Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
The Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (in Swedish: Norrköpings Symfonieorchester) is one of the leaders among Sweden's crop of regional orchestras. It has spawned the careers of several conductors who went on to international renown. Located in the old industrial city of Norrköping in southwestern Sweden, the orchestra was founded in 1912 and offered well-advertised concerts from the start. As of 2018, with 86 musicians, the orchestra plays a major role in the city's musical life with its 50 indoor concerts a year at the Louis de Geer Concert Hall in Norrköping, plus a schedule of summer concerts outdoors (including one performance on a barge). They collaborate regularly with musicians in the jazz, folk, and rock fields, and their tours take them not only to nearby Linköping and to Stockholm, but to Austria, Eastern Europe, Japan, and China. The Norrköping Symphony's roster of former music directors includes Herbert Blomstedt (1954-1962, later conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra), Finland's Okko Kamu (1972-1979, later conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and other groups), and future Cleveland Orchestra music director Franz Welser-Möst (1986-1991). Michael Francis' tenure concluded in 2016, and in the late 2010s the orchestra invited top international figures as guest conductors. Christian Lindberg, a frequent conductor during this period, has led the orchestra in the latest installments of an ongoing cycle of the symphonies of Swedish composer Allan Pettersson; the cycle began in 1992 and has appeared on the BIS label. The orchestra's large catalog of other recordings, mostly on BIS, has focused on Swedish music but has also encompassed works by Beethoven, Max Reger, and (on the CPO label in 2017) the Austrian composer Siegmund von Hausegger. Another innovative Norrköping Symphony Orchestra project during this period was Chelsea Hotel, featuring orchestral arrangements of compositions by the folk and folk-rock songwriters who stayed in New York's Chelsea Hotel in the '60s including Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Leonard Cohen.
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Penderecki: Symphony No. 6 "Chinesische Lieder", Trumpet Concertino & Concerto doppio
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Classical - Released by Naxos on 13 Oct 2023
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N. Berg: Symphony No. 4 "Pezzo sinfonico" & Symphony No. 5 "Trilogia delle passioni"
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen
Classical - Released by CPO on 30 Oct 2023
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Tchaikovsky & Barber: Violin Concertos
Johan Dalene, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Blendulf
Classical - Released by BIS on 6 Dec 2019
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Pratté: Harp Works
Delphine Constantin-Reznik, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Daniela Musca
Classical - Released by BIS on 1 Oct 2021
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Jeff Beal: House of Cards Symphony
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Jeff Beal
Classical - Released by BIS on 24 Aug 2018
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Pettersson: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Symphony No. 17 (Fragment)
Ulf Wallin, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
Classical - Released by BIS on 3 May 2019
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Once in My Life
Peter Mattei, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Pop - Released by Naxos Sweden - LB on 1 Dec 2013
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Elevazione
Gordon Hunt, Niklaas Veltman, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Apr 2015
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Peterson-Berger: Symphony No. 3 & Earina Suite
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Michail Jurowski
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 2000
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Hausegger: Barbarossa & 3 Hymnen an die Nacht
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Hans Christoph Begemann, Antony Hermus
Classical - Released by CPO on 29 Sep 2017
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Mahler: Titan; Piano Quartet
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud
Classical - Released by Simax Classics on 1 Jun 1999
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Nordic Classical Favourites, Vol. 2
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Hanson
Classical - Released by Naxos on 14 Jan 2022
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Eklund: Symphonies Nos. 3, 5 & 11
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Baumer
Classical - Released by CPO on 4 Sep 2020
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Kurt Atterberg: Symphony No. 1 - Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia Piccola"
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Sterling Records on 25 Apr 2006
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Pettersson: Symphony No. 15 & Viola Concerto
Ellen Nisbeth, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
Classical - Released by BIS on 1 Jul 2022
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Rangstrom: Symphony No. 2 - Intermezzo drammatico
Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Michail Jurowski
Classical - Released by CPO on 23 Apr 1996
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Atterberg: Symphony No. 6 / A Varmland Rhapsody / Ballad Without Words, Op. 56
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Jun'ichi Hirokami
Classical - Released by BIS on 1 Jan 1992
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Alfvèn: Orchestral Suites
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Sterling Records on 26 May 2014
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Schnittke: Symphonic Prelude / Symphony No. 8 / for Liverpool
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Jia Lu
Classical - Released by BIS on 1 Feb 2005
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Lidholm: Orchestral Works 1958-1963
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Jia Lu
Classical - Released by BIS on 31 Mar 2003
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Reger: Mozart Variations / Symphonic Prologue To A Tragedy
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
Classical - Released by BIS on 31 Jan 1998
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