Birthday Concert May 17 18:00
Birgit Nilsson-salen, Ravinen

Birthday concert 17 May 2022 18:00 Tribute concert on Birgit Nilsson's birthday - Musica Vitae, Sofie Asplund, soprano, Andreas Brantelid, cello Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra Sofie Asplund, soprano and Birgit Nilsson Stipendium 2013 Andreas Brantelid, cello Program: Andrea Tarrodi: Rococo Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations paus Jean Sibelius: Impromptu opus 5, nr 5-6 in arrangements for string orchestra Benjamin Britten: "Les Illuminations" Sofie Asplund made her debut last season as Musetta, in live-streamed concerts of La Bohème from Gothenburg Opera and, on the same stage, sang Waltvogel for the first time in the filmed production of Wagner's Siegfried. She also appeared as a soloist with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra during the celebration of Stenhammar 150 years. In the 2019-2020 season, Sofie performed Gilda in Rigoletto at the Oslo Opera and Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro at Gothenburg Opera. She also sang at the Nobel Prize ceremony and in the Brahms Requiem with Christoph Eschenbach and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. In 2019 she participated in Barbara Hannigan’s Equilibrium young artists’ project, singing Anne Trulove in The Rake’s Progress with semi-staged performances in Munich, Paris, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Dresden and Dortmund. Andreas Brantelid was born in Copenhagen to Swedish/Danish parents and made his debut at the age of 14 in a performance of Elgar's Cello Concerto with The Kongelige Kapel in Copenhagen. Today, he is one of the most sought-after performing artists from Scandinavia, winning worldwide critical acclaim for his thought-provoking interpretations, uniquely colourful sound and engaging personality. Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra performs music ranging from a wide variety of genres and epochs with a focus on intimacy and dramatic colour. Spearheaded by Artistic Director, Benjamin Schmid the ensemble presents musically unconventional constellations, continually forging new ties with leading soloists, conductors and composers worldwide. In 2017 Musica Vitae performed at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm and in 2019 released their latest CD, Fanny & Felix, which was nominated for the Swedish Grammis. The ensemble is based in Växjö, Sweden, and is a part of the programme for Musik i Syd. The concert is presented in collaboration with the Birgit Nilsson Museum, Musik i Syd, Birgit Nilsson Foundation och CosaMia Ticket price 225 SEK. Unnumbered. Tickets can be purchased from Ravinen Kultur 17 May Musica Vitae at 18:00 Buy tickets Photo: Marcus Boman and Ida Wang

Fin de siècle – Chamber consert May 18
Birgit Nilsson-salen, Ravinen

Concert 18 May 2022 18:00 Fin de siècle Johanna Wallroth, soprano and Birgit Nilsson Stipendium 2021 Magnus Svensson, piano Programme Agathe Backer Grøndahl: The Child's Spring Day, song cycle, Op. 42 Claude Debussy: Reflections in the water Jules Massenet: "Je suis encore étourdie” - aria from the opera Manon Lescaut Claude Debussy: Quatre chansons de jeunesse Alban Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder Gustave Charpentier: "Depuis le jour" aria from the opera Louise Alexander von Zemlinsky: Waltz-Songs, Op. 6 Johanna Wallroth was thrust into the limelight in 2019 when she took First Prize in the prestigious Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition with her ​“immediately engaging, intelligent and detailed performance” (Bachtrack). Wallroth has subsequently joined the Opernstudio of Wiener Staatsoper from the 20/21 season and is the recent recipient of the prestigious 2021 Birgit Nilsson Stipendium. Originally trained at the Royal Swedish Ballet School, Wallroth shifted her principle focus to voice, going on to graduate from Vienna’s Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst (MDW). She made her operatic debut in 2013, as Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro) under Arnold Östman at Ulriksdal Palace Theatre, Stockholm and subsequently appearing as Eurydice (Orfeo ed Eurydice) at MDW Wien, Despina (Così fan tutte) at Vienna’s Schlosstheater Schönbrunn and Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) at Moscow’s Gnesin Academy. Johanna has since returned to Schlosstheater Schönbrunn as both Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel) and Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), portrayed the role of Ismene in Telemann’s Orpheus at Vadstena Castle and performed the roles of Sandmännchen and Taumännchen (Hänsel und Gretel) in a new production for Norrlandsoperan, Umeå. Last season, Johanna Wallroth joined Sakari Oramo at Helsinki Music Centre in Mahler’s Symphony No 4, gave solo recitals with pianists Magnus Svensson in Stockholm’s Konserthuset and Berwaldhallen, and Kristian Attila at the Savonlinna Festival and made her role debut as Zerlina in a live-streamed semi-staged performance of Don Giovanni with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Music Director, Daniel Harding. In addition to her Wiener Staatsoper commitments in the 20/21 season, which included a livestream performance of Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro under Philippe Jordan, Johanna performed Barber and Stravinsky in concert with the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, under Sakari Oramo. The coming season includes appearances with the Wiener Staatsoper alongside Mahler’s Symphony No 4 on tour with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, under Daniel Harding and Mozart’s Requiem with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, under Barbara Hannigan. Magnus Svensson is one of Sweden's leading solo pianists and vocal accompanists who founded the highly successful concert series Svenska Sopranos at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. This led to an invitation to host a further recital series at Stockholm’s Konserthus. In the 2021-22 season he performs with singers such as Pretty Yende, Dorothea Röschmann, Bryn Terfel, Nina Stemme, Christoph Prégardien, Malin Byström, Benjamin Appl and Miah Persson. In addition, he regularly collaborates with Christina Nilsson, Johanna Wallroth, Iréne Theorin, Elin Rombo, Matthew Rose, Camilla Tilling, Katarina Karnéus, Anna Larsson, Karl-Magnus Fredriksson, Ann Hallenberg, John Lundgren and others. Magnus Svensson has recorded 21 albums on five different labels and is currently working on two romance albums with Malin Byström and Iréne Theorin. The concert is presented in collaboration with the Birgit Nilsson Museum and Sveriges Radio P2 Ticket price 175 SEK. Unnumbered. Tickets can be purchased from Ravinen Kultur 18 May Fin de siècle at 18:00 Buy tickets