New classics and magnificent symphonies – many highlights at the 13:th Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM (18 August 2015) – Magnificent, symphonic music – but also new classics – are set to dominate the thirteenth Baltic Sea Festival. The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra with Kent Nagano recognises the 150:th anniversary of Nielsen and Sibelius. Tchaikovsky, whose 175:th anniversary is celebrated this year, is honoured with an orchestral version of the Nutcracker performed by the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev.New music has always represented an important part of the Baltic Sea Festival, and the Swedish premiere of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Karawane will take place
