Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
The Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (in Swedish: Norrköpings Symfonieorchester) is one of the leaders among Sweden's crop of regional orchestras. It has spawned the careers of several conductors who went on to international renown. Located in the old industrial city of Norrköping in southwestern Sweden, the orchestra was founded in 1912 and offered well-advertised concerts from the start. As of 2018, with 86 musicians, the orchestra plays a major role in the city's musical life with its 50 indoor concerts a year at the Louis de Geer Concert Hall in Norrköping, plus a schedule of summer concerts outdoors (including one performance on a barge). They collaborate regularly with musicians in the jazz, folk, and rock fields, and their tours take them not only to nearby Linköping and to Stockholm, but to Austria, Eastern Europe, Japan, and China. The Norrköping Symphony's roster of former music directors includes Herbert Blomstedt (1954-1962, later conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra), Finland's Okko Kamu (1972-1979, later conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and other groups), and future Cleveland Orchestra music director Franz Welser-Möst (1986-1991). Michael Francis' tenure concluded in 2016, and in the late 2010s the orchestra invited top international figures as guest conductors. Christian Lindberg, a frequent conductor during this period, has led the orchestra in the latest installments of an ongoing cycle of the symphonies of Swedish composer Allan Pettersson; the cycle began in 1992 and has appeared on the BIS label. The orchestra's large catalog of other recordings, mostly on BIS, has focused on Swedish music but has also encompassed works by Beethoven, Max Reger, and (on the CPO label in 2017) the Austrian composer Siegmund von Hausegger. Another innovative Norrköping Symphony Orchestra project during this period was Chelsea Hotel, featuring orchestral arrangements of compositions by the folk and folk-rock songwriters who stayed in New York's Chelsea Hotel in the '60s including Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Leonard Cohen.
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N. Berg: Symphony No. 4 "Pezzo sinfonico" & Symphony No. 5 "Trilogia delle passioni"
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen
Klassik - Erschienen bei CPO am 30.10.2023
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Penderecki: Symphony No. 6 "Chinesische Lieder", Trumpet Concertino & Concerto doppio
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos am 13.10.2023
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Tchaikovsky & Barber: Violin Concertos
Johan Dalene, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Blendulf
Klassik - Erschienen bei BIS am 06.12.2019
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Pratté: Harp Works
Delphine Constantin-Reznik, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Daniela Musca
Klassik - Erschienen bei BIS am 01.10.2021
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Peterson-Berger: Symphony No. 3 & Earina Suite
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Michail Jurowski
Klassik - Erschienen bei CPO am 01.01.2000
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Jeff Beal: House of Cards Symphony
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Jeff Beal
Klassik - Erschienen bei BIS am 24.08.2018
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Pettersson: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Symphony No. 17 (Fragment)
Ulf Wallin, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
Klassik - Erschienen bei BIS am 03.05.2019
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Once in My Life
Peter Mattei, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Pop - Erschienen bei Naxos Sweden - LB am 01.12.2013
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Hausegger: Barbarossa & 3 Hymnen an die Nacht
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Hans Christoph Begemann, Antony Hermus
Klassik - Erschienen bei CPO am 29.09.2017
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Mahler: Titan; Piano Quartet
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud
Klassik - Erschienen bei Simax Classics am 01.06.1999
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Nordic Classical Favourites, Vol. 2
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Hanson
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos am 14.01.2022
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Eklund: Symphonies Nos. 3, 5 & 11
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Baumer
Klassik - Erschienen bei CPO am 04.09.2020
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Kurt Atterberg: Symphony No. 1 - Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia Piccola"
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sterling Records am 25.04.2006
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Rangstrom: Symphony No. 2 - Intermezzo drammatico
Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Michail Jurowski
Klassik - Erschienen bei CPO am 23.04.1996
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Atterberg: Symphony No. 6 / A Varmland Rhapsody / Ballad Without Words, Op. 56
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Jun'ichi Hirokami
Klassik - Erschienen bei BIS am 01.01.1992
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Alfvèn: Orchestral Suites
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sterling Records am 26.05.2014
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Schnittke: Symphonic Prelude / Symphony No. 8 / for Liverpool
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Jia Lu
Klassik - Erschienen bei BIS am 01.02.2005
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Lidholm: Orchestral Works 1958-1963
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Jia Lu
Klassik - Erschienen bei BIS am 31.03.2003
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Pettersson: Symphony No. 15 & Viola Concerto
Ellen Nisbeth, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
Klassik - Erschienen bei BIS am 01.07.2022
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Reger: Mozart Variations / Symphonic Prologue To A Tragedy
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
Klassik - Erschienen bei BIS am 31.01.1998
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Pettersson: Symphony No. 12 "The Dead in the Square"
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
Klassik - Erschienen bei BIS am 08.01.2021
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