Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Sascha Goetzel Richard Wagner's romantic opera The Flying Dutchman from 1841 is based on a legend among seafarers. The legend tells of a Dutch skipper who was sentenced to sail restlessly with a ghost ship on the seven seas, but...

Conductor: Peter Whelan Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante (1792)Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 100, "Military" (1793/94)W.A. Mozart: Overture from Der Schauspieldirektor (1786)W.A. Mozart: Overture from The Abduction from the Seraillet (1782)Conductor Peter...

Conductor: Per Kristian SkalstadConductor and soloist (violin): Julian Rachlin Sofija Gubajdulina: Offertorium, violin concerto (1981)Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5 (1937)This concert evening we meet Julian Rachlin as soloist before the interval, and conductor...

Conductor: Julian Rachlin Richard Strauss: Serenade No. 13 (1881)Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen (1945)Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, "Eroica" (1804)Few works have had greater musical historical significance than Beethoven's 3rd Symphony. It was created with...

Conductor: Rumon Gamba The New Year's Concert 2025 will be entirely devoted to the 200th anniversary of the "waltz king" Johann Strauss the Younger. A rich selection of his 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrillides and marches, as well as overtures and arias from The Bat...

Conductor: Nils Erik MåseidvågSoloist: Kim Rysstad, vocalsHosting: Kirkens BymisjonContributors: Seniorkoret Sølvstrupene, Kristiansand Operakor, Nils Terje Andersen Kim Rysstad, nominated for Spellman from Valle in Setesdal, is in the center when we together...

Ring in Christmas with trombone, tuba, harp and percussion! Seven brilliant musicians from the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra form the ensemble Charlie's Trombones, known for their legendary Christmas show at the old Charlie's Bar, where for a number of years they created a...

Welcome to a concert evening with music from the renowned Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945). Bartók is known for his innovative use of rhythm and harmonies, and this evening we will hear his Sonata for 2 pianos and percussion,...

For the eleventh time, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra is splitting into smaller groups to spread the joy of music throughout the region during the hectic pre-Christmas period. Nine different chamber groups will play 19 free open concerts on December 11, 12 and 13.