Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

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Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (Swedish: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester) is a Swedish professional symphony orchestra, based at the concert hall De Geerhallen, in the middle of Norrköping. The orchestra was founded in 1912, and currently consists of 85 musicians; it also performs several times a year in the nearby city of Linköping. Past principal conductors have included Herbert Blomstedt and Franz Welser-Möst. Since 2007, the principal conductor and artistic adviser of the orchestra is the Kazakhstani conductor Alan Buribayev, with an initial contract through 2010. Buribayev is scheduled to conclude his tenure in May 2011. Past principal guest conductors have included Leif Segerstam (1995–1997), Daniel Harding and Josep Caballé-Domenech. Stefan Solyom became the orchestra's principal guest conductor as of the 2009-2010 season. The orchestra has recorded for the BIS, CPO, Denon and Simax labels, including symphonies by Peterson-Berger, complete works for piano and orchestra by Beethoven, and works by John Pickard. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Pettersson: Symphonies Nos. 7 And 11

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Elevazione - The Magic Of The Oboe

Nordic Classical Favourites, Vol. 2

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Nordic Masterpieces

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Allan Pettersson: Symphonies 8 & 10

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Hans Rott: Symphony In E Major

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Atterberg: Symphony No. 6 / A Värmland Rhapsody / Ballad Without Words, Op. 56

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Frumerie: Cello Concerto / Violin Concerto / Symphonic Variations, Op. 25

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Nordic Classical Favourites

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Brahms: Transcriptions For Orchestra

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12 sånger om månaderna

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Pettersson: Symphony Nos. 3 & 15

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