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The Gothenburg Symphony was formed in 1905 and today consists of 109 musicians. The orchestra's base is Gothenburg Concert Hall at Götaplatsen that has gathered music lovers since 1935. Since the 2019-2020 season, Barbara Hannigan is Principal guest conductor. We are also a proud partner of Barbara Hannigan's Equilibrium mentoring program focusing on young singers at the start of their careers. The title Principal Guest Conductor is shared by Pekka Kuusisto from 2025. Wilhelm Stenhammar was the orchestra's chief conductor from 1907 to 1922. He gave the orchestra a strong Nordic profile and invited colleagues Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius to the orchestra. Under the direction of conductor Neeme Järvi from 1982-2004, the orchestra made a series of international tours as well as a hundred disc recordings and established themselves among Europe's leading orchestras. In 1996, the Swedish Riksdag appointed the Gothenburg Symphony as Sweden's National Orchestra. In recent decades, the orchestra has had prominent chief conductors such as Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Mario Venzago and Gustavo Dudamel, following Kent Nagano as Principal Guest conductor. Anna-Karin Larsson is CEO and artistic director, Gustavo Dudamel honorary conductor and Neeme Järvi chief conductor emeritus. The orchestra's owner is the Västra Götaland Region. The Gothenburg Symphony works regularly with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Joana Carneiro, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Christian Zacharias and Anja Bihlmaier.

Erik Risberg was employed as a pianist in the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra from 1995 to 2023, also performing on organ, harpsichord and other keyboard instruments. He regularly performed as a chamber musician, including in a piano duo with Bengt Forsberg. Erik Risberg has also been a valued teacher of musical performance at the Gothenburg Academy of Music and Drama for many years and also gives introductions at the Symphony Orchestra's concerts.

The Gothenburg Symphony was formed in 1905 and today consists of 109 musicians. The orchestra's base is Gothenburg Concert Hall at Götaplatsen that has gathered music lovers since 1935. Since the 2019-2020 season, Barbara Hannigan is Principal guest conductor. We are also a proud partner of Barbara Hannigan's Equilibrium mentoring program focusing on young singers at the start of their careers. The title Principal Guest Conductor is shared by Pekka Kuusisto from 2025. Wilhelm Stenhammar was the orchestra's chief conductor from 1907 to 1922. He gave the orchestra a strong Nordic profile and invited colleagues Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius to the orchestra. Under the direction of conductor Neeme Järvi from 1982-2004, the orchestra made a series of international tours as well as a hundred disc recordings and established themselves among Europe's leading orchestras. In 1996, the Swedish Riksdag appointed the Gothenburg Symphony as Sweden's National Orchestra. In recent decades, the orchestra has had prominent chief conductors such as Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Mario Venzago and Gustavo Dudamel, following Kent Nagano as Principal Guest conductor. Anna-Karin Larsson is CEO and artistic director, Gustavo Dudamel honorary conductor and Neeme Järvi chief conductor emeritus. The orchestra's owner is the Västra Götaland Region. The Gothenburg Symphony works regularly with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Joana Carneiro, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Christian Zacharias and Anja Bihlmaier.

Esa-Pekka Salonen is both composer and conductor, long known as the leader of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Starting with the 2026–2027 season, he is appointed Creative Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Creative Director of the Philharmonie de Paris. From 2027–2028, he is Chief Conductor of the Orchestre de Paris. He is Conductor Laureate of the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Honorary Conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. 2020- 2025, he was Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony. He is a teacher at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, where he founded and directs the Negaunee Conducting Program. Salonen also co-founded the annual Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm. He began the 2025-2026 season touring with Orchestre de Paris, premiering his new horn concerto. Other highlights include the Pierre Boulez 100th anniversary program at the New York Philharmonic, residencies at Sveriges Radio and the Bergen International Festival, and concerts with the LA Phil, Philadelphia Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He concludes the season at the Ojai Music Festival in California, which he curates as musical director, and is also director of the 2026 Tanglewood Festival. Salonen has an extensive and varied recording catalogue, both as conductor and composer. Recent releases include the Grammy-winning recording of Kaija Saariaho's Adriana Mater on Deutsche Grammophon, recordings of Bartók's three piano concertos with Pierre-Laurent Aimard on Pentatone, and recordings of Ligeti's Clocks and Clouds, Lux Aeterna and Ramifications on Apple Music Classical. His concertos for piano (for Yefim Bronfman), violin (for Leila Josefowicz) and cello (for Yo-Yo Ma) have all been recorded with Salonen conducting.

The Gothenburg Symphony was formed in 1905 and today consists of 109 musicians. The orchestra's base is Gothenburg Concert Hall at Götaplatsen that has gathered music lovers since 1935. Since the 2019-2020 season, Barbara Hannigan is Principal guest conductor. We are also a proud partner of Barbara Hannigan's Equilibrium mentoring program focusing on young singers at the start of their careers. The title Principal Guest Conductor is shared by Pekka Kuusisto from 2025. Wilhelm Stenhammar was the orchestra's chief conductor from 1907 to 1922. He gave the orchestra a strong Nordic profile and invited colleagues Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius to the orchestra. Under the direction of conductor Neeme Järvi from 1982-2004, the orchestra made a series of international tours as well as a hundred disc recordings and established themselves among Europe's leading orchestras. In 1996, the Swedish Riksdag appointed the Gothenburg Symphony as Sweden's National Orchestra. In recent decades, the orchestra has had prominent chief conductors such as Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Mario Venzago and Gustavo Dudamel, following Kent Nagano as Principal Guest conductor. Anna-Karin Larsson is CEO and artistic director, Gustavo Dudamel honorary conductor and Neeme Järvi chief conductor emeritus. The orchestra's owner is the Västra Götaland Region. The Gothenburg Symphony works regularly with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Joana Carneiro, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Christian Zacharias and Anja Bihlmaier.

Esa-Pekka Salonen is both composer and conductor, long known as the leader of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Starting with the 2026–2027 season, he is appointed Creative Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Creative Director of the Philharmonie de Paris. From 2027–2028, he is Chief Conductor of the Orchestre de Paris. He is Conductor Laureate of the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Honorary Conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. 2020- 2025, he was Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony. He is a teacher at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, where he founded and directs the Negaunee Conducting Program. Salonen also co-founded the annual Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm. He began the 2025-2026 season touring with Orchestre de Paris, premiering his new horn concerto. Other highlights include the Pierre Boulez 100th anniversary program at the New York Philharmonic, residencies at Sveriges Radio and the Bergen International Festival, and concerts with the LA Phil, Philadelphia Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He concludes the season at the Ojai Music Festival in California, which he curates as musical director, and is also director of the 2026 Tanglewood Festival. Salonen has an extensive and varied recording catalogue, both as conductor and composer. Recent releases include the Grammy-winning recording of Kaija Saariaho's Adriana Mater on Deutsche Grammophon, recordings of Bartók's three piano concertos with Pierre-Laurent Aimard on Pentatone, and recordings of Ligeti's Clocks and Clouds, Lux Aeterna and Ramifications on Apple Music Classical. His concertos for piano (for Yefim Bronfman), violin (for Leila Josefowicz) and cello (for Yo-Yo Ma) have all been recorded with Salonen conducting.

This Italian opera is about the girl Manon Lescaut who is deported from France to the United States in the late 18th century. A love drama with complications, and here we hear the symphonic intermezzo between the second and third act.

The Gothenburg Symphony was formed in 1905 and today consists of 109 musicians. The orchestra's base is Gothenburg Concert Hall at Götaplatsen that has gathered music lovers since 1935. Since the 2019-2020 season, Barbara Hannigan is Principal guest conductor. We are also a proud partner of Barbara Hannigan's Equilibrium mentoring program focusing on young singers at the start of their careers. The title Principal Guest Conductor is shared by Pekka Kuusisto from 2025. Wilhelm Stenhammar was the orchestra's chief conductor from 1907 to 1922. He gave the orchestra a strong Nordic profile and invited colleagues Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius to the orchestra. Under the direction of conductor Neeme Järvi from 1982-2004, the orchestra made a series of international tours as well as a hundred disc recordings and established themselves among Europe's leading orchestras. In 1996, the Swedish Riksdag appointed the Gothenburg Symphony as Sweden's National Orchestra. In recent decades, the orchestra has had prominent chief conductors such as Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Mario Venzago and Gustavo Dudamel, following Kent Nagano as Principal Guest conductor. Anna-Karin Larsson is CEO and artistic director, Gustavo Dudamel honorary conductor and Neeme Järvi chief conductor emeritus. The orchestra's owner is the Västra Götaland Region. The Gothenburg Symphony works regularly with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Joana Carneiro, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Christian Zacharias and Anja Bihlmaier.

The Gothenburg Symphony was formed in 1905 and today consists of 109 musicians. The orchestra's base is Gothenburg Concert Hall at Götaplatsen that has gathered music lovers since 1935. Since the 2019-2020 season, Barbara Hannigan is Principal guest conductor. We are also a proud partner of Barbara Hannigan's Equilibrium mentoring program focusing on young singers at the start of their careers. The title Principal Guest Conductor is shared by Pekka Kuusisto from 2025. Wilhelm Stenhammar was the orchestra's chief conductor from 1907 to 1922. He gave the orchestra a strong Nordic profile and invited colleagues Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius to the orchestra. Under the direction of conductor Neeme Järvi from 1982-2004, the orchestra made a series of international tours as well as a hundred disc recordings and established themselves among Europe's leading orchestras. In 1996, the Swedish Riksdag appointed the Gothenburg Symphony as Sweden's National Orchestra. In recent decades, the orchestra has had prominent chief conductors such as Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Mario Venzago and Gustavo Dudamel, following Kent Nagano as Principal Guest conductor. Anna-Karin Larsson is CEO and artistic director, Gustavo Dudamel honorary conductor and Neeme Järvi chief conductor emeritus. The orchestra's owner is the Västra Götaland Region. The Gothenburg Symphony works regularly with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Joana Carneiro, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Christian Zacharias and Anja Bihlmaier.

The Gothenburg Symphony was formed in 1905 and today consists of 109 musicians. The orchestra's base is Gothenburg Concert Hall at Götaplatsen that has gathered music lovers since 1935. Since the 2019-2020 season, Barbara Hannigan is Principal guest conductor. We are also a proud partner of Barbara Hannigan's Equilibrium mentoring program focusing on young singers at the start of their careers. The title Principal Guest Conductor is shared by Pekka Kuusisto from 2025. Wilhelm Stenhammar was the orchestra's chief conductor from 1907 to 1922. He gave the orchestra a strong Nordic profile and invited colleagues Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius to the orchestra. Under the direction of conductor Neeme Järvi from 1982-2004, the orchestra made a series of international tours as well as a hundred disc recordings and established themselves among Europe's leading orchestras. In 1996, the Swedish Riksdag appointed the Gothenburg Symphony as Sweden's National Orchestra. In recent decades, the orchestra has had prominent chief conductors such as Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Mario Venzago and Gustavo Dudamel, following Kent Nagano as Principal Guest conductor. Anna-Karin Larsson is CEO and artistic director, Gustavo Dudamel honorary conductor and Neeme Järvi chief conductor emeritus. The orchestra's owner is the Västra Götaland Region. The Gothenburg Symphony works regularly with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Joana Carneiro, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Christian Zacharias and Anja Bihlmaier.

Esa-Pekka Salonen is both composer and conductor, long known as the leader of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Starting with the 2026–2027 season, he is appointed Creative Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Creative Director of the Philharmonie de Paris. From 2027–2028, he is Chief Conductor of the Orchestre de Paris. He is Conductor Laureate of the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Honorary Conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. 2020- 2025, he was Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony. He is a teacher at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, where he founded and directs the Negaunee Conducting Program. Salonen also co-founded the annual Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm. He began the 2025-2026 season touring with Orchestre de Paris, premiering his new horn concerto. Other highlights include the Pierre Boulez 100th anniversary program at the New York Philharmonic, residencies at Sveriges Radio and the Bergen International Festival, and concerts with the LA Phil, Philadelphia Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He concludes the season at the Ojai Music Festival in California, which he curates as musical director, and is also director of the 2026 Tanglewood Festival. Salonen has an extensive and varied recording catalogue, both as conductor and composer. Recent releases include the Grammy-winning recording of Kaija Saariaho's Adriana Mater on Deutsche Grammophon, recordings of Bartók's three piano concertos with Pierre-Laurent Aimard on Pentatone, and recordings of Ligeti's Clocks and Clouds, Lux Aeterna and Ramifications on Apple Music Classical. His concertos for piano (for Yefim Bronfman), violin (for Leila Josefowicz) and cello (for Yo-Yo Ma) have all been recorded with Salonen conducting.

Esa-Pekka Salonen is both composer and conductor, long known as the leader of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Starting with the 2026–2027 season, he is appointed Creative Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Creative Director of the Philharmonie de Paris. From 2027–2028, he is Chief Conductor of the Orchestre de Paris. He is Conductor Laureate of the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Honorary Conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. 2020- 2025, he was Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony. He is a teacher at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, where he founded and directs the Negaunee Conducting Program. Salonen also co-founded the annual Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm. He began the 2025-2026 season touring with Orchestre de Paris, premiering his new horn concerto. Other highlights include the Pierre Boulez 100th anniversary program at the New York Philharmonic, residencies at Sveriges Radio and the Bergen International Festival, and concerts with the LA Phil, Philadelphia Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He concludes the season at the Ojai Music Festival in California, which he curates as musical director, and is also director of the 2026 Tanglewood Festival. Salonen has an extensive and varied recording catalogue, both as conductor and composer. Recent releases include the Grammy-winning recording of Kaija Saariaho's Adriana Mater on Deutsche Grammophon, recordings of Bartók's three piano concertos with Pierre-Laurent Aimard on Pentatone, and recordings of Ligeti's Clocks and Clouds, Lux Aeterna and Ramifications on Apple Music Classical. His concertos for piano (for Yefim Bronfman), violin (for Leila Josefowicz) and cello (for Yo-Yo Ma) have all been recorded with Salonen conducting.