Stunning Requiem premiere in Stockholm
Katija Dragojevic, Elin Rombo and Gustaf Sjökvist
at the world premiere of Sandström's Requiem
Photo © Arne Hyckenberg
Sven-David Sandström's Requiem received its world premiere in a crowded Berwaldhallen in Stockholm on 22 March. Gustaf Sjökvist conducted the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Choir and four vocal soloists in a stunning performance which received a standing ovation and rave reviews in Swedish press.
"The vocal parts are a tribute to the human voice's possibilities to create beauty...
You get impressed by the wondrous overtones Sandström can get out of the choir...
The choir, percussion, organ, soloists and brass form a shimmering majesty around the Catholic Requiem text...
On the whole an amazing performance under the direction of Gustaf Sjökvist..."
St Matthew Passion in Berlin 2014
Stefan Parkman
The premiere date for Sandström's monumental St. Matthew Passion has now been set to the 16 February 2014. Stefan Parkman will lead the Philharmonischer Chor Berlin and the Staatskapelle Halle in the world premiere in the Berliner Philharmonie...
Sven-David Sandström returns to Bloomington
Sven-David Sandström has gladly accepted an invitation to return to Indiana University in Bloomington as professor of composition. Sandström held the post as professor of composition between 1999 and 2008, and now returns for a three-year period, starting this September...
Sandström turns 70
Sven-David Sandström
Photo © Eva Rudling
Sven-David Sandström celebrates his 70th birthday on 30 October.
BBC Singers, the Swedish Radio Choir, Chor des Bayerisches Rundfunks, Chorwerk Ruhr, Gustaf Sjökvist Chamber Choir, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and many others pay tribute...
Sandström completes St. Matthew Passion
Sven-David Sandström has finished the composition of a new large scaled work: St. Matthew Passion. It is based on the same text as Johann Sebastian Bach's St. Matthew Passion, which also is the only similarity between Bach's and Sandström's works...
