Kinetic energy, humour, precision and collective power, in two 30-minute sessions of modern dance expression. Medhi Walerski’s almost ritualistic work Chamber makes its first appearance on stage in Sweden, here in tandem with Cacti – one of many expressive works by Alexander Ekman.

Chamber­/Cacti

Royal Swedish Opera

Flexible in format and strikingly diverse in repertoire, the Orsino Ensemble comprises some of Britain’s finest wind players. ‘This is all-star playing of the highest level’, noted the Guardian in a review of its 2021 debut album. Its latest Wigmore Hall recital includes Nielsen’s delightful Wind Quintet and the UK première of Mark Simpson’s The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, inspired by five of John Koenig’s neologisms for different types of emotion.

Alec Frank-Gemmill

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 20 - Nov 14, 2026

Chamber/Cacti · Kungliga Operan

Oct 26, 2026

Orsino Ensemble · Wigmore Hall

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Cacti by Ekman

Kungliga Operan

Horn in Wind Quintet by Nielsen

Wigmore Hall

Conductor in Chamber by Walerski

Kungliga Operan

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