The concerts

Modern Evening
The concert series was launched on 23-24 September with a programme that included Hebrew Songs by Maurice Ravel and works by the modern composers Morton Feldman, Mauricio Kagel and Christian Wolff, performed by Ivo Nilsson, Anna Lindal and Kristine Scholz and others.

Old vocal music and contemporary music for wind instruments
Music by Felix Mendelssohn, Albert Rubenson and Salomone Rossi was performed by the lyrical soprano Jeanette Köhn, accompanied by Love Derwinger, among others. Erik Steen and Rogelio de Badajoz played Andalusian-inspired music. Stockholms Saxofonkvartett performed works by Dror Feiler and Arie Shapira.

Vienna Evening
Arnold Schönberg and his students Anton Webern, Alban Berg and Nikos Skalkottas were presented by musicians Anna Lindal, Eva Lindal and Chrichan Larsson, among others. Staffan Scheja played Gustav Mahler’s piano quartet.

Contemporary vocal music and string quartets
Mezzo soprano Katija Dragojeviã and others, accompanied by Anders Kilström. At the same event, Olivier Messiaen string quartet Quatour pour La fin du Temps was performed by Staffan Scheja, Anna Lindal, Thorleif Thedéen and Staffan Mårtensson.

Grande Finale!
The concert series concluded with 35 musicians on stage! The programme for the evening included Leonard Bernstein’s Prelude Fugue and Riffs for big band, Aaron Copland’s clarinet concerto with Jonas Dominique conducting and Martin Fröst as soloist; Piano Phase transposed for Lute by Steve Reich, performed by Peter Söderberg and Sven Åberg; Jeanette Köhn and Staffan Scheja performed songs by Rossi and Barber; Ludvig van by Mauricio Kagel was played by Mats Persson and Kristine Scholz and others.