Göteborgs Konserthus Side by Side 2025: Closing Concert

Welcome to conclude Gothenburg Concert Hall’s spring season together with the international music camp Side by Side. In Closing Concert, the virtuosos of tomorrow share the stage with Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in a powerful symphonic concert in the Great Hall. The program offers, among other things, music from Stravinsky, Bernstein and Helena Munktell, and is also streamed live on GSOplay.

Advanced and Pre-advanced Orchestra are Side by Side’s musical spearhead and during the evening they form a double symphony orchestra together with Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Accompanied by Youth Choir and Gothenburg Symphony’s Vocal Ensemble, they offer, among other things, Brorodin’s Prins Igor and Mozart’s very last work, the unforgettable Lacrimosa from Requiem. All under the direction of conductors Emilia Hoving and Marjolein Vermeeren, and choir conductor Birgitta Mannerström Molin.

The evening’s musical procession includes well-known pieces such as Bernstein’s Mambo and an excerpt from Helena Munktell’s Suite Dalécarlienne. The program also boasts music by both Anna Clyne and Copland. Of course, there will be some movie magic too, this time with a piece from Jurassic Park by the masterful John Williams. Music from Stravinsky’s magnificent ballet The Firebird then concludes the concert, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra’s spring season, and the entire Side by Side 2025.

The international music camp Side by Side is organized by Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and open to participants 6-23 years old. Side by Side creates meeting places where children and young people from different cultures and backgrounds can sing and play together, side by side with professional musicians. The camp promotes classical music and works for tolerance, cooperation, and equality.