SWEDISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

The Swedish Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1995, is based in the historic city of Örebro on the Black River where the Örebro Concert Hall is the orchestra’s home. From this base it gives over a hundred performances a year divided between subscription concerts and tours, national and international. Thomas Dausgaard has been the Principal Conductor of the orchestra since 1997. The rapid development of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra under his leadership, attracting attention from leading international conductors and soloists, has focused on intensive recording and increasingly on touring.

The orchestra has toured six times in Germany (Berlin, Munich, Dresden, the Schleswig Holstein Festival). Concerts also in the United States (Lincoln Center, Ravinia festival, Kennedy Center), Spain, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Holland (Concertgebouw), Switzerland, Great Britain (BBC Proms, Barbican Centre) and Japan.

There is collaboration with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra over various composers in residencies and co-commissions. The Swedish Chamber Orchestra has made critically acclaimed recordings for labels such as BIS, Hyperion, Simax and Naxos. Its earlier recording of Kraus symphonies for Naxos (8.553734) was named record of the month in Diapason and was awarded the Cannes Classical Awards prize for best recording of eighteenth-century music.

The orchestra also pursues an active role in contemporary music, and enjoys a long-standing collaboration with composer–conductor H.K. Gruber (artist-in-residence since 2006). Two recent projects in partnership with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra are also noteworthy: a shared composer-in-residency for Karin Rehnqvist and Sally Beamish during the years 1998–2004 and a British–Swedish composer competition. To increase its versatility the orchestra also works with the Baroque violinist and conductor Andrew Manze (artist-in-residence since 2003). The orchestra has been touring internationally since 1998, including performances at prestigious festivals and venues such as the BBC Proms in London, Lincoln Center (New York City), the Schleswig-Holstein Festival, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Berlin Konzerthaus. 2005 marked the orchestra’s first visit to Asia: a five-city tour of Japan. The internationally acclaimed violinist Nikolaj Znaider is principal guest conductor from 2009.

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20 KLASSISKA FAVORITER (20 Classical Favorites)	8.570566
AHO / TOMASSON / LINDBERG: Flute Music	BIS-CD-1499
ALFVEN / VARESE / LARSSON GOTHE: Wind Music	BIS-CD-1268
ANGLAR (Angels)	8.503096
BACH, J.S.: B minor Suite / VIVALDI: 3 Piccolo Concertos	BIS-CD-21
BEAMISH: Imagined Sound of Sun on Stone (The)	BIS-CD-1161
BEAMISH: Viola Concerto / Cello Concerto / Tam Lin	BIS-CD-971
BEAMISH: Viola Concerto No. 2 / Whitescape / Sangsters	BIS-CD-1241
BRIDE'S GUIDE TO WEDDING MUSIC FOR CIVIL CEREMONIES (A)	8.570227-28
Classical Trombone Concertos	BIS-CD-1248
DEAN, B.: Water Music / Pastoral Symphony / The Siduri Dances / Carlo (Bezaly, Rascher Saxophone Quartet, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Gruber, Dean)	BIS-CD-1576
DVORAK: Symphonies Nos. 6 and 9	BIS-SACD-1566
GRUBER, H.K.: Manhattan Broadcasts / Cello Concerto / Zeitfluren (Timescapes)	BIS-CD-1341
GUBAIDULINA, S.: Deceitful Face of Hope and Despair (The) / TAKANO, M.: Flute Concerto / BEAMISH, S.: Flute Concerto, "Callisto" (Spellbound) (Bezaly)	BIS-CD-1649
HAYDN / HUMMEL / NERUDA: Trumpet Concertos	8.554806
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 27 (Nos. 50, 51, 52)	8.555324
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL NZ 2001	8.555883
KLASSIK HIGHLIGHTS - Music for the 20th Anniversary of Naxos	8.550020
KRAUS: Ballet Music	8.557498
KRAUS: Symphonies, Vol. 1	8.553734
KRAUS: Symphonies, Vol. 2	8.554472
KRAUS: Symphonies, Vol. 3	8.554777
KRAUS: Symphonies, Vol. 4	8.555305
LARSSON, Lars-Erik: Best of Lars-Erik Larsson (The)	8.556695
LARSSON: Forkladd gud (God in Disguise) / ROSENBERG: Den heliga natten (The Holy Night)	8.553738
LARSSON: Forkladd gud / ROSENBERG: Den heliga natten	8.225123
LINDBERG, C.: Helikon Wasp / The World of Montuagretta / Condor Canyon (A Composer's Portrait I)	BIS-CD-1428
LINDBERG, C.: Of Blood So Red / Asa / Akbank Bunka (A Composer Portrait II)	BIS-CD-1658
MOZART - Fran underbarn till mastare	8.503181
MOZART (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.552111-12
MOZART FOR MEDITATION	8.557548
MOZART: Flute Concertos	5.110055
MOZART: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Concerto for Flute and Harp	8.557011
MOZART: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299	6.110055
MOZART: Genius of Mozart (The)	8.570116
MOZART: Serenades No. 6 and 13, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' / Divertimento No. 10	8.557023
MOZART: Soprano Arias	BIS-SACD-1529
MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - FLORENCE: A Musical Tour of the City's Past and Present (NTSC)	2.110513
NEW YEAR'S CONCERT: Swedish Chamber Orchestra	8.557217
NILSSON / HVOSLEF / KAIPAINEN: Concertos for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra	BIS-CD-1203
REHNQVIST: On a Distant Shore / Beginning / Arktis Arktis! / I Himmelen	BIS-CD-1396
REINECKE: Flute Concerto / Harp Concerto / Ballade	8.557404
SCHUMANN, R.: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 (Swedish Chamber, Dausgaard)	BIS-SACD-1619
SCHUMANN: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4	BIS-SACD-1519
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1 / Overtures	BIS-SACD-1569
SKONA GRONA DAGAR (BEAUTIFUL GREEN DAYS)	8.503068
STOR MUSIK FOR SMA ORON (Big Music for Little Ears) - Children's Music Compilation	8.503156
SVEN GORAN ERIKSSONS - Klassiska Favoriter	8.503135
SVENSKA FOLKETS ONSKEKONSERT	8.557192
SVERIGEBOXEN - Filharmoni och folkton	8.503185
SWEDISH ORCHESTRAL FAVOURITES, VOL. 2	8.553715
Swedish Romance for Meditation	8.570303
Swedish Romantic Violin Concertos	8.554287
VASKS: Violin Concerto / Musica Dolorosa / Viatore	BIS-CD-1150
VIVALDI: 4 Seasons (The) / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending	8.570212
World of the 18th Century Symphony (The)	8.554761