Gothenburg Symphony
| Göteborgs Symfoniker | |
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| Also known as | Gothenburg Symphony |
| Origin | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupations | Symphony orchestra |
| Years active | 1905-present |
| Website | www.gso.se |
| Members | |
| Principal Conductor Gustavo Dudamel Principal Guest Conductors Christian Zacharias Principal Conductor Emeritus Neeme Järvi |
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| Past members | |
| Founder Wilhelm Stenhammar |
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The Göteborgs Symfoniker (Gothenburg Symphony, or Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra) is an orchestra based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Founded in 1905, it was granted the title of the "National Orchestra of Sweden" in 1997. The GSO is resident at the Gothenburg Concert Hall, built in 1935.
Although the GSO has a broad repertoire, it has a special affinity for the works of the Nordic Late Romantic composers, such as Jean Sibelius and Edvard Grieg, which has comprised the bulk of its recorded output, as well as Neeme Järvi's specialty, Prokofiev. During Järvi's 22 years as principal conductor, the orchestra's longest, its reputation on the world stage was greatly increased, including sponsorships from Volvo and a recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. Järvi currently holds the title of Principal Conductor Emeritus (Chefdirigent Emeritus) with the GSO.
Since 2007, the orchestra's principal conductor has been Gustavo Dudamel. In 2008, his initial contract with the GSO was extended to 2011,[1] and in September 2009 his contract was further extended to 2012.[2] The orchestra's current principal guest conductor is Christian Zacharias.
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[edit] Principal Conductors
- 1906-1922 Wilhelm Stenhammar
- 1922-1925 Ture Rangström
- 1925-1939 Tor Mann
- 1941-1953 Issay Dobrowen
- 1953-1960 Dean Dixon
- 1960-1967 Sten Frykberg
- 1961-1967 Alberto Erede and Othmar Mága (regular guest conductors)
- 1967-1973 Sergiu Comissiona
- 1974-1976 Sixten Ehrling
- 1976-1979 Charles Dutoit
- 1982-2004 Neeme Järvi
- 2004-2007 Mario Venzago
- 2007-present Gustavo Dudamel
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Reed Johnson (23 November 2008). "Conductor Gustavo Dudamel is riding a wave of Dudamania". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-et-dudamel23-2008nov23,0,1947651.story. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ^ "Dudamel förnyar kontrakt med Göteborgs Symfoniker till 2012" (Press release). Göteborgs Symfoniker. 30 September 2009. http://www.gso.se/?pageid=8216. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
[edit] Sources
- Pâris, Alain, ed. (1995). Dictionnaire des interprètes et de l'interprétation musicale au XXe siècle. Paris: R. Laffont. ISBN 2221080645.
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