The evening begins with the newly composed piece Fractured Time by Anna Clyne. During six turbulent minutes, the composer examines the experience of time in a state of fever, clairvoyance and anxiety.
Rays of comfort are then found in the as beautiful as brutal violin concerto that Benjamin Britten, aged 25, composed in 1939 - in the midst of the burning Second World War and a wildly blooming romance at the same time.
Shostakovich's first symphony was also composed in a time of political chaos. The year was 1925, and for the 19-year-old Shostakovich, the magnificent symphony – which was his graduation exam at the Leningrad Conservatory – meant that he became world famous.
Soloist Ellinor d'Melon
Violinist Ellinor d'Melon lives in Spain but comes from Jamaica and has Cuban roots. According to herself, she was very lazy as a child, which resulted in her learning to play the violin before she could walk. Despite her young age, she has already worked with conductors such as Zubin Metha and Jamie Martin, and performed in concert halls such as the Berlin Philharmonic and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. In Sweden, you have also been able to hear her together with the Gävle Symphony Orchestra.
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Program
Anna Clyne, Fracture time, 6 min
Benjamin Britten, Violin Concerto, 31 min
Break 30 min
Dimitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 1, 28 min
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Participating
Ramon Tebar, conductor
Ellinor d'Melon, violin
Norrlandsoperan's symphony orchestra
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Tickets for the subscription/concert are released on June 1 at 10.00 via sarakulturhus.se, ticketmaster.se and Skellefteå Tourist Center.
Does your heart beat a little extra for classical music?
Then you have the opportunity to sign a concert subscription at Sara cultural center. With a concert subscription, you get four concerts where you get to hear Norrlandsoperan's symphony orchestra play both classical and newly written pieces together with invited soloists and conductors, all at a discounted price!
Read more about our subscription
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Good to know before your visit:
Age limit: none.
Cloakroom: located adjacent to the stage for the event. The cloakroom fee is included in your ticket.
Admission: approx. 30 minutes before the event starts.
Eating: Food and drink are not allowed to be brought into our stages.
Hearing aids: available in all our scenes, read more here.
Note that the concert is not microphone-enhanced, but that hearing aids work as usual during introductions and speeches.
Walker: placed outside the entrance, staff on site are available if you need help.
Lift: located at stairwell B, left side.
Wheelchair spaces: All wheelchair spaces are accessible via elevator, stairwell B, left side. Please respect that wheelchair spaces are intended for wheelchair users. In case of violation, the ticket will be declared invalid on the spot and entry to the event will be denied. Tickets cannot be repurchased in the event of an incorrect purchase.
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Craving for a lovely mingling before the concert?
Before the concert, The Wood Hotel by Elite serves drinks and light snacks in the South foyer.
Serving opens 45 minutes before the concert begins.
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