Beethoven: Symphony No 2

Hear an entire lifetime of work and passion shaped into music as two stars shine together: Beethoven in the score and Blomstedt on the podium.

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“It’s the sound that fascinates me. And the surprises.”

Herbert Blomstedt talks to the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra's CEO Anna-Karin Larsson about what makes Beethoven so special:

Beethoven: Symphony No 7

This restless, rhythmic rondo is one of Beethovens most explosive creations. The esteemed conductor Herbert Blomstedt leads the orchestra.

Beethoven: Symphony No 2

Hear an entire lifetime of work and passion shaped into music as two stars shine together: Beethoven in the score and Blomstedt on the podium.

Prokofiev: Death of Tybalt from Romeo & Juliet

Hear Death of Tybalt from Romeo and Juliet. Pekka Kuusisto conducts in a recording from January 2023. 

Holst: Mars from The Planets

Enjoy "March" - a piece from Gustav Holst’s colorful suite The Planets - a musical adventure and one of the world’s most beloved symphonic works.

Mahler: Finale from Symphony No. 2

Conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada leads the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in the powerful final part of movement 5 in Mahler’s Symhony No. 2,

Victoria: O quam gloriosum

Spanish Tomás Luis de Victoria is one of the most famous composers of the late Renaissance. He was also an organist, known for his sacred and polyphonic vocal music and a master of overlapping multiple choral parts.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4

Pianist Rudolf Buchbinder is one of the most legendary soloists of our time and has been praised for his interpretations of Beethoven.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2

Marie Kodama is the soloist for this Viennese classic, with Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Few would dispute that Beethoven’s Fifth is the world’s most famous symphony. The initial theme of fate is known to many, but there is so much more to discover.

Barbara Hannigan

Mozart: Requiem

Mozart’s Requiem is a high-level drama. Principal guest conductor Barbara Hannigan makes the work her own. 

Gershwin: Girl Crazy, suite

An irresistible performance by Barbara Hannigan and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.

Roussel: Spider’s Feast

Let yourself be tickled by drama when the Gothenburg Symphony breaks loose in Spider’s Feast. The work was written by Albert Roussel over 100 years ago.

Beethoven

“It’s the sound that fascinates me. And the surprises.”

Herbert Blomstedt talks to the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra's CEO Anna-Karin Larsson about what makes Beethoven so special:

Beethoven: Symphony No 7

This restless, rhythmic rondo is one of Beethovens most explosive creations. The esteemed conductor Herbert Blomstedt leads the orchestra.

Beethoven: Symphony No 2

Hear an entire lifetime of work and passion shaped into music as two stars shine together: Beethoven in the score and Blomstedt on the podium.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4

Pianist Rudolf Buchbinder is one of the most legendary soloists of our time and has been praised for his interpretations of Beethoven.

Famous pieces

Beethoven: Symphony No 7

This restless, rhythmic rondo is one of Beethovens most explosive creations. The esteemed conductor Herbert Blomstedt leads the orchestra.

Holst: Mars from The Planets

Enjoy "March" - a piece from Gustav Holst’s colorful suite The Planets - a musical adventure and one of the world’s most beloved symphonic works.

Mahler: Finale from Symphony No. 2

Conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada leads the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in the powerful final part of movement 5 in Mahler’s Symhony No. 2,

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4, Andantino

Enjoy the second movement of the Fourth Symphony  - where the pain cannot be ignored.

Elgar: From Enigma Variations, “Nimrod” 

Enjoy the beautiful piece Nimrod from Elgar's Enigma Variations.

Interviews & features

“It’s the sound that fascinates me. And the surprises.”

Herbert Blomstedt talks to the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra's CEO Anna-Karin Larsson about what makes Beethoven so special:

“Music can give you comfort”

Watch the interview with Lisa Streich where she talks about the thoughts behind the piece Ice heart, which was performed in February 2025.

“Don’t let your life pass without hearing Mahler’s Second Symphony”

Listen to conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada describe his first encounter with Mahler's Symphony No. 2 and how the work  evokes greater thoughts about life and death.

“It’s my life partner”

Hear our Artist in Residence Ava Bahari talk about her new violin, the unique Stradivarius Ovcharov from 1694.

Discover the glass harmonica with Philipp Marguerre

Have you ever wondered what a glass harmonica sounds like and how it works? Now is your chance to learn.

A tribute to Maestro Blomstedt

It was at the Concert Hall in Gothenburg that everything once started - when a young Herbert discovered the wonderful world of classical music!