| Stockholm Sinfonietta | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupations | Chamber Orchestra |
| Years active | 1980 - present |
| Labels | BIS Records |
| Website | Stockholm Sinfonietta |
The Stockholm Sinfonietta is a Swedish chamber orchestra. Its primary concert venue is the Swedish House of Nobility.[1]
The orchestra consists of 30 or 40 musicians from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Court Orchestra. The artistic director and concertmaster of the orchestra is Bernt Lysell.[1]
The orchestra's repertoire extends from Baroque to contemporary music, and the orchestra has been on tours in Europe on various occasions, including music festival appearances.[2]
Conductors such as Paavo Berglund, Sixten Ehrling, Neeme Järvi, Okko Kamu, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Jukka-Pekka Saraste and Niklas Willén have worked with the orchestra over the years, while Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Mstislav Rostropovitj, Christian Zacharias and Linda Brava have performed as its soloists.[1][2][3][4]
The orchestra performs on TV on a regular basis, and Sveriges Radio P2 broadcasts most of the concerts from the Swedish House of Nobility.[1]
The Stockholm Sinfonietta records for BIS and Opus3 Records.