Welcome back on August 9-16, 2025!Enjoy Sweden’s top musicians in the beautiful province of Östergötland. The programme will be presented in May 2025.
Östergötland Music Days 2024 presented classical music and jazz in our beautiful region.
Our main cities are Linköping and Norrköping, but we played all over the province – in castles, churches, art museums, concert halls.
This year marked our 30th anniversary. The program centered on the human voice, the base of all music, as I see it.
The week started with star soprano and Royal Court Singer Elin Rombo with the Östgöta Symphonic Winds, followed by Swedish top artists such as pianist Roland Pöntinen in a solo recital, as well as some international guests, notably Russian cellist Lev Sivkov and French pianist Nicolas Bourdoncle, whose harmonious interplay demonstrated that there are no borders for art, for respect, human values and friendship.
The festival featured the fabulous voices of sopranos Maria Fontosh and Susanna Stern, as well as rising mezzo star Ebba Lejonclou. Ebba performed with Love Derwinger, yet another well-known Swedish pianist.
We welcomed two visiting chamber groups, Duo Dialog and the baroque ensemble Ars Arctica with virtuoso counter-tenor Rodrigo Sosa Dal Pozzo. Local professional groups included the Crusell Wind Quintet, the Östgöta Brass Quintet and the Östgöta Jazz Band.
To finish the festival, we heard jazz singer Margareta Bengtson and Stockholm Chamber Jazz, for a swinging tribute to Duke Ellington’s favourite singer, Alice Babs, and to clarinettist Putte Wickman – two internationally famed Swedish jazz stars who both would have turned 100 in 2024.
Staffan Mårtensson
Artistic Director
Principal Clarinet, Royal Swedish Opera
PROGRAM 2024
Click here for the festival program, pdf in English.TICKETS & INFO
Tickets are sold from July 1, primarily through www.biljettkiosken.se. An advance-booking fee will be added. Ticket prices are stated next to every concert presentation, where you will also find a specific link for ticket purchase.Remaining tickets are sold at the entrance before each concert. Payment by cash or “Swish”.
Information office, open 10 am–6 pm from August 5:
Phone: +46 705 10 73 22
E-mail: info@musikdagar.com
Website: www.musikdagar.com/en/home/
When you buy a Festival Pass you automatically become a member of Music in Linköping (MIL) for 2024. Benefits:
- Free entrance to all concerts.
- Reserved seats up until 20 minutes before the concert.
- Invitation to a musical soirée 2025.
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