
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Reveals 2026-27 Season
By Afton Markay(Photo credit: Allyar, Ludewig, Jonsdottir)
The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra announces its 2026-27 season. Here’s a look at the voice events.
Mezzo-soprano Rebecka Wallroth performs with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Ludovic Morlot.
Performance Date: June 3, 2026
Soprano Mia Strand and Göteborgs Symfoniska Kör perform at the “National Day” concert with the
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Tobias Ringborg conducts.
Performance Date: June 6, 2026
The Side by Side Festival features the Göteborgs Symfoniska Kör. Conductors include Ron Davis Alvarez, Emilia Hoving, Marjolein Vermeeren, Birgitta Mannerström-Molin, Ida Rosén Hamrå, and Magnus Marchinkowski Pettersson.
Performance Dates: June 16-17, 2026
Barbara Hannigan presents Ligeti’s “Mysteries of the Macabre.”
Performance Dates: November 4 & 5, 2026
Barbara Hannigan returns to present “In the footsteps of Schoenberg” as soloist and conductor.
Performance Date: November 8, 2026
Soprano Christina Nilsson and baritone Christoph Pohl solo in Brahms’ “A German Requiem.” They are joined by the Gothenburg Symphony Choir and the orchestra. Marie Jacquot conducts.
Performance Dates: December 17 & 18, 2026
The men’s choir Orphei Drängar performs Sibelius’ “Kullervo.” Soloists are to be announced. Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
Performance Date: January 9, 2027
Barbara Hannigan performs and conducts Poulenc’s “La Voix humaine.”
Performance Date: March 4, 2027
Barbara Hannigan conducts the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and choir in Mendelssohn’s “Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt” and Fauré’s “Requiem.” Soprano Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir and baritone Arvid Eriksson are soloists.
Performance Dates: March 12 & 13, 2027
Soprano Camilla Tilling performs “Chaplin Songs” with the Göteborgs Symfoniska Kör. Andrew Manze conducts the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
Performance Dates: May 27 & 28, 2027
The Side by Side Festival presents “Choirs in Concert.”
Performance Date: June 16, 2027


