The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (Swedish: Göteborgs Symfoniker) is an orchestra based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Founded in 1905, it was granted the title of "Swedish National Orchestra" in 1997. GSO have made several tours during the last 10-15 years - they have performed in London, Vienna, Boston and Shanghai, to name a few places, and have been met with a great response from both critics and audiences. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Location of Gothenburg in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden County Västra Götaland County Province Västergötland Charter 1621  - Mayor Göran Johansson Area    - City 450 km²  (174 sq mi)  - Water 14. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

GSO have a broad repertoire but are especially fond of the masterpieces of the Nordic Late Romantic composers, such as Jean Sibelius and Edvard Grieg. They have recorded, chiefly, Nordic composers, but also Järvi's specialty, Prokofiev. Johan Julius Christian Jean/Janne Sibelius ( ; December 8, 1865 – September 20, 1957) was a Finnish composer of classical music and one of the most notable composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... Edvard Hagerup Grieg (15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist who composed in the romantic period. ...

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra performs at the Gothenburg Concert Hall, built in 1935 and renowned for its superior acoustic quality. Gothenburg Concert Hall from 1935 was drawn by architect Nils Einar Ericsson a major advocate of Functionalism. ...

Principal Conductors

• 1906-1922: Wilhelm Stenhammar
• 1922-1939: Tor Mann
• 1941-1953: Issay Dobrowen
• 1953-1960: Dean Dixon
• 1961-1967: None; Alberto Erede and Othmar Maga were regular guest conductors
• 1967-1973: Sergiu Comissiona (with Norman Del Mar as permanent guest conductor, 1968-1973)
• 1974-1976: Sixten Ehrling
• 1976-1979: Charles Dutoit
• 1982-2004: Neeme Järvi
• 2004-2007: Mario Venzago
• 2007- : Gustavo Dudamel

Carl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammar (February 7, 1871 - November 20, 1927) was a Swedish composer, pianist and conductor. ... Issay Dobrowen (1891-1953) was a pianist, composer and conductor, originally from Russia. ... Dean Dixon (January 10, 1915, New York City - November 3, 1976, Zürich) was an American conductor. ... Sergiu Comissiona (1928 in Bucharest, Romania - March 5, 2005, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA) was a Romanian-American conductor. ... -1... Sixten Ehrling, (April 3, 1918 – February 13, 2005), was a Swedish conductor who, during a long career, served tenures as the principle conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and as the music director of the Royal Swedish Opera amongst others. ... Charles Édouard Dutoit (born October 7, 1936) is a Swiss conductor. ... Neeme Järvi (born June 7, 1937) is an Estonian-born conductor. ... Mario Venzago (born 1948 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss conductor. ... Gustavo Dudamel Ramírez (born January 26, 1981) is a Venezuelan conductor. ...

See also

• Music of Sweden
• Gothenburg Opera

Sweden shares the tradition of Nordic folk dance music with its neighbouring countries, which include including polka, schottische, waltz, polska and mazurka. ... The Gothenburg Opera, or GöteborgsOperan, is an opera house in Gothenburg, Sweden. ...

References

• Pâris, Alain, ed. Dictionnaire des interprètes et de l'interprétation musicale au XXe siècle. Paris: R. Laffont, 1995.

External links

• Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra - Official site