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.

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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. Since 2007, the principal conductor and artistic adviser of the orchestra is the Kazakhstani conductor Alan Buribayev, with an initial contract through 2010.[1] Buribayev is scheduled to conclude his tenure in May 2011.[2] 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.[3]

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

Louis de Geer konsert & kongress

Norrköping, Sweden
Linköping konsert & kongress

Linköping, Sweden

Principal conductors

References

  1. ^ Pauli Olavi Kuivanen (2 January 2006). ""Alans kunskaper är enastående"". Norrköping Tidningar. http://www.nt.se/arkiv/2006/02/01/Kultur/1314476/Alans-kunskaper-%E4r-enast%E5ende.aspx. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  2. ^ Pauli Olavi Kuivanen (18 May 2010). "Buribayev gör sin sista säsong i SON". Norrköping Tidningar. http://www.nt.se/kultur/artikel.aspx?articleid=6019862. Retrieved 2010-05-22. 
  3. ^ Berit Nygren (2009-03-13). "Solyom blir gästdirigent i Norrköping". Swedish Radio. http://www.sr.se/sida/Arkiv.aspx?programId=1012&artikel=2696722&date=2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-10-04. 

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