Gothenburg Symphony

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Göteborgs Symfoniker

Background information
Also known as Gothenburg Symphony
Origin Flag of Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre(s) Classical
Occupation(s) Symphony orchestra
Years active 1905-present
Website www.gso.se
Members
Principal Conductor
Gustavo Dudamel
Principal Guest Conductors
Christian Zacharias
Peter Eötvös
Principal Conductor Emeritus
Neeme Järvi
Former members
Founder
Wilhelm Stenhammar

The Göteborgs Symfoniker (Gothenburg Symphony, or Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra) is an orchestra based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Founded in 1905, it was granted the title of "Swedish National Orchestra" in 1997. GSO have made several tours during the last 10-15 years - they have performed in London, Vienna, Boston and Shanghai, to name a few places, and have been met with a great response from both critics and audiences.

Although the GSO has a broad repertoire, it has a special affinity for the works of the Nordic Late Romantic composers, such as Jean Sibelius and Edvard Grieg, which has comprised the bulk of its recorded output, as well as Neeme Järvi's specialty, Prokofiev.

The GSO is resident at the Gothenburg Concert Hall, built in 1935 and renowned for its superior acoustic quality.

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[edit] References

  • Pâris, Alain, ed. (1995). Dictionnaire des interprètes et de l'interprétation musicale au XXe siècle. Paris: R. Laffont. ISBN 2221080645. 

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Gothenburg Symphony Principal Conductors

Wilhelm Stenhammar (1906) · Tor Mann (1922) · Issay Dobrowen (1941) · Dean Dixon (1953) · Sergiu Comissiona (1967) · Sixten Ehrling (1974) · Charles Dutoit (1976) · Neeme Järvi (1982) · Mario Venzago (2004) · Gustavo Dudamel (2007)