Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

Esa-Pekka Salonen will conduct and Julia Fischer will be the violin soloist at the 2023 Nobel Prize Concert

28 June 2023 View in Swedish
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Esa-Pekka Salonen. Photo: Benjamin Suomela.

This year’s Nobel Prize Concert brings together world-renowned conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and acclaimed violinist Julia Fischer, together with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. On 8 December, works by Boccherini, Brahms and Ravel will be performed on the Konserthuset Stockholm stage. The audience can also hear a work by the exciting young composer Gabriella Smith.

Finnish-born conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen is one of the leading figures in today’s classical music world. He has often combined the core repertoire with bold and innovative programming, and at the same time he has emerged as a razor-sharp, forward-looking spokesperson for the entire genre.

Johannes Brahms’ captivating Violin Concerto will be part of the programme during this year’s concert. The soloist will be German violinist Julia Fischer, admired worldwide for her astonishing versatility. The 2023 Nobel Prize Concert marks her debut with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.

The audience will also hear Maurice Ravel’s ballet music for the classic love story of Daphnis and Chloé. He created two orchestral suites from the ballet and this Suite No. 2 is the most popular, elegant and colourful music, starting with the sun rising over the landscape in spectacular fashion. Adding to this, music by Luigi Boccherini in Luciano Berio’s festive arrangement for orchestra and American composer Gabriella Smith’s Tumblebird Contrails with its hallucinatory evocation of the sounds of the Pacific Ocean.

“With joy, anticipation and curiosity, I look forward to this year’s concert, where we mix classical works with a piece by contemporary composer Gabriella Smith,” says Laura Sprechmann, CEO of Nobel Prize Outreach. “It will be a magnificent tribute to the 2023 Nobel Prize laureates, who will be announced in early October this year.”

“It is a great privilege for us to honour, through music, the wonderful work and discoveries of the Nobel Prize laureates, made for the benefit of humankind. Doing so with Esa-Pekka and Julia, who are two of the most admired musicians on the planet, will make this concert a statement of what can be achieved when we decide to do good things together,” says Stefan Forsberg, CEO and Executive Director of Konserthuset Stockholm.

The Nobel Prize Concert is an annual event of the highest international standard, where the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra performs together with world-leading artists. The concert is part of the official programme during the Nobel Week and is a tribute to the year’s Nobel Prize laureates.

Tickets for the concert will go on sale on 18 October.

More information and press images

Esa-Pekka Salonen https://www.esapekkasalonen.com/
Julia Fischer https://www.juliafischer.com
Gabriella Smith https://www.gabriellasmith.com/

 

Nobel Prize Outreach

Nobel Prize Outreach spreads knowledge about Nobel Prize-awarded achievements and stimulates interest in science, literature and peace in line with Alfred Nobel’s vision and legacy. The company reaches a global audience of millions through its high-quality productions: The official digital channels of the Nobel Prize, the Nobel Prize Concert, as well as a series of intercontinental, inspirational lecture events featuring Nobel Laureates.

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