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Emelie Mayer became a household name in Berlin, both for her compositions and sculptures, which were another art form she mastered. Her first two symphonies were both premiered in Stettin and her success was even greater in Berlin. There her music was mainly played in private homes, but in 1850 a public concert was given at the Royal Theater with exclusively Emelie Mayer's compositions. She became popular with both critics and audiences and followed her works to the cities where they were performed; Cologne, Munich, Lyon, Brussels and Vienna.
As a composer, she was versatile and productive. Eight symphonies, 15 concert overtures, a lot of music for piano, voice, violin, etc. She worked hard but also enjoyed helping others, for example by giving composition lessons to other women.
Truls Mørk is an acclaimed cellist and performs with the most prominent orchestras including the Orchestre de Paris, Berliner Philharmoniker, Vienna Philharmonic, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonia and London Philharmonic and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. In North America, he has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conducting collaborations include Esa-Pekka Salonen, David Zinman, Manfred Honeck, Gustavo Dudamel, Sir Simon Rattle, Kent Nagano, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Christoph Eschenbach, among others.
In the 2024-2025 season, Mørk returned to the Rotterdam, London and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestras, RAI Turin, Orchestre Phiharmonique de Radio France and the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Truls Mørk is a great advocate for contemporary music and has given over 30 world premieres. He has performed Esa-Pekka Salonen's Cello Concerto with a number of prominent orchestras, Victoria Borisova-Olla's Cello Concerto Oh Giselle Remember Me, Rautavaara's Towards the Horizon, Pavel Haas's Cello Concerto with the Vienna Philharmonic and Jonathan Nott, Penderecki's Concerto for Three Cellos with the Hafliði Symphony Orchestra and Charles Hallgrímsson's Cello Concerto commissioned by the Oslo Philharmonic, Iceland Symphony and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
He last visited the Gothenburg Symphony in season 2016-2017 when he was Artist in Residence.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tobias Ringborg is equally successful in opera houses as on concert stages as both a conductor and a violinist. His career began in 1994 when he won the prestigious Soloist Prize and received a soloist diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. He has a lifelong passion for opera and made his debut as an opera conductor at Folkoperan in 2001 with Verdi's La Traviata. In 2002 he joined Malmö Opera and made his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 2001 with La Bohème. He has also conducted at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, the Royal Danish Opera in Denmark, Oper Leipzig, Scottish Opera and the English Opera North.
Tobias Ringborg has explored the symphonic repertoire with leading orchestras in the Nordic countries, as well as in Auckland, in Victoria (Canada) and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 he made his London debut with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican, both as a soloist and conductor. The years 2012-2015 Ringborg was chief conductor of Dalasinfoniettan.
In the 2024-2025 season he conducted Puccini's La Rondine at the Victorian Opera in Melbourne, La Bohème at the Aalborg Opera Festival, Madama Butterfly at the Gothenburg Opera and The Barber of Seville at the Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, a gala evening at the Royal Swedish Opera at the opening of the Riksdag, Verdi's Requiem in the Faroe Islands and Moses Pergaments The Jewish Song at Stockholm Concert Hall.
The 2025-2026 season includes The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot at the Royal Swedish Opera, Così fan tutte with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras in Aachen and Nuremberg.
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.
Tobias Ringborg is equally successful in opera houses as on concert stages as both a conductor and a violinist. His career began in 1994 when he won the prestigious Soloist Prize and received a soloist diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. He has a lifelong passion for opera and made his debut as an opera conductor at Folkoperan in 2001 with Verdi's La Traviata. In 2002 he joined Malmö Opera and made his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 2001 with La Bohème. He has also conducted at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, the Royal Danish Opera in Denmark, Oper Leipzig, Scottish Opera and the English Opera North.
Tobias Ringborg has explored the symphonic repertoire with leading orchestras in the Nordic countries, as well as in Auckland, in Victoria (Canada) and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 he made his London debut with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican, both as a soloist and conductor. The years 2012-2015 Ringborg was chief conductor of Dalasinfoniettan.
In the 2024-2025 season he conducted Puccini's La Rondine at the Victorian Opera in Melbourne, La Bohème at the Aalborg Opera Festival, Madama Butterfly at the Gothenburg Opera and The Barber of Seville at the Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, a gala evening at the Royal Swedish Opera at the opening of the Riksdag, Verdi's Requiem in the Faroe Islands and Moses Pergaments The Jewish Song at Stockholm Concert Hall.
The 2025-2026 season includes The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot at the Royal Swedish Opera, Così fan tutte with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras in Aachen and Nuremberg.
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.
Tobias Ringborg is equally successful in opera houses as on concert stages as both a conductor and a violinist. His career began in 1994 when he won the prestigious Soloist Prize and received a soloist diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. He has a lifelong passion for opera and made his debut as an opera conductor at Folkoperan in 2001 with Verdi's La Traviata. In 2002 he joined Malmö Opera and made his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 2001 with La Bohème. He has also conducted at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, the Royal Danish Opera in Denmark, Oper Leipzig, Scottish Opera and the English Opera North.
Tobias Ringborg has explored the symphonic repertoire with leading orchestras in the Nordic countries, as well as in Auckland, in Victoria (Canada) and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 he made his London debut with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican, both as a soloist and conductor. The years 2012-2015 Ringborg was chief conductor of Dalasinfoniettan.
In the 2024-2025 season he conducted Puccini's La Rondine at the Victorian Opera in Melbourne, La Bohème at the Aalborg Opera Festival, Madama Butterfly at the Gothenburg Opera and The Barber of Seville at the Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, a gala evening at the Royal Swedish Opera at the opening of the Riksdag, Verdi's Requiem in the Faroe Islands and Moses Pergaments The Jewish Song at Stockholm Concert Hall.
The 2025-2026 season includes The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot at the Royal Swedish Opera, Così fan tutte with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras in Aachen and Nuremberg.
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.
Tobias Ringborg is equally successful in opera houses as on concert stages as both a conductor and a violinist. His career began in 1994 when he won the prestigious Soloist Prize and received a soloist diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. He has a lifelong passion for opera and made his debut as an opera conductor at Folkoperan in 2001 with Verdi's La Traviata. In 2002 he joined Malmö Opera and made his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 2001 with La Bohème. He has also conducted at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, the Royal Danish Opera in Denmark, Oper Leipzig, Scottish Opera and the English Opera North.
Tobias Ringborg has explored the symphonic repertoire with leading orchestras in the Nordic countries, as well as in Auckland, in Victoria (Canada) and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 he made his London debut with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican, both as a soloist and conductor. The years 2012-2015 Ringborg was chief conductor of Dalasinfoniettan.
In the 2024-2025 season he conducted Puccini's La Rondine at the Victorian Opera in Melbourne, La Bohème at the Aalborg Opera Festival, Madama Butterfly at the Gothenburg Opera and The Barber of Seville at the Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, a gala evening at the Royal Swedish Opera at the opening of the Riksdag, Verdi's Requiem in the Faroe Islands and Moses Pergaments The Jewish Song at Stockholm Concert Hall.
The 2025-2026 season includes The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot at the Royal Swedish Opera, Così fan tutte with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras in Aachen and Nuremberg.
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.
Tobias Ringborg is equally successful in opera houses as on concert stages as both a conductor and a violinist. His career began in 1994 when he won the prestigious Soloist Prize and received a soloist diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. He has a lifelong passion for opera and made his debut as an opera conductor at Folkoperan in 2001 with Verdi's La Traviata. In 2002 he joined Malmö Opera and made his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 2001 with La Bohème. He has also conducted at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, the Royal Danish Opera in Denmark, Oper Leipzig, Scottish Opera and the English Opera North.
Tobias Ringborg has explored the symphonic repertoire with leading orchestras in the Nordic countries, as well as in Auckland, in Victoria (Canada) and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 he made his London debut with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican, both as a soloist and conductor. The years 2012-2015 Ringborg was chief conductor of Dalasinfoniettan.
In the 2024-2025 season he conducted Puccini's La Rondine at the Victorian Opera in Melbourne, La Bohème at the Aalborg Opera Festival, Madama Butterfly at the Gothenburg Opera and The Barber of Seville at the Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, a gala evening at the Royal Swedish Opera at the opening of the Riksdag, Verdi's Requiem in the Faroe Islands and Moses Pergaments The Jewish Song at Stockholm Concert Hall.
The 2025-2026 season includes The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot at the Royal Swedish Opera, Così fan tutte with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras in Aachen and Nuremberg.
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.
Tobias Ringborg is equally successful in opera houses as on concert stages as both a conductor and a violinist. His career began in 1994 when he won the prestigious Soloist Prize and received a soloist diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. He has a lifelong passion for opera and made his debut as an opera conductor at Folkoperan in 2001 with Verdi's La Traviata. In 2002 he joined Malmö Opera and made his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 2001 with La Bohème. He has also conducted at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, the Royal Danish Opera in Denmark, Oper Leipzig, Scottish Opera and the English Opera North.
Tobias Ringborg has explored the symphonic repertoire with leading orchestras in the Nordic countries, as well as in Auckland, in Victoria (Canada) and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 he made his London debut with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican, both as a soloist and conductor. The years 2012-2015 Ringborg was chief conductor of Dalasinfoniettan.
In the 2024-2025 season he conducted Puccini's La Rondine at the Victorian Opera in Melbourne, La Bohème at the Aalborg Opera Festival, Madama Butterfly at the Gothenburg Opera and The Barber of Seville at the Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, a gala evening at the Royal Swedish Opera at the opening of the Riksdag, Verdi's Requiem in the Faroe Islands and Moses Pergaments The Jewish Song at Stockholm Concert Hall.
The 2025-2026 season includes The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot at the Royal Swedish Opera, Così fan tutte with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras in Aachen and Nuremberg.
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.
Tobias Ringborg is equally successful in opera houses as on concert stages as both a conductor and a violinist. His career began in 1994 when he won the prestigious Soloist Prize and received a soloist diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. He has a lifelong passion for opera and made his debut as an opera conductor at Folkoperan in 2001 with Verdi's La Traviata. In 2002 he joined Malmö Opera and made his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 2001 with La Bohème. He has also conducted at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, the Royal Danish Opera in Denmark, Oper Leipzig, Scottish Opera and the English Opera North.
Tobias Ringborg has explored the symphonic repertoire with leading orchestras in the Nordic countries, as well as in Auckland, in Victoria (Canada) and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 he made his London debut with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican, both as a soloist and conductor. The years 2012-2015 Ringborg was chief conductor of Dalasinfoniettan.
In the 2024-2025 season he conducted Puccini's La Rondine at the Victorian Opera in Melbourne, La Bohème at the Aalborg Opera Festival, Madama Butterfly at the Gothenburg Opera and The Barber of Seville at the Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, a gala evening at the Royal Swedish Opera at the opening of the Riksdag, Verdi's Requiem in the Faroe Islands and Moses Pergaments The Jewish Song at Stockholm Concert Hall.
The 2025-2026 season includes The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot at the Royal Swedish Opera, Così fan tutte with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras in Aachen and Nuremberg.
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.
Tobias Ringborg is equally successful in opera houses as on concert stages as both a conductor and a violinist. His career began in 1994 when he won the prestigious Soloist Prize and received a soloist diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. He has a lifelong passion for opera and made his debut as an opera conductor at Folkoperan in 2001 with Verdi's La Traviata. In 2002 he joined Malmö Opera and made his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 2001 with La Bohème. He has also conducted at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, the Royal Danish Opera in Denmark, Oper Leipzig, Scottish Opera and the English Opera North.
Tobias Ringborg has explored the symphonic repertoire with leading orchestras in the Nordic countries, as well as in Auckland, in Victoria (Canada) and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 he made his London debut with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican, both as a soloist and conductor. The years 2012-2015 Ringborg was chief conductor of Dalasinfoniettan.
In the 2024-2025 season he conducted Puccini's La Rondine at the Victorian Opera in Melbourne, La Bohème at the Aalborg Opera Festival, Madama Butterfly at the Gothenburg Opera and The Barber of Seville at the Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, a gala evening at the Royal Swedish Opera at the opening of the Riksdag, Verdi's Requiem in the Faroe Islands and Moses Pergaments The Jewish Song at Stockholm Concert Hall.
The 2025-2026 season includes The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot at the Royal Swedish Opera, Così fan tutte with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras in Aachen and Nuremberg.
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.
Tobias Ringborg is equally successful in opera houses as on concert stages as both a conductor and a violinist. His career began in 1994 when he won the prestigious Soloist Prize and received a soloist diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. He has a lifelong passion for opera and made his debut as an opera conductor at Folkoperan in 2001 with Verdi's La Traviata. In 2002 he joined Malmö Opera and made his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 2001 with La Bohème. He has also conducted at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, the Royal Danish Opera in Denmark, Oper Leipzig, Scottish Opera and the English Opera North.
Tobias Ringborg has explored the symphonic repertoire with leading orchestras in the Nordic countries, as well as in Auckland, in Victoria (Canada) and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 he made his London debut with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican, both as a soloist and conductor. The years 2012-2015 Ringborg was chief conductor of Dalasinfoniettan.
In the 2024-2025 season he conducted Puccini's La Rondine at the Victorian Opera in Melbourne, La Bohème at the Aalborg Opera Festival, Madama Butterfly at the Gothenburg Opera and The Barber of Seville at the Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, a gala evening at the Royal Swedish Opera at the opening of the Riksdag, Verdi's Requiem in the Faroe Islands and Moses Pergaments The Jewish Song at Stockholm Concert Hall.
The 2025-2026 season includes The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot at the Royal Swedish Opera, Così fan tutte with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras in Aachen and Nuremberg.
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.
Tobias Ringborg is equally successful in opera houses as on concert stages as both a conductor and a violinist. His career began in 1994 when he won the prestigious Soloist Prize and received a soloist diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. He has a lifelong passion for opera and made his debut as an opera conductor at Folkoperan in 2001 with Verdi's La Traviata. In 2002 he joined Malmö Opera and made his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 2001 with La Bohème. He has also conducted at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, the Royal Danish Opera in Denmark, Oper Leipzig, Scottish Opera and the English Opera North.
Tobias Ringborg has explored the symphonic repertoire with leading orchestras in the Nordic countries, as well as in Auckland, in Victoria (Canada) and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 he made his London debut with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican, both as a soloist and conductor. The years 2012-2015 Ringborg was chief conductor of Dalasinfoniettan.
In the 2024-2025 season he conducted Puccini's La Rondine at the Victorian Opera in Melbourne, La Bohème at the Aalborg Opera Festival, Madama Butterfly at the Gothenburg Opera and The Barber of Seville at the Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, a gala evening at the Royal Swedish Opera at the opening of the Riksdag, Verdi's Requiem in the Faroe Islands and Moses Pergaments The Jewish Song at Stockholm Concert Hall.
The 2025-2026 season includes The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot at the Royal Swedish Opera, Così fan tutte with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras in Aachen and Nuremberg.
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.
Tobias Ringborg is equally successful in opera houses as on concert stages as both a conductor and a violinist. His career began in 1994 when he won the prestigious Soloist Prize and received a soloist diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. He has a lifelong passion for opera and made his debut as an opera conductor at Folkoperan in 2001 with Verdi's La Traviata. In 2002 he joined Malmö Opera and made his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 2001 with La Bohème. He has also conducted at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, the Royal Danish Opera in Denmark, Oper Leipzig, Scottish Opera and the English Opera North.
Tobias Ringborg has explored the symphonic repertoire with leading orchestras in the Nordic countries, as well as in Auckland, in Victoria (Canada) and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 he made his London debut with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican, both as a soloist and conductor. The years 2012-2015 Ringborg was chief conductor of Dalasinfoniettan.
In the 2024-2025 season he conducted Puccini's La Rondine at the Victorian Opera in Melbourne, La Bohème at the Aalborg Opera Festival, Madama Butterfly at the Gothenburg Opera and The Barber of Seville at the Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, a gala evening at the Royal Swedish Opera at the opening of the Riksdag, Verdi's Requiem in the Faroe Islands and Moses Pergaments The Jewish Song at Stockholm Concert Hall.
The 2025-2026 season includes The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot at the Royal Swedish Opera, Così fan tutte with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras in Aachen and Nuremberg.
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.
Tobias Ringborg is equally successful in opera houses as on concert stages as both a conductor and a violinist. His career began in 1994 when he won the prestigious Soloist Prize and received a soloist diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. He has a lifelong passion for opera and made his debut as an opera conductor at Folkoperan in 2001 with Verdi's La Traviata. In 2002 he joined Malmö Opera and made his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 2001 with La Bohème. He has also conducted at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, the Royal Danish Opera in Denmark, Oper Leipzig, Scottish Opera and the English Opera North.
Tobias Ringborg has explored the symphonic repertoire with leading orchestras in the Nordic countries, as well as in Auckland, in Victoria (Canada) and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 he made his London debut with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican, both as a soloist and conductor. The years 2012-2015 Ringborg was chief conductor of Dalasinfoniettan.
In the 2024-2025 season he conducted Puccini's La Rondine at the Victorian Opera in Melbourne, La Bohème at the Aalborg Opera Festival, Madama Butterfly at the Gothenburg Opera and The Barber of Seville at the Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, a gala evening at the Royal Swedish Opera at the opening of the Riksdag, Verdi's Requiem in the Faroe Islands and Moses Pergaments The Jewish Song at Stockholm Concert Hall.
The 2025-2026 season includes The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot at the Royal Swedish Opera, Così fan tutte with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras in Aachen and Nuremberg.
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.
Tobias Ringborg is equally successful in opera houses as on concert stages as both a conductor and a violinist. His career began in 1994 when he won the prestigious Soloist Prize and received a soloist diploma from the Royal Academy of Music. He has a lifelong passion for opera and made his debut as an opera conductor at Folkoperan in 2001 with Verdi's La Traviata. In 2002 he joined Malmö Opera and made his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 2001 with La Bohème. He has also conducted at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, the Royal Danish Opera in Denmark, Oper Leipzig, Scottish Opera and the English Opera North.
Tobias Ringborg has explored the symphonic repertoire with leading orchestras in the Nordic countries, as well as in Auckland, in Victoria (Canada) and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 he made his London debut with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican, both as a soloist and conductor. The years 2012-2015 Ringborg was chief conductor of Dalasinfoniettan.
In the 2024-2025 season he conducted Puccini's La Rondine at the Victorian Opera in Melbourne, La Bohème at the Aalborg Opera Festival, Madama Butterfly at the Gothenburg Opera and The Barber of Seville at the Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, a gala evening at the Royal Swedish Opera at the opening of the Riksdag, Verdi's Requiem in the Faroe Islands and Moses Pergaments The Jewish Song at Stockholm Concert Hall.
The 2025-2026 season includes The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot at the Royal Swedish Opera, Così fan tutte with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras in Aachen and Nuremberg.
Paul Dukas (1865-1935)
L'apprenti sorcier
L'apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) is the most famous work by the French composer Paul Dukas. It premiered in May 1897 in Paris with the composer himself conducting. The piece is based on Goethe's poem Der Zauberlehrling, about a sorcerer who leaves his apprentice to fetch water. But instead of doing it himself, the apprentice conjures up a broom to do the job for him.
Dukas illustrates the broom with a rhythmic theme in the bassoon. The water is depicted through leaps and splashing cymbals. But the apprentice is not fully trained and loses control of the situation. The broom never stops fetching water. The room floods. The apprentice tries to chop the broom in half with an axe, which only gives rise to more brooms.
A contributing factor to the music's great popularity was Walt Disney's animated film Fantasia from 1940, starring Mickey Mouse. Dukas' romantic and magical works stand today as a clear precursor, along with Korngold and Holst, to John Williams' shimmering film music.
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.
Paul Dukas (1865-1935)
L'apprenti sorcier
L'apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) is the most famous work by the French composer Paul Dukas. It premiered in May 1897 in Paris with the composer himself conducting. The piece is based on Goethe's poem Der Zauberlehrling, about a sorcerer who leaves his apprentice to fetch water. But instead of doing it himself, the apprentice conjures up a broom to do the job for him.
Dukas illustrates the broom with a rhythmic theme in the bassoon. The water is depicted through leaps and splashing cymbals. But the apprentice is not fully trained and loses control of the situation. The broom never stops fetching water. The room floods. The apprentice tries to chop the broom in half with an axe, which only gives rise to more brooms.
A contributing factor to the music's great popularity was Walt Disney's animated film Fantasia from 1940, starring Mickey Mouse. Dukas' romantic and magical works stand today as a clear precursor, along with Korngold and Holst, to John Williams' shimmering film music.
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.