For the sixth year in a row, Stockholm becomes a centre for classical music, conductors and soloists who are a cut above the rest. The festival offers a meeting place for people, cultures, and companies from the countries around the Baltic. The Baltic Sea Festival takes place between 21 and 30 of August at the Berwaldhallen, one of the most important cultural venues in the country.
Through the collaboration with EBU (European Broadcasting Union), many of the concerts at the Berwaldhallen are broadcasted in more countries, giving the program an audience of many millions.
The program of concerts
Th, Aug. 21 (19:30)
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (Daniel Barenboim conductor)
Fr, Aug. 22 (19:30)
Baltic Sea Festival Choir (Gustaf Sjökvist conductor)
Sa, Aug. 23 (18:00)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor)
Su, Aug. 24 (18:00)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor)
Mo-Tu, Aug. 25-26 (19:30)
Sinfonia Varsovia (Krzysztof Penderecki conductor)
We, Aug. 27 (19:30)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Daniel Harding conductor)
Th, Aug. 28 (19:30)
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (Olari Elts conductor)
Fr, Aug. 29 (19:30)
Mariinsky Theatre soloists, choir and orchestra (Valery Gergiev conductor)
Fr, Aug. 29 (21:00)
Swedish Radio Choir (Grete Pedersen conductor)
Sa, Aug. 30 (18:00)
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra (Valery Gergiev conductor)
See the program in detail here.