UNESCO cultural diversity progress debated
Progress on UNESCO’s 2005 Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions was discussed at a debate hosted by the Swedish … Read more
Sweden
Bringing contemporary circus to Sweden
When Cirkus Cirkör was established some 21 years ago, it was always going to be about more than simply getting shows into the big top. Maria Roberts … Read more
Malmö Chamber Music festival to launch 2016
Nordic music programming, producing and arranging body Musik i Syd – based in the Øresund region straddling Malmö and Copenhagen – is launching Malmö Chamber … Read more
ISPA 2015 Malmö/Copenhagen congress: Musik i Syd
Musik i Syd (Music in the South, or MiS) holds a unique position in the Øresund Region, a transnational area of overlap between southern Sweden … Read more
Bohm Bohm Room
The highly creative Emelie Bergbohm on the value of being independent I formed Bohm Bohm Room six years ago when I started to work as … Read more
Lidberg’s Raymonda premieres at Royal Swedish Opera
A landmark production of Raymonda has premiered at Royal Swedish Opera, the country’s historic national opera and ballet house in central Stockholm. The first classical … Read more
Martin Fröst partners with Sony Classical
Clarinettist Martin Fröst has announced a long-term recording collaboration with Sony Classical. The Swedish musician’s first album for the label will see him perform as … Read more
Vienna Philharmonic wins Nilsson prize
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has won the 2014 Birgit Nilsson Prize. The $1m prize – the largest in the classical music world – will be … Read more
Sweden: Musik i Syd
Sweden has a famously open and inclusive policy when it comes to immigration, resulting in an increasingly multicultural society in many of the nation’s cities. … Read more
Power of three at The Göteborg Opera
Adventurous mainstage productions, an experimentation lab for composers, and imaginative outreach: new artistic director Stephen Langridge is taking a holistic approach at The Göteborg Opera. … Read more