For the first time, cellist Truls Mørk plays and leads the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in a programme that could be a showcase for the cello as a beautiful, versatile a
Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra has been called one of the most important orchestral works of the 20th Century, and it’s not difficult to agree. In 1940 Bartók escaped hi
The Symphony's Principal Guest Conductor, Kent Nagano, spends nine weeks in Gothenburg during the 2015-2016 season. In November he conducted the Gothenburg Symphony
Two composers active in the same city, Vienna, but 100 years apart. So different but still part of the same tradition. In this programme, Mozart's first flute concer
Mozart's first flute concerto - a shimmering rococo gem played by the Symphony's solo flautist, Anders Jonhäll.
Recorded 19 December 2015. Concert
Klaus Mäkelä is the latest Finnish conductor wonder, and this appearance is his debut in Sweden. Rachmaninov’s arch-romantic second symphony is music of unbridled passion
Alain Altinoglu conducts Gothenburg Symphony in Maurice Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No 1 & 2.
Recorded 11 September 2014. Concert Master is Per
Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts Gothenburg Symphony. Recorded 15 April 2016.
“I’ve spoken Russian for all of my life, I think in Russian, the way I express my