Chief conductor Nathalie Stutzmann. 

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Perhaps you've experienced symphonic music mostly through your headphones, TV or movies, but are curious to experience the music "live" in Kilden Concert Hall's superb acoustics? Here you will hear a selection of colorful works and meet a number of very talented and charismatic conductors and soloists.

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Ravel's Bolero and Prokofiev's violin concerto

Date: January 13
Conductor: Nathalie Stutzmann
Soloist: Ludvig Gudim, violin (pictured)

We are introduced to what is perhaps classical music's most iconic and well-known work: Bólero by Maurice Ravel. Violin star Ludvig Gudim returns to Kilden after his brilliant performance of Mendelssohn's violin concerto in the fall of 2019!

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Stutzmann, Strauss and Shostakovich

Date: February 17
Conductor: Nathalie Stutzmann

Chief conductor Nathalie Stutzmann and the KSO perform one of the greatest, and perhaps most analyzed, symphonies in music history, composed by a 30-year-old family man who fell out of favor with the Stalin regime. Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 was officially a response to justified criticism, but was filled with irony and hidden messages. 

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Stravinsky's playful violin concerto and Mendelssohn's "Scottish" symphony

Date: March 31
Conductor and soloist (violin): Julian Rachlin

We meet our 1st guest conductor Julian Rachlin as soloist in Igor Stravinsky's spiritual and playful violin concerto, inspired by the Baroque master Johann Sebastian Bach. You can also look forward to Felix Mendelssohn's finest orchestral work. 

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British evening with Berglund and Andsnes

Date: May 5
Conductor: Tabita Berglund
Soloist: Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

On this all-British evening, Leif Ove Andsnes, our internationally acclaimed internationally acclaimed piano star, Leif Ove Andsnes performs Benjamin Britten's virtuoso, melodious and accessible piano concerto, which was a great success when the 25-year-old composer himself premiered it in 1938.

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The legend Nadia Boulanger - A musical portrait

Date: May 12
Soloist and presenter: Evelyn Jons
Conductor: Per-Otto Johansson

Welcome to an exciting and diverse musical narrative! The brilliant Swedish singer and artist Evelyn Jons returns to Kilden with a portrait of the legendary and mythical composer, conductor and above all educator Nadia Boulanger.

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