Nils Landgren, i svart kostym och svarta glasögonbågar, håller i en trombon. Nils Landgren, i svart kostym och svarta glasögonbågar, håller i en trombon.

Göteborgs Konserthus To Broadway with Nils Landgren

Sparkling sounds of jazz and musicals as superb trombone player Nils Landgren and his band join the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Original compositions are woven together with Bernstein’s rich trove of songs for a concert of warmth and togetherness.

Concert length: 2 h incl. intermission Stage: Great Hall
405-565 SEK Young up to 29 & students 203-283 SEK

With a red trombone and a golden voice, Nisse Landgren is a long-time interpreter of Leonard Bernstein’s music. And now it is finally happening on the stage of the Concert Hall. In addition to music from the classic musical West Side Story, Landgren’s ensemble, with the expressive vocalist Ida Sand at the front, also present songs from On the Town, and the charged Mass.

We also hear a palette of other songs here by Kurt Weill, Cat Stevens, Joe Sample and Nils Landgren himself. They are all on the freshly released album Love of My Life, and as on the 2016 Bernstein tribute Some Other Time, the arrangements are by American composer Vince Mendoza. The reviews say: “Heavenly!”

Landgren’s supergroup includes none other than Lars Danielsson on bass, Joel Lyssarides on piano and Robert Ikiz on drums. The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra is led by Sara Trobäck and Mårten Larsson. We promise that it will be hard to sit still.

Don’t miss Kulturnatta (Culture Night) in our foyer after the concert, with more music and mingling.

“Landgren’s humble joy and energy are contagious. And what notes his phenomenal air flow creates, both when singing and on the trombone – soft, sincere and masterful.” Lira Magazine

Friday night follows

Don’t miss Kulturnatta after the Friday concert with more music and meetings.

Come closer

Have a seat in the Great Hall an hour before the concert and let the introduction open the door to the stories behind the works, facts about the composers and personal reflections. The introduction is included in your ticket, lasts about 30 minutes and has free seating in the hall.

Programme

Bernstein West Side Story: America 3 min

Bernstein A Simple Song from Mass 5 min

Bernstein West Side Story: Cool 3 min

Bernstein On the Town: Some other time 5 min

Bernstein Wonderful Town: The story of my life 3 min

Bernstein West Side Story: One hand one heart 4 min

Bernstein West Side Story: Maria 4 min

Bernstein Wonderful Town: A quiet girl 4 min

Bernstein West Side Story: Something's Coming 3 min

Intermission 25 min

Weill Lost In The Stars 3 min

Stevens Moonshadow 3 min

Landgren The Moon, The Stars And You 4 min

Weill Speak Low 3 min

Landgren Joe’s Moonblues 4 min

Sample One day I´ll fly away 6 min

Sample Same Old Story 5 min

Friday 23 October 2026: The event ends at approx. 20.00
Saturday 24 October 2026: The event ends at approx. 17.00

Participants


Nils Landgren soloist and artistic director

Ida Sand

Joel Lyssarides

Lars Danielsson

Robert Ikiz



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