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Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

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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

Louis de Geer konsert & kongress

Norrköping, Sweden

Linköping konsert & kongress

Linköping, Sweden

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)
  • Vacant (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 (2012–2016)

References

  1. ^ http://imgartists.com/artist/alan_buribayev
  2. ^ Berit Nygren (2009-03-13). "Solyom blir gästdirigent i Norrköping". Swedish Radio. Retrieved 2009-10-04. 

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