Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (Swedish: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester) is a Swedish professional symphony orchestra, based at the concert hall De Geerhallen, in the middle of Norrköping.
History
The orchestra was founded in 1912, and currently consists of 85 musicians; it also performs several times a year in the nearby city of Linköping.
Past principal conductors have included Herbert Blomstedt and Franz Welser-Möst. From September 2006 to June 2011 the principal conductor and artistic adviser of the orchestra was the Kazakhstani conductor Alan Buribayev.[1] Past principal guest conductors have included Leif Segerstam (1995–1997), Daniel Harding and Josep Caballé-Domenech. Stefan Solyom became the orchestra's principal guest conductor as of the 2009-2010 season.[2]
The orchestra has recorded for the BIS, CPO, Denon and Simax labels, including symphonies by Peterson-Berger, complete works for piano and orchestra by Beethoven, and works by John Pickard.
Venues
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Louis de Geer konsert & kongress |
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Principal conductors
- Ivar Hellman (1914–1928)
- Tord Benner (1929–1935)
- Heinz Freudenthal (1936–1952)
- Herbert Blomstedt (1954–1962)
- Everett Lee (1962–1972)
- Okko Kamu (1972–1979)
- No one (1979–1986)
- Franz Welser-Möst (1986–1991)
- Junichi Hirokami (1991–1996)
- Ole Kristian Ruud (1996–1999)
- Lü Jia (1999–2005)
- Alan Buribayev (2006–2011)
- Michael Francis (2012–present)
References
- ↑ http://imgartists.com/artist/alan_buribayev
- ↑ Berit Nygren (2009-03-13). "Solyom blir gästdirigent i Norrköping". Swedish Radio. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
External links
- Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra History (Swedish)
- Bach Cantatas page on the orchestra
- Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, page on recordings
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