Edgard Varèse's Amériques
About the Event
Experience Varèse's rarely performed masterpiece during its Stockholm premiere at the Konserthuset.
Chief conductor Sakari Oramo leads the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in this special event.
Varèse composed his work after his arrival in America. In it he created a sound picture of New York with complex rhythms and harsh clangs.
The evening opens with Shostakovich's challenging Violin Concerto No. 1 and Stravinsky's Symphonies for Wind Instruments.
Practical Information
Categories & Seating:
1: First Balcony — front seats
2: Stalls — centre seats
3: Stalls — centre left and right, First Balcony — sides middle rows, Second Balcony — centre front rows
4: Stalls — front seats and mid back seats, First Balcony — sides back rows, Second Balcony — centre back rows
5: Stalls — back rows, First Balcony — sides back rows, Second Balcony — sides and centre back rows
Choir Seats: behind the orchestra
