Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra , Swedish Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra , English Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra , is an orchestra based in Gothenburg has. It was founded in 1905 and has been the Swedish National Orchestra since 1997 . A surge in awareness began in the 1980s with the engagement of Neeme Järvi as chief conductor, who made the orchestra internationally known with numerous sound recordings. Thanks to an industry sponsor, the size of the orchestra was also increased from 80 to 110 musicians during this period. The GSO has toured several times over the past 10 to 15 years. It played in London , Vienna , Boston and Shanghai, among others, and was very well received by both audiences and critics.
The GSO has a broad repertoire, but it is particularly interested in the masterpieces of Nordic composers of the late Romantic period, such as Jean Sibelius and Edvard Grieg . Sound recordings are also dominated by works by Nordic composers.
The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra plays in the Gothenburg Concert Hall, built in 1935 and known for its excellent acoustics .
Chief conductor
- 1905–1907 Heinrich Hammer
- 1907–1922 Wilhelm Stenhammar
- 1922–1925 Ture Rangström
- 1925–1939 Tor Mann
- 1941-1953 Issay Dobrowen
- 1953-1960 Dean Dixon
- 1960–1967 Sten Frykberg
- 1967–1973 Sergiu Comissiona
- 1974–1976 Sixten Ehrling
- 1976-1979 Charles Dutoit
- 1982-2004 Neeme Järvi
- 2004-2007 Mario Venzago
- 2007–2012 Gustavo Dudamel
- from 2017 Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Senior guest conductors
- 2002–2013 Christian Zacharias
- 2003-2007 Péter Eötvös
- 2013–2019 Kent Nagano (also active as artistic advisor)
- since 2019 Barbara Hannigan , Christoph Eschenbach
literature
- Alain Pâris: Classical Music in the 20th Century. 2nd Edition. dtv, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-423-32501-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefan Nävermyr: Pressmeddelande 2013-01-21: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra på turné till Norge. (No longer available online.) Göteborgs Symfoniker AB, formerly in the original ; Retrieved April 21, 2013 (Swedish). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Biography of Péter Eötvös
- ↑ Malin Clausson: Nagano tar över efter Dudamel (Swedish) , Göteborgs-Posten. August 30, 2012. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved on April 12, 2013.
- ↑ a b conductors
Heinrich Hammer (1905–1907) | Wilhelm Stenhammar (1907–1922) | Ture Rangström (1922–1925) | Tor Mann (1925–1939) | Issay Dobrowen (1941–1953) | Dean Dixon (1953-1960) | Sergiu Comissiona (1967–1973) | Sixten Ehrling (1974–1976) | Charles Dutoit (1976-1979) | Neeme Järvi (1982-2004) | Mario Venzago (2004–2007) | Gustavo Dudamel (2007–2012) | Santtu-Matias Rouvali (since 2017)