From the ticking heart of Haydn’s Clock Symphony to the meditative echoes of Pärt’s Fratres, this program bends time and style. Featuring the luminous guitarist JIJI and guest conductor Ingrid Martin, this concert bridges centuries with elegance and edge.

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Haydn's "Clock" Symphony

Detroit Country Day School - Upper School

Our Lady Star of the Sea

First United Methodist Church of Michigan

Congregation Shaarey Zedek

Thanks to our continuing partnership with Wigmore Hall, every three years we bring a world-class string quartet to Leeds for nine exciting performances.

Quartet in Residence: Opus13

Leeds Conservatoire

MSO, Ewa Fröling, a choir, and soloists embrace hope and humanity in a beloved choral work that takes us on a musical journey beyond life’s limitations.

God Disguised

Malmö Concert Hall

New Friday is for the curious listener who wants to explore the innovative music of our time. This evening brings together two leading Swedish musicians with distinguished international careers, in a programme of new Swedish music.

New Friday – A Ship Full of Music

Stockholm Concert Hall

The Heart of the Earth, Eatnama váibmu , is a colorful musical experience with Sami origins about the mysticism and the struggle between good and evil. With rhythmic drum beats and elements of joik, the story is told in Northern Sami about the beating heart of the earth. The performance is for all ages, you can follow along with the text on the text machine to get the best experience!

The Heart of the Earth

Kungliga Operan

Swedish Malin Broman has been concertmaster of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra since 2008, and she also has an international career as a soloist and conductor. She takes on both roles at this concert, where she is the soloist in Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1. His ability to create melodic lines and emotional depths in the music always arouses enthusiasm, and one is amazed by the virtuoso acrobatics to which the violin is subjected.

Beethoven & Bruch

Aalborg Central Waterfront

There’s nothing quite like Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. Join us in the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio in MediaCityUK for this absolute masterpiece.

Beethoven Symphony No.7

MediaCityUK

USO 2025-26 Season Concert 1

Mendocino College

### Event Description: Brahms & Saint-Saëns’ Cello - Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

**Date and Time:**  
Friday, February 28, 2025, at 6:30 PM

**Venue:**  
Orpheum Theatre

**Program:**  
- **Britta Byström:** *Parallel Universes*
- **Saint-Saëns:** *Cello Concerto No. 2*
- **Brahms:** *Symphony No. 2*

**Performance Duration:**  
Approximately 80 minutes

**Artists:**
- **Conductor:** Christian Kluxen  
  Described as a dynamic and charismatic figure, Christian Kluxen is known for his exemplary clarity and heavenly warmth in conducting. This concert marks his eagerly anticipated debut with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO), featuring Brahms’ Second Symphony and Britta Byström’s intricately-crafted *Parallel Universes*.
  
- **Cellist:** Santiago Cañón-Valencia  
  A 2022 BBC New Generation Artist, Colombian cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia is renowned for his technical flawlessness. He makes his debut with the VSO, performing Saint-Saëns’ Second Cello Concerto.

**Series:**  
This concert is part of the "Classical Afterworks" series, held on Fridays at 6:30 PM.

**Additional Information:**  
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Join us for an evening of exceptional classical music, featuring the works of Brahms, Saint-Saëns, and Byström, performed by world-class artists at the historic Orpheum Theatre.

Brahms & Saint-Saëns’ Cello

Sullivan Heights Secondary School

Orpheum

Brahms is at the forefront of this concert of Romantic masterpieces beginning with Swedish composer Britta Byström’s UK premiere of A Walk to Brahms’ Violin Concerto.

Romantic Masterpieces

Huddersfield Town Hall

Brahms is at the forefront of this concert of Romantic masterpieces beginning with Swedish composer Britta Byström's UK premiere of A Walk to Brahms’ Violin Concerto. This short piece explores themes from Brahms’ Violin Concerto, coupled with a modern spirit. Then, head back in time to hear the original composition in full with internationally acclaimed violinist, Clara Jumi Kang.

The Play of the Night is an opera in one act with music by Britta Byström and libretto by Peter Bäckström. The title refers to Penelope's nightly dreams, where she encounters images, goddesses and people. Her analysis of these dreams is reflected in her daily life: in her waiting for her husband Odysseus, who may never return from war, and in her impending life choices.

The Play of the Night

The Royal Danish Academy of Music

When Britta Byström was commissioned to write a piece for the Nikolai Malko Competition in 2021, she remembered Jules Verne's story "A Drama in the Air", in which a balloon ride takes us ever higher. What is a conducting competition in which the participants direct the music through movements in the air, other than such a drama, she asked herself and composed "A Drama in the Air". Soloist Valentino Worlitzsch and the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra follow the short orchestral piece with Edward Elgar's melancholic Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85, his last completed work from 1919. Things get mysterious with Elgar's Enigma Variations, op. 36 from 1898, as it is said to contain a reminiscence of Ludwig van Beethoven, more precisely the 2nd movement of his 8th Piano Sonata, op. 13 "Pathétique".

Thursday Concert No. 4

Volkshaus Jena

**Rufus Isabel Elliot: Waves Crash on Old Street**

Join us for an evening of innovative music at the Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s, on Saturday, 16 November 2024, at 7pm. This unique concert showcases the world premiere of a new work by Rufus Isabel Elliot, alongside a selection of contemporary pieces by composers such as David Fennessy, Christian Mason, Barbara Monk Feldman, Martin Arnold, Britta Byström, Ryoko Akama, and Stuart MacRae.

**Performers:**
- David Alberman, violin
- Louise McMonagle, cello
- Mark Knoop, piano

**Programme Highlights:**
- David Fennessy: The blue-eyed lassie
- Christian Mason: Efflorescence
- Barbara Monk Feldman: Clear Edge
- Martin Arnold: Lutra
- Britta Byström: Baum in der Stadt
- Ryoko Akama: 10 days’ etude
- Stuart MacRae: Haroldswick
- Rufus Isabel Elliot: New work (World Premiere)

**Tickets:**
- General Admission: £8
- Concessions: £6
- Under-18s: £5
- A booking fee of £1.50 applies per online/phone transaction.

This concert is a collaboration with KNOCKvologan Studies, Isle of Mull, and imagines voices from the distant past and the distant future, belonging to an ancient forest on an island off the west coast of Scotland. The event is presented by LSO Discovery and generously supported by the Jerwood Foundation.

**Additional Information:**
- The Crypt Bar will be open for hot and cold drinks from one hour before the performance and during the interval.
- Card payments only.

For more details and to book your tickets, visit lso.co.uk or call +44 20 7870 2500. Experience the transformative power of music through this exceptional evening presented by LSO Discovery.

Rufus Isabel Elliot: Waves Crash on Old Street

LSO St Luke's

Britta Byström’s Voyages extraordinaires was inspired by the enchanting (and impossible) journeys depicted in Jules Verne’s famous novel series. Her own work is intended as a fantastical musical journey on which the listener encounters new worlds of sound through recurring orchestral transformations. So, bring a thirst for discovery to the 2024 Nordic Music Days festival – this year in Glasgow – which celebrates contemporary music and sounds from Scotland and the Nordic region.

Nordic Music Days 2024: An Extraordinary Voyage!

Glasgow City Hall

A Night At The Symphony

Chinook Winds

Dutch violinist Janine Jansen is a beloved and frequent performer at Konserthuset. With such empathy and intensity, few can captivate an audience like Jansen. At this concert, Janine Jansen and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra perform a new violin concerto by Britta Byström.

Janine Jansen plays Byström

Stockholm City Hall

We cover a wide range of new and older music. The two wind quintets almost stand as exemplary of two generations of
Danish music: the elegant, neoclassical and impressionistic style of Jersild and a straightforward and raw, modernist simplicity of Abrahamsen.

Mozart's Spring

Southern Danish Conservatory of Music

AMFS artist-faculty, all top musicians from renowned orchestras, opera companies, and conservatories, come together to play their favorite chamber music works. Always a joyful and creative 75 minutes of music-making.

Chamber Music

Aspen Meadows Resort

Taking centre stage is internationally acclaimed violinist Hyeyoon Park, praised for her ‘exhilarating musicianship’ (The Times) and ‘huge palette of tone’ (The Guardian).

Bruch and Beethoven

Smith Square Hall

With some pieces, you just want to close your eyes and let your imagination paint a picture. For our Finnish guest conductor Emilia Hoving, it’s all about the landscape of the far North: lakes, forests, midnight sunlight and the shimmering wonder of the Northern Lights. So let your ears do the gazing in Finnish classics by Saariaho and Sibelius – and join RSNO Leader Maya Iwabuchi on an autumn getaway to the Austrian Alps, in Brahms’ magnificent Violin Concerto.

RSNO Season 26-27: Brahms' Violin Concerto

Usher Hall

The curious ensemble Gageego! take us on a winding journey through poetry and science. Discover new music by Britta Byström, Jesper Nordin and Anna Thorvaldsdottir that breaks down all barriers.

No limits with Gageego!

Stenhammarsalen

Dinis Sousa leads the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Britten's Sinfonia da requiem , an intense three-part portrait of grief, anger and peace. Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard then takes Belá Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3 to the finish with his mixture of sharpness and lyricism, where the quiet adagio becomes a deep breath in the midst of the intense rhythm. Britta Byström celebrates 50 years with the world premiere of the orchestra's commissioned work A walk to Sibelius– a musical walk that moves forward and looks back. As a finale, Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 3 awaits: tight, vital and transparent, with a drive that carries all the way to the last note.

A Walk to Sibelius

Berwaldhallen

Music by Janáček and Mozart to thrill and delight, and Ben Goldscheider premieres a brand-new horn concerto from one of Sweden’s most enchanting musical minds.

Britta Byström

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 15, 2026

Bruch and Beethoven · Sinfonia Smith Square

Oct 23, 2026

RSNO Season 26-27: Brahms' Violin Concerto · Usher Hall

Mar 14, 2027

No limits with Gageego! · Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

19 - 20 Mar, 2027

A Walk to Sibelius · Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

May 21, 2027

Sakari Oramo conducts Byström, Janáček and Mozart · Barbican Centre

Past events

23 - 26 Jul, 2026

Haydn's "Clock" Symphony · Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Jun 16, 2026

Quartet in Residence: Opus13 · Leeds Conservatoire

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