CONCERT HOUSE (KONSERTHUSET)
Inaugurated in 1926, this imposing building with its blue plaster and tall gray columns overlooking Hötorget is one of the symbols of Stockholm. It is here that the Nobel Prizes are awarded every December 10, rewarding the men and women who, according to the various committees, have made the greatest advances in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine and literature. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, according to the will of Alfred Nobel. The Concert House can be visited every summer day during the Nobel tour, in English. The huge fountain on the steps of the building is a work of the Swedish sculptor Carl Milles, made in 1936 and representing Orpheus.
Home of the Philharmonic Orchestra. The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra performs here throughout the year, but you can also attend concerts by international artists and orchestras. The 105-piece Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, led by American conductor Ryan Bancroft, is one of the world's most renowned orchestras. Born in 1902 with the creation of the Concert Society orchestra, the name was changed some fifty years later, in 1957, to the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, to finally become the Royal Philharmonic. For the little anecdote, the composer Allan Pettersson was a member of the orchestra in 1940 and 1953. Today, the Konserthuset organizes more than a hundred concerts per year.
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Nobel guided tour (in English) several times a day in summer. Reservations on the website. 100 SEK per person.
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