About the program  Dmitri Shostakovich is always an exciting acquaintance, which has taken on a new twist here, as his five preludes for piano from 1919-21 are performed at this concert in an arrangement for piano and cello by composer Lera Auerbach (born 1973).

Marianna Shirinyan & Torleif Thedéen

Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

Composer Mats Larsson Gothe has had significant success in recent years, including with the opera Löftet ("The Promise") at the Royal Swedish Opera. Already in 2016, he was the focus of Konserthuset’s Composer Weekend Festival. Here, we hear the world premiere of a new cello concerto, featuring internationally renowned Torleif Thedéen as the cello soloist. "The cello concerto for Torleif captures everything that a cello can convey: longing, dreams, pain, and melancholy – but also anger and resignation. I have used the full range of expression", Mats Larsson Gothe explains.

Stenhammar's second symphony

Stockholm City Hall

Torleif regularly plays not only with all the leading orchestras in Scandinavia, but also with some of the world’s major orchestras including the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. He is an active as a chamber musician, and as such appears in prestigious concert venues worldwide such as Wigmore Hall and Carnegie Recital Hall in New York.

Cello Masterclass with Torleif Thedéen

Royal College of Music Museum

Enjoy stories with golden frame as the Gothenburg Symphony, Jamie Martin and Torleif Thedéen perform a newly composed cello concerto by Mats Larsson Gothe. To conclude, we hear the romantic suite Scheherazade, in which each instrument brings the story to life.

Symfonic Fairy Tales

Göteborgs Konserthus

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra plays in Vara Konserthus together with conductor Jaime Martín and Torleif Thedéen cello.

Torleif Thedéen

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 14, 2027

Symfonic Fairy Tales · Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Apr 15, 2027

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra plays in Vara Konserthus · Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Sep 29, 2025

Marianna Shirinyan & Torleif Thedéen · Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

10 - 12 Apr, 2025

Stenhammar's second symphony · Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Cello in Cello Sonata by Barber

Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

Cello in 2 Pieces for Cello and Piano by Webern

Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

Cello in Cello Concerto by Gothe

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Cello in Concerto for Cello and Orchestra by Gothe

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

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