leonard Bernstein and why all music is fundamentally about emotions.

Debussy: Images: No.2 Ibéria

Enjoy an orchestral composition where you are invited to the street life of a Spanish city - feel the scents of the night and hear the preparations for a festival.

Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments

On several different occasions, Igor Stravinsky wrote musical works in memory of departed friends and acquaintances, and this work received its first fragments at the death of Claude Debussy.

Adams: The Chairman Dances

The orchestral work from 1985, The Chairman Dances, is a bureaucratic foxtrot in which the composer’s distinctive sense of humour shines through.

“John, you are going to write me a concerto”

Two of the most sought-after musicians of our time, Víkingur Ólafsson and John Adams, discuss the work behind After the Fall from 2025.

“I could live inside that symphony”

Principal Guest Conductor Barbara Hannigan talks about the music she selected for the season opening.

Lars Danielsson & Liberetto

With light brushstrokes, Lars Danielsson sketches new worlds in the borderland between jazz, classical and folk music.

Avishai Cohen: Two Roses

Enjoy the all-evening concert Two Roses with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the world-renowned jazz bassist Avishai Cohen!

Emil Brandqvist Trio

With their atmospheric and melodic jazz, Emil Brandqvist Trio has established itself at the top of the international jazz scene. Meet a top trio in a unique tonal landscape.

Johan Lindström shows the way

Johan Lindström, one of Sweden’s most popular musicians and producers, together with giants such as Jonas Kullhammar, Per Texas Johansson and Mats Äleklint.

Nielsen: Symphony no. 4

Carl Nielsen wrote his fourth symphony in the shadow of the First World War. Emotional, extroverted music about life and what it means to be human.

Alfvén: Gustavus Adolphus, suite for orchestra

The Gothenburg Symphony had the honor to play a unique celebratory concert led by its honorary conductor Neeme Järvi in October 2024.

Stenhammar: String Quartet No 4

Stenhammar Quartet performs Wilhelm Stenhammar's String Quartet No 4 at Gothenburg Concert Hall to honour the composers 150th jubilee.

Berlioz: Le Carnaval Romain

Principal Guest Conductor Barbara Hannigan opens the season with musical fireworks - enjoy Le carnaval romain by Hector Berlioz.

Beethoven: Symphony No 4

During the seasonal opening, Beethoven's beautiful piece was performed - lean back and be enchanted by his fourth symphony.

Rodgers: Carousel Waltz

Carousel was named the 20th century’s biggest musical by Time Magazine. The incredibly beautiful waltz in the introduction spans the entire emotional spectrum.

Copland: Dance Symphony

Copland, called “the father of American music,” has had an enormous influence on film music, not least his way of balancing the grand with the intimate.

Barnes: At the Fair (arr Elliott and Hannigan)

Hear the classic I Stayed Too Long at the Fair in a totaly fresh arrangement by Barbara Hannigan and Bill Elliott, performed for the first time in Sweden.

Ava Bahari – One note at a time

From childhood dreams in Gothenburg to Artist in Residence at the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Follow violinist Ava Bahari in a film about passion, craftsmanship and the innermost essence of music.