Conductor

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Herzenssache – Benefit Concert

Museum Ludwig

Mahler’s symphonies are not for the faint of heart. With the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, you have the courage. Popular conductor Tabita Berglund also presents romantic songs by Irgens-Jensen with soprano Ida Falk Winland.

Mahler 4 with Tabita Berglund

Göteborgs Symfoniker

She is passionate about the works of her Scandinavian homeland: Norwegian conductor Tabita Berglund. At 36 years old, she has already conducted many of the world's most important orchestras – but the trained cellist has never before performed with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. The newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic literally extends a warm welcome ("Velkomne med æra") to Hamburg with one of her Norwegian compatriots who is relatively unknown here: Like Edvard Grieg in his time, the composer Geirr Tveitt, who died in 1981, was also interested in the folk songs surrounding his home on the Hardangerfjord and arranged them atmospherically for orchestra in his "One Hundred Folk Songs from Hardanger," Op. 151.

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Alexander Melnikov / Tabita Berglund

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

She is passionate about the works of her Scandinavian homeland: Norwegian conductor Tabita Berglund. At 36 years old, she has already conducted many of the world's most important orchestras – but the trained cellist has never before appeared as a guest with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. The newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic is now celebrating her Hamburg debut with arguably Finland's biggest symphonic hit: Jean Sibelius' Second Symphony. "Like a river of small streams" – as the composer once described his organic compositional technique – in this piece, one theme after another grows from a simple three-note motif, culminating in the broad melodic flow of the triumphant finale. Immediately after its premiere in 1902, the work became a model for many other Scandinavian composers – and to this day, no other symphony by Sibelius has been able to surpass the popularity of this Second Symphony, which brilliantly bridges the gap between Romantic tradition and innovation.

Conductor

Tabitha Berglund

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 11, 2026

Mahler 4 with Tabita Berglund · Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Mar 29, 2026

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Alexander Melnikov / Tabita Berglund · Elbphilharmonie

Mar 29, 2026

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Tabita Berglund · Elbphilharmonie

Past events

Apr 27, 2025

Herzenssache – Benefit Concert · Kölner Philharmonie

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Symphony No. 4 by Mahler

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Symphony No. 6 by Tchaikovsky

Kölner Philharmonie

Conductor in Piano Concerto No. 2 by Rachmaninoff

Kölner Philharmonie

Conductor in Japanese Spring by Irgens-Jensen

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

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