Göteborgs Konserthus Klassisk Vårkonsert

Information from Göteborgs Konsertkör:

The return of spring has always inspired choirs to express joy and gratitude for the positive aspects of the changing seasons. The sun and warmth will return!

So too is the Gothenburg Concert Choir, which has been active for 30 years with two concerts each year.

Experienced choir singers perform alongside professional orchestra musicians and soloists under the direction of Matts Johansson, who is also the choir’s rehearsal conductor: a task he handles in a highly unconventional manner, contributing to laughter and camaraderie – which is of great importance for an amateur choir with such dedication and high ambitions.

Program:

Pjotr Tjajkovskij – Serenad för stråkar, sats 2

Johannes Brahms – Liebeslieder Walzer

Joseph Haydn – Årstiderna – Våren

Paus

Edvard Grieg – Preludium till Holbergsviten

Antonio Vivaldi – Gloria in excelsis Deo

Participant:

Matts Johansson, choir master & conductor
Also active as a singer, pianist, violinist, arranger and teacher. Has worked with rehearsals in the Gothenburg Concert Choir and as artistic director and conductor since 2018.

Katarina A. Karlsson, presenter
Doctorate in musical performance. Composer, arranger, choir director and music journalist who has worked for many years for Swedish Radio, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Gothenburg Opera and Berwaldhallen.

Olga Mikhaylova, pianist
Sought-after concert pianist, chamber musician and rehearsal pianist/accompanist. Chamber music projects include collaborations with Justyna Jara, Harro Ruijsenars and Sergej Bolkhovets, among others.

Helena Sul, pianist
Since 2010, founder and artistic director of the Gothenburg Piano Festival. Invited as pianist, teacher and jury member nationally and internationally. Has performed at various festivals.

Ingrid Berg, soprano
Has appeared as Lydia in Daniel Nelson’s Pride and Prejudice at the Norrlands Opera, Eurydice in G. F. Telemann’s Orpheus at the Vadstena Academy, and as a soloist with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra and Göteborg Baroque.

Sally Svensson, mezzo-soprano
Trained at HSM in Gothenburg and The Kapellsberg Opera Studio in Härnösand. In the autumn of 2025, she appeared in the role of Senta in Carin and Johannes Pollak’s opera De som kom över havet (Those Who Came Across the Sea) at Estrad Norr.

Petter Reingardt, tenor
Trained at KMH in Stockholm and HSM in Gothenburg. Has participated in productions at Läckö Castle and the Gothenburg Opera, among others. Is a member of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Vocal Ensemble. His repertoire includes Ferrando in Così fan Tutte and Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi.

Jakob Antonér, bass
Trained opera singer, employed by the Gothenburg Opera. Today he is performing his third concert with the Gothenburg Concert Choir.