Since 2016, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra has hosted an ”Orchestra Academy”. The international RSPO Orchestra Academy is a one-year, advanced academic programme for young musicians. Under the guidance of the section leaders from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the Piteå School of Music, the musicians receive intensive training individually, in chamber music, and orchestral playing.
They also showcase their talents through a series of public chamber music concerts – such as this one featuring this year’s academy musicians. This finale is more than just a traditional chamber concert – we hear Mahler’s Fourth Symphony in a version for a smaller ensemble, led by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra’s Chief Conductor, Ryan Bancroft!
Symphony No. 4 is both simple and sophisticated; it is like dewdrops on a flower, suddenly shimmering with thousands of colours as the sunlight touches them – as Mahler himself described the melodies of the first movement. The symphony has been called “heavenly blue.” The first three movements lead to a final movement with a soprano solo: Wir geniessen die himmlischen Freuden – We revel in the heavenly joys. It is open, bright, lyrical, yet also playful, with themes and sonorities from the earlier movements reappearing.
The music
Approximate times
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 4 arr Iain Farrington55 min
Participants
Ryan Bancroft conductor
Karin Mobacke soprano
Emilia Reske flute
Clara May Teahan oboe
Astrid le Clercq clarinet
Sabina Aran bassoon
Ingrid Aukner french horn
Eve Gillieron violin
Ekin Kuzukiran violin
Therése Magnusson viola
Cecilia Hutnik cello
Wednesday 4 June 2025 19.00
Ends approximately 20.00
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Free entrance, no tickets required.to A Mahler Finale with the RSPO Orchestra Academy
The Grünewald Hall
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