Göteborgs Konserthus Culture Night in Gothenburg Concert Hall

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Relive last year’s success with Culture Night at the Concert Hall! We open up the Götaplats foyer as darkness falls over Gothenburg, offering live music from musicians of the Gothenburg Symphony, Sweden’s National Orchestra.

In five acts, you’ll be guided through the autumn evening by new ensembles of musicians who will both enthral and surprise you with powerful tones, passionate pizzicati, and artistic arpeggios.

The bars will be open, and we promise you a memorable evening with new impressions and experiences. Admission is free and doors open at 20.30, with limited seating available. The event runs until 23.00.

If you want to be sure to get in – get your ticket to the Gothenburg Symphony concert on the same evening.

Don’t bring a bag that is too large

You are welcome to bring smaller bags with a maximum size of 21 cm x 30 cm x 10 cm (length x width x depth). This applies to all types of bags, pouches, and carriers. Larger bags are not permitted, and we do not offer storage for them. Here you will find answers to the most common questions we get.

Programme & participants

21.00
A string quartet will open this cultural night with the piece Valencia by American composer Caroline Shaw (2012), which she describes as “a celebration of the classic Valencia orange’s structure, with undulating overtones and slow-moving chords and melodies.”

• Emirzeth Henriquez, violin
• Hanna Eliasson, violin
• Tuula Fleivik, viola
• Petra Lundin, cello

21.20
A sextet will take us through both playful and surprising passages as well as warm and captivating sounds in a brief divertissement by Jean Francaix (1942), structured in four movements. A divertissement refers to short pieces composed for entertainment.

1. Vivace 2. Lento 3. Vivo assai 4. Allegro

• Jamie Louise White, bassoon
• Emirzeth Henriquez, violin
• Pernille Kristiansen, violin
• Manon Briau, viola
• Oscar Sokk Kleväng, cello
• Marcus Gaved, double bass

21.40
Four cellists come together to perform two pieces by the Belgian composer Joseph Jongen (1925). Melancholy, hope, and humour run parallel, showcasing the cello’s range and sound world – an instrument that, of all, is closest to the human voice.

1. Légende 2. Danses

• Jun Sasaki, cello
• Pia Enblom, cello
• Oscar Sokk Kleväng, cello
• Petra Lundin, cello

22.00
Hard and soft are contrasted and then unified in Limestone & Felt, a duo for viola and cello by Caroline Shaw (2012). According to the composer, limestone and felt ultimately represent two opposing ways in which we experience history and shape our own present.

• Tuula Fleivik, viola
• Petra Lundin, cello

22.20

We continue to swirl through the night, and it gets even more exciting when yet another ensemble of string players meets a percussionist in the piece Riff by Dominique le Gendre (2013), for string quartet and snare drum. Following this are fiery tones and warm strings as the string quartet invites us to tango in the immortal classic Por una cabeza by Carlos Gardel (1935).

• Emirzeth Henriquez, violin
• Pernille Kristiansen, violin
• Manon Briau, viola
• Paula Gustafsson, cello
• Walter Witick, precussion

A part of Kulturnatta

The event is arranged within Kulturnatta – the festival . Explore art, dance, music and theater in central Gothenburg. For all ages.