ROYAL SWEDISH ORCHESTRA
Skilled ORCHESTRA with a long history
Immigrant fiddlers, "pipers and trumpeters" laid the foundation for the Royal Swedish Orchestra (Kungliga Hovkapellet). Almost 500 years later, they are not only one of the world's oldest orchestras but also Sweden's largest with its 105 musicians. From being a court music institution under king Gustav Vasa, they are, since the Royal Swedish Opera was founded in 1773, the heart of the house and unite all its art forms.
In addition to playing in performances of operas and ballets, »Hovkapellet's« musicians perform symphonic concerts, chamber and lunch concerts. The Opera's musical director and Royal Court Kapellmeister, renowned conductor Alan Gilbert, has a special responsibility for the »Hovkapellet«.
Conductors
- Alan Gilbert - Music Director & Royal Court Kapellmeister
- Yves Abel
- Daniele Callegari
- David Björkman
- Ewa Strusińska
- John Fiore
- Sasha Yankevych
- Patrik Ringborg
- Philippe Béran
- Pietro Rizzo
- Tobias Ringborg
- Vincenzo Milletarì
First Violins
- Anders K Nilsson - 1:e Konsertmästare
- Jannika Gustafsson - 1:e Konsertmästare
- Tale Olsson - 1:e Konsertmästare
- Carl Vallin - Alt. 1:e Konsertmästare
- Mikael Wenhov - Ass. 1st Concertmaster, sub.
- Leila Forstén - 2nd concertmaster
- Anders Wall
- Anna Petry
- Birthe Jonsson
- Henriette Klauk
- Jakub Nowak - On leave
- JiJi Lee
- Kenneth Liao - On leave
- Linnea Andersson Meilink
- Malin Peterson
- Natasha Beshulya
- Dinara Mansurova Nyström
- Anna Putnikova - Prob.
- Annette Mannheimer - Sub.
- Erik Wallin - Sub.
- George Hayes - Sub.
- Oskar Longyka - Sub.
- Oscar Treitler - Sub.
Second Violins
- Victoria Sayles
- Leah Andonov - Principal, sub
- Anna Mossop Brundin - Alt. Stämledare
- Jan Stigmer - Alt. Stämledare
- Andrei Nikolaev
- Agnieszka Świgut
- Alexander Chaleff - On leave
- Khai Ern Ooi
- Monica Forsberg
- Olivia Høilund-Carlsen Ruud
- Peter Lundström
- Shiori Horiguchi
- Ylva Larsson Svanström
- Lina Samuelsson - Sub.
- Lovisa Hagman - Sub.
- Ola Lindgård - Sub.
Violas
- Emilie Hörnlund - Stämledare
- Håkan Olsson - Stämledare
- James Opie - Co-principal
- Florian Huber - Co-principal, sub.
- Jakob Ruthberg
- Mikael Rydh
- Robert Westlund
- Torbjörn Helander
- Ylva Lundén-Welden
- Damon Taheri - Sub.
- Julia Vicic - Prob.
Cellos
- Erik Wahlgren - Solocellist
- Kati Raitinen - Solocellist
- Tamara B Bohlin - Alt. Stämledare
- Fred Lindberg - Co-principal
- Annika Janhagen - Alt. Stämledare
- Elise Eide
- Marianne Herresthal Hasselgren
- Mirjam Pfeiffer
- Eleonora Svanström
Double Basses
- Charles DeRamus
- Michael Karlsson - Principal, on leave
- Katarina Lindgren - Co-principal, on leave
- Peter Bergström - Alt. Stämledare
- Anders Öberg
- Christer Nässén
- Emily Honeyman
- Kjetil Laukholm - Sub.
- Roger Bergman - Sub.
Flutes
- Peter Fridholm - Stämledare
- Susanne Ekman - Stämledare
- Henrik Månberg - Alt. Stämledare
- Guro Pettersen
- Indra Strautmanis
- Martine Taalesen - Sub.
Oboes
- Fredrik Söhngen - Stämledare
- Friederike Hulman - Stämledare, tjl.
- Hannes Heinemann - Co-principal, sub.
- Pelin Lius - Co-principal, sub.
- Backa Katarina Eriksson
- Sofi Berner - Sub.
Clarinets
- Per Billman - Stämledare
- Staffan Mårtensson - Stämledare
- Robert Hegg - Co-principal, on leave
- Mattias Larsson
- Romola Smith - Leave of absence
- Martino Moruzzi - Sub.
Bassoons
- Anders Engström - Stämledare
- Birgitta Winland - Co-principal
- Berthold Grosse - Alt. Stämledare
- Adam Nyquist
- Peter Johansson
French Horns
- Benedikt Scholtes
- Kristina Kärlin - Principal, on leave
- Björn Eriksson - Alt. Stämledare
- Emma van Den Ecker - Alt. stämledare
- Ayman Al Fakir
- Björn Olsson
- Liselotte Carlsson
- Maria Nyström
Trumpets
- Keitaro Takada
- Tora Thorslund - Stämledare
- Joakim Wangendahl - Alt. Stämledare
- Jonas Palsten
- Urban Eriksson
Trombones
- Espen Aareskjold - Stämledare
- Rickard Ekenblom - Alt. Stämledare
- Viking Stjernfeldt - Co-principal, sub.
Bass Trombones
- Mikael Carlsson - Alt. Stämledare
- Victor Enander - Co-principal
Tuba
- Carl Jakobsson - Stämledare
Harp
- Meredith Clark - Principal
Timpani
- Mikael Nilsson - Stämledare
- Andreas Nyström - Principal, sub.
Percussion
- Ludvig Nilsson - Stämledare
- Olle Pettersson - Stämledare
- Roger Svedberg - Alt. Stämledare
- Kengo Ito - Co-principal, prob.