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Step into the world of Kaija Saariaho
Take the opportunity to experience one of our time's greatest composers! In a special feature, we have gathered several occasions when Saariaho's music has made the Gothenburg Concert Hall vibrate - and now it's your turn to enjoy the magic.
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Saariaho: Folia
Principal double bass player Markus Lang performs Folia in a visually stunning presentation, filmed especially for GSOplay.
Saariaho: Maan varjot (Earth’s Shadows)
Enjoy the acclaimed Earth’s Shadows by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023) with renowned French organist Olivier Latry as soloist.
“An absolute super power”
Listen to a captivating interview where Oliver Latry talks about the composer Kaija Saariaho and the piece Maan Varjot (Earth’s Shadows).
The queen of pipes
Welcome to a special hour of brilliant music, where the organ is in the center with it´s full sound.
Saariaho: Oi kuu
The recently deceased composer Kaija Saariho was famous for her operas, but also wrote innovative chamber music. In this duet we get to travel to the moon.
Cochereau: Bolero on a theme by Charles Racquet
Experience Olivier Latry in an organ piece in the form of a bolero. Just like Latry, Pierre Cochereau was once the organist at Notre-Dame in Paris
“A miracle that they saved Notre-Dame”
That's what Olivier Latry, the organist in the 850-year-old Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, says. In a unique interview he talks about the horror of seeing his workplace engulfed in flames.
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Enjoy when Rimsky-Korsakov leads us straight into the tales of Thousand and One Nights
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 “Pathétique”
Be seduced by Tchaikovsky’s 6th and final symphony. He put his whole soul into this piece and completed it only nine days before his death.
Franck: Symphony in D Minor
Meet acclaimed conductor Marie Jacquot, who leads the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in César Franck's only full-scale symphony.
Franck: Symphony in D Minor
Meet acclaimed conductor Marie Jacquot, who leads the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in César Franck's only full-scale symphony.
Bacewicz: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
The piece is imbued with Bacewicz's unmistakable combination of bold strokes and formal precision.
“Here in Gothenburg you have all the best qualities!”
Marie Jacquot describes what Ravel's music has in common with the French language and reveals what she appreciates most about the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Meet the acclaimed French conductor Marie Jacquot who leads the Gothenburg Symphony in Ravel’s richly ornamented and elegant piece.
Saariaho: Folia
Principal double bass player Markus Lang performs Folia in a visually stunning presentation, filmed especially for GSOplay.
Saariaho: Maan varjot (Earth’s Shadows)
Enjoy the acclaimed Earth’s Shadows by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023) with renowned French organist Olivier Latry as soloist.
“An absolute super power”
Listen to a captivating interview where Oliver Latry talks about the composer Kaija Saariaho and the piece Maan Varjot (Earth’s Shadows).
Saariaho: Oi kuu
The recently deceased composer Kaija Saariho was famous for her operas, but also wrote innovative chamber music. In this duet we get to travel to the moon.
“An absolute super power”
Listen to a captivating interview where Oliver Latry talks about the composer Kaija Saariaho and the piece Maan Varjot (Earth’s Shadows).
“Fantastic to bring this piece to our audience”
Enjoy an interview in which Peter Jablonski talks about the emotions from when he himself heard Grażyna Bacewicz's music for the first time
“Here in Gothenburg you have all the best qualities!”
Marie Jacquot describes what Ravel's music has in common with the French language and reveals what she appreciates most about the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
“My mother would have loved the programme”
Listen to a captivating interview where conductor Barbara Hannigan talks about the importance of a dramaturgical thread through the music.
“Nothing written for piano and orchestra sounds exactly like this”
Lyssna till när pianist Leif-Ove Andsnes talar om sin kärlek för Debussy och verket Fantasi för piano och orkester.
Fagerlund talks about Drifts
Listen as Sebastian Fagerlund talks about his piece Drifts.
“I like sounds you can’t identify”
Anders Hillborg talks personally about his work and about his composing. Sound Atlas has wowed critics and audiences alike.
“I’m a stage animal”
Nina Stemmes talks warmly about the relationship with the audience, about the desire to be on stage and about the challenge of singing Wagner.
“There is alot more darkness in this piece”
Ryan Bancroft talks about his love for Zemlinksy's Die Seejungfrau, which he performed with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
“An extremely valuable piece for us cellists”
Follow us home to Claes Gunnarssons, cellist, and listen to his thoughts about Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations
Music in All Saints’ Time
There is time to remember those who have left us. We light candles and are reminded that life is not forever and that the loss can be great.
Bartók: String Quartet No. 4
He was restless, determined and full of energy, usually with a cigarette hanging from his lips. In his exploration of Balkan folk music, the Hungarian Bela Bartók built a bridge between tradition and the present.
Mendelssohn: Octet for strings
When Mendelssohn finished his octet at the age of 16, he had already written 13 symphonies for string orchestra, several extensive concertos, chamber music and smal-scalel operas.
Mozart: Piano Quartet No 1
GSOplay Sessions - the small format provides a magical presence in this piano quartet.
Yoga Concert: Metamorphosis
Welcome to listen with your whole body - a yoga pass with live music under the direction of Lene Skomedal
