Name: Opera without words
Start: 2026-03-26T19:00:00
Location: Malmo Live Concert Hall

As the curtains rise in Malmö Concert Hall, the Malmö Symphony Orchestra sets the stage for an extraordinary series of concerts. From the orchestral masterpieces of Shostakovich and Britten to the choral harmonies in 'God Disguised,' this 2026 season promises a rich tapestry of sound. Conductor Martyn Brabbins leads the charge, joined by stellar soloists like Alexandra Conunova and Kathrin Lorenzen. Whether you're a fan of classical symphonies, choral works, or film scores, there's something for everyone in this captivating lineup.

A Symphony of Events: Malmö Symphony Orchestra's 2026 Season

The Malmö Symphony Orchestra's 2026 season is a vibrant tapestry of musical brilliance, featuring a rich variety of concerts from classical compositions to cinematic blockbusters. With performances by acclaimed artists such as Kathrin Lorenzen and Steven Osborne, this season promises to be a celebration of orchestral and operatic masterpieces. Spanning from the romantic tones of Mahler to the contemporary rhythms of film scores, each event is meticulously crafted to offer audiences an unforgettable musical journey.

A Symphony of Stories: Malmö Symphony Orchestra's 2026 Season

Celia Cafiero

Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Join us as sweet sounds and stories are woven together with award-winning soloist Kathrin Lorenzen. 

Inspired by a rose perfume, Karen Tanaka created the ethereal veils of sound in Rose Absolute, which are followed by the pearly grace of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 with pianist Steven Osborne at the keyboard. In Symphony No. 4 , Gustav Mahler promises heavenly delights with bells and cheerful flutes and naive verses taken from Des Knaben Wunderhorn . Kathrin Lorenzen sings of dancing with angels and richly laid tables with delicacies from the heavenly garden.

Mozart & Mahler

Malmo Live Concert Hall

Join us for a Saturday concert where sweet sounds and stories are woven together with award-winning soloist Kathrin Lorenzen. 

In Symphony No. 4, Gustav Mahler promises heavenly joys with the sound of bells and cheerful flutes, as well as naive verses taken from Des Knaben Wunderhorn . Kathrin Lorenzen sings about dancing with angels and richly laid tables with delicacies from the heavenly garden. 

Mahler's Four

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Together with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, we return to the most powerful film music. Experience epic leitmotifs from the blockbusters we all love! The evening is hosted by comedians Tomas Kaminski and Elvira Gullis Gullberg. 

If film is best in the cinema, then film music is best live – preferably with the mighty Malmö Symphony Orchestra. For this concert, we have handpicked some of the most well-known and epic themes from the American film industry.

Blockbusters

Welcome to a pleasant evening with heavenly harmonies and tempo changes in a full evening with Mozart and Honeck. 

It begins at a furious pace with the overture to The Marriage of Figaro, before Symphony No. 39 takes us on a musical journey of pleasure that alternates between energetic excitement and pleasurable rest. 

Mozart & Honeck

Malin Nyström (violin), Einar Öhman (french horn) and Francisca Skoogh (piano) come together in a program that combines British elegance, contemporary expression and romantic weight. Lennox Berkeley's Trio from 1952 opens the concert with three movements. This is followed by Lera Auerbach's T'filah / Lonely Suite for solo violin – a work where introspection and strong presence are at the center. 

Chamber Concert #4

Malmö Concert Hall

With Samuel Lee at the helm, we are transported from Tanaka's life-affirming waters through the city's changing moods to Dvořák's beloved ninth. 


Young South Korean conductor Samuel Lee, winner of the prestigious Malko Competition 2024, is a guest at the MSO in a program that explores different aspects of our life on earth.

From the New World

Leave the city and follow the living tones of nature on a dramatic journey towards paradise with Beethoven and Brabbins. 

When Beethoven was allowed to go out into the country, he was immediately in a good mood. Join chief conductor Martyn Brabbins out into nature where we can join the happy composer in the Pastoral Symphony and enjoy the babbling brook where the nightingale sings its trill. Our own brilliant concertmaster Marika Fältskog gently coaxes the lark's poetic flight from her violin in The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Beethoven & Brabbins

OnTeddy's CircusThere will be drama and exciting circus arts that will tickle your stomach. 

Get inTeddy bears musical circus arena where anything is possible. With the help of the orchestra, you'll hear galloping horses neigh, elephants trumpet and feel the drama high up in the acrobat's trapeze. Can Nalle do any circus tricks? He'd love to try something exciting.

Teddy's Circus

Johan Glanstakes you on an evening filled with excitement, glamour and timeless music. From the iconic tunes of Goldfinger to modern masterpieces like Skyfall. Experience the power and elegance that has made the music of the Bond films immortal, here performed byMalmö Symphony Orchestraand handpicked soloists.  

Beloved spy

Upptäck en ny favoritmusiker och sugs in i Griegs karaktäristiska pianokonsert under en hisnande kväll på Malmö Live Konserthus. 

Danish Nancy Dalberg is still relatively unknown, but once you get to know her refined music, she easily becomes a favorite. Carl Nielsen was her teacher and supporter, conducting the critically acclaimed premiere of Dalberg's Scherzo for string orchestra . 

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