Welcome to Östergötland Music Days
August 10-17, 2019!
Opening concerts on August 10 & 11:
With star soprano of the Stockholm Royal Opera Christina Nilsson, winner of Renata Tebaldi International Voice Competition and Wilhelm Stenhammar International Voice Competition.
Östergötland Music Days 2019 invites you to enjoy classical music and jazz in our lovely region.
Our main cities are Linköping and Norrköping, but we play all over the province; in castles, churches, art museums, concert halls.
The festival opens on the inner court-yard of the Linköping Castle. Star soprano Christina Nilsson is featured with the Östgöta Symphonic Winds – one of Sweden’s five professional wind ensembles.
The concert, which is doubled in Åtvidaberg, is conducted by our Artistic Director, Staffan Mårtensson.
Staffan is also featured as clarinetist in a concert with celebrated soprano Kerstin Avemo and pianist Love Derwinger.
During the week you will meet some of Sweden’s foremost chamber music artists and chamber groups: flautist Tobias Carron, guitarist Per Skareng, Swedish-Danish Trio Anassa and the Treitler String Quartet. Local professional groups include the Crusell Wind Quintet, the Östgöta Brass Quintet and the Östgöta Jazz Band.
As for jazz, you will hear one of the country’s most legendary blues singer, Claes Janson, and the stunning Stockholm Swing All Stars, a group of virtuoso jazz soloists making the great classics come alive.
Jazz/pop celebrity Lina Nyberg comes with a group co-fronted by Lebanese singer Tania Saleh in a creative cross-over program. Oud player Fadi Kattini and Linköping Women’s Choir add to the festival’s wide scope of repertoire.
Children of all ages are welcome to each and all of our concerts, but we do have specific children’s concerts, in Linköping and Norrköping.
The Music Days end with our Festival Sinfonietta and phenomenal cellist Svante Henryson performing music by Wissmer, Debussy, Schubert and Henryson’s inventive solo concerto based on Bach’s cello suites.
Take a good look into our program. You will find a number of interesting venues to visit, not only for the music but for the guided tours and exhibits, for a picknick or a moment of church tranquility.
Welcome to enjoy wonderful music in a province of beauty!
Staffan Mårtensson
Artistic Director
PROGRAM 2019
Only cash payment/Swish at all concerts!Program subject to changes.
Program 2019 in English (pdf)
Corren Summer-19, in Swedish (png)
1 May, 2018
Sneak-preopening
Two mini-concerts with brass players of the Östgöta Symphonic Winds to salute the start of the Music Days.1 May, 2018
Östgöta Symphonic Winds with star soprano Christina Nilsson
Conductor: Staffan Mårtensson. Music by Verdi, Puccini, Weber, Michel Legrand. Inauguration speech: County Governor Carl Fredrik Graf.Tickets: 250 SEK.
Under 25 years: 150 SEK
2 May, 2018
Trio Anassa
Music by Poulenc, Schumann, Nielsen and Lalliet performed by three expert musicians: Magnus Nilsson, principal bassoon of the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Henrik Goldschmidt, principal oboe of the Royal Danish Orchestra and Henrik Bo Hansen, one of Denmark’ s leading pianists.Tickets: 150 SEK.
Under 25 years: Free admission.
Limited number of seats. The café is open 11-18. Guided tour at 14, tickets: 60 SEK.
The concert hall is not completely accessible for disabled.
3 May, 2018
Christina Nilsson
Östgöta Symphonic Winds with star soprano Christina Nilsson. Conductor: Staffan Mårtensson. Music by Verdi, Puccini, Weber, Michel Legrand. Reprise of the Inauguration Concert.Tickets: 250 SEK.
Under 25 years: 150 SEK.
4 May, 2018
Treitler Quartet
Top level string quartet playing music by Bartók (Quartet nr 2), Gubaidulina (Reflections on B-A-C-H), and Sven-Erik Bäck (Quartet nr 3). Oscar Treitler; Caroline Waldemarsson-Treitler, violin; Jonna Inge, viola; Filip Graden, cello.Tickets: 150 SEK.
Under 25 years: Free admission.
5 May, 2018
Under the Rhubarb Leave
Anja Bigrell and Marcus Holmberg in a concert for children 2-6 yearsConcert length: about 35 min.
Free admission
5 May, 2018
Excellent Winds
Summer concert with the Crusell Quintet. Music by Hindemith, Haydn and Lars-Erik Larsson.Tickets: 100 SEK.
Under 25 years: Free admission
6 May, 2018
A Revelation Mass
Local composer Hans Lundgren’s mass was premiered in 2018 and warmly received by audiences and press.Here it’s performed along with music by Verdi, Tegnér and Ewald by the Linköping Women’s Choir and the Östgöta Wind Quintet. Conductor: Elias Aaron Johansson.
Tickets: 150 SEK.
Under 25 years: Free admission.
7 May, 2018
Stockholm Swing All Stars
Music of the Golden Age of jazz played by world class musicians. Don’t miss this brilliant display of ensemble playing and improvisation!Karl Olandersson, trumpet/vocals; Klas Lindquist and Fredrik Lindborg, saxes; Dicken Hedrenius, trombone; Daniel Tilling, piano; Göran Lind, bass; Mattias Puttonen, drums.
Tickets: 250 SEK.
Under 25 years: 150 SEK.
8 May, 2018
Under the Rhubarb Leave
Anja Bigrell and Marcus Holmberg in a concert for children 2-6 years.Concert length: about 35 min.
Free admission.
9 May, 2018
Claes Janson
”The man with the bluesiest voice in Sweden” meets Östgötabandet – a superb professional 8-piece jazz combo.Tickets: 250 SEK.
Under 25 years: 150 SEK
10 May, 2018
Treitler Quartet
Top level string quartet playing music by Mozart (”Hunt Quartet”) Bartók (Quartet nr 2) and Fanny Mendelssohn.Oscar Treitler; Caroline Waldemarsson-Treitler, violin; Jonna Inge, viola; Filip Graden, cello.
Tickets: 200 SEK.
Under 25 years: 100 SEK.
11 May, 2018
Lobby Music with festival artists
Have a beer, a chat and live chamber music.Free admission
12 May, 2018
Claes Janson
”The man with the bluesiest voice in Sweden” meets Östgötabandet – a superb professional 8-piece jazz combo.Tickets: 150 SEK.
Under 25 years: Free admission.
13 May, 2018
Lina Nyberg & Tania Saleh Band
Two independent souls with a group of brilliant musicians. Swedish Lina Nyberg and Lebanese Tania Saleh explore new possibilities in a music that honors poets and musicians from around the globe; mirroring the world of today. Nancy Mounir, violin; David Stackenäs, guitar; Josef Fallerdahl, bass; Susana Santos Silva, trumpet; Peter Danemo, percussion.Tickets: 200 SEK.
Under 25 years: 100 SEK.
14 May, 2018
Excellent Winds
Summer concert with the Crusell Quintet.Music by Hindemith, Haydn and Lars-Erik Larsson.
Tickets: 100 SEK.
Under 25 years: Free admission
15 May, 2018
Lobby Music with festival artists
Have a beer, a chat and live chamber music.Free admission
16 May, 2018
Lunch Concert – Flute and Guitar
Tobias Carron and Per Skareng, two of the country’s most appreciated chamber players, form a duo since more than 30 years. Hear them in music by Bellman, CPE Bach, Granados, Villa-Lobos and Rodrigo.Tickets: 150 SEK.
Under 25 years: Free admission.
16 May, 2018
Soup Concert – Middle East Music
Fadi Kattini, Syrian virtuoso on the oud, a traditional lute from the Middle East, presenting his music – playing, singing and telling.Soup and concert: 160 SEK, concert only: 80 SEK
Persons under 25 years or with festival pass: free admission, soup: 80 SEK.
16 May, 2018
Romance and Cabaret
A colourful, expressive and romantic program with three internationally acclaimed artists: soprano Kerstin Avemo, Staffan Mårtensson, clarinet and Love Derwinger, piano. Music by Schumann, Schönberg, Debussy, Weill, Villa-Lobos.Tickets: 250 SEK.
Under 25 years: 150 SEK
16 May, 2018
Lobby Music with festival artists
Have a beer, a chat and live chamber music.Free admission
17 May, 2018
Breakfast Concert – Middle East Music
A relaxed morning concert/interview with Fadi Kattini, Syrian virtuoso on the oud, a traditional lute from the Middle East, performing his music and discussing it with Artistic Director Staffan Mårtensson.Tickets: 100 SEK.
Under 25 years: Free admission.
Breakfast not included. Babettes Kafferi opens at 08.30.
18 May, 2018
Flute and Guitar
Tobias Carron and Per Skareng, two of the country’s most appreciated chamber players, form a duo since more than 30 years. Hear them in music by Bellman, CPE Bach, Granados, Villa-Lobos and Rodrigo.Tickets: 150 SEK.
Under 25 years: Free admission.
Guided tours at 13 and 14.
19 May, 2018
Finale – The Festival Sinfonietta
Last year’s success is back: the Festival Sinfonietta with conductor Staffan Mårtensson. Fabulous cello soloist Svante Henryson performs his own I Dreamt of a Bach Cello Concerto. Furthermore Debussy’s L’Après-midi d’un faun, Pierre Wissmer’s Divertimento and Schubert’s Symphony nr 4.Tickets: 250 SEK.
Under 25 years: Free admission.
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