“A joy to be part of this journey”

Pekka Kuusisto on cooperating with composer Anders Hillborg on the new sax concerto.

“Moberg’s music is like a hug”

Sunrise, movement and rest - all emotions are contained in Finnish Ida Moberg's orchestral suite. Pekka Kuusisto leads us through a musical masterpiece.

“It’s a physical experience”

Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen about his Sinfonia Concertante.

“The most monumental climax in the repertoire”

Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen talks about Scriabin's powerful Le Poème de l'Extase.

“Elgar and Strauss go extremely well together”

Nikolaj Znaider tells us why he believes Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel and Elgar's Enigma Variations go so well together in the same concert program.

We call it to “make” music

It's been 28 years since star conductor Nikolaj Znaider first played with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Hear him talk about the collaboration and Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1.

“Everyone can be affected by it”

Tomas von Brömssen talks about the comfort he finds in Lars-Erik Larsson’s God in Disguise, an iconic work in Swedish music history.

“I was a little scared before we started rehearsing”

Principal Guest Conductor Pekka Kuusisto talks about his relationship with Mikael Karlsson's music.

“It’s Ellen Reid’s fault that I’m a conductor”

Principal Guest Conductor Pekka Kuusisto talks about his relationship with composer Ellen Reid and why her music means so much to him.

“They wrote into a void”

Pekka Kuusisto discusses why female composers remain underrepresented in concert halls and what responsibility orchestras have to broaden the musical narrative.

“The violin and the cello belong to the same team”

Listen as soloists Ava Bahari and Andreas Brantelid share their thoughts on Brahms' Double Concerto and how they got to know each other.

“I could live inside that symphony”

Principal Guest Conductor Barbara Hannigan talks about the music she selected for the season opening 2025-2026.

Ava Bahari – One note at a time

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

Santtu-Matias Rouvali: The Young Wild Conductor

Join in when Santtu-Matias Rouvali looks back on his eight years as chief conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. A film about sweat, dancing skeletons and growing together.