Venue: National Centre for the Performing Arts - Concert Hall
Date: August 05, 2017
Programme
Sofia Söderberg
Intro
Hugo Alfvén
Gryning vid Havet
Sofia Söderberg
Limu Limu Lima
Sofia Söderberg
Farmors brudpolska
Veljo Tormis
Deus protego a bello
Henrik Dahlgren
I Start no Wars
Hildur Lundvik
Över dina händer lutad
Veljo Tormis
Kaksikpühendus
Veljo Tormis
Tömbtuul
Zoltan Kodaly
Esti Dal
Sofia Söderberg
Fragancia
Jaako Mäntyjärvi
Pseudo Joik
James Erb
Shennandoah
Mart Saar
Leelo
Veljo Tormis
Two Songs from Meestelaulud
Türgi söja laula
Tantsulau
Conductor
: Sofia Söderberg
Sofia Söderberg studied singing, piano, organ and choral conducting at the Malmö Academy of Music and Baroque cello at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. Sofia has established herself as a distinguished choral conductor. She has been working as Chorus Master at Malmö Opera but also a lot with cappella choirs. She has been awarded numerous prizes for her conducting, in Italy (VIII Orlando di Lasso Choir festival Rome, 2000 and 45th Seghizzi Concorso Internazionale di Canto Corale, Gorizia, 2006), Poland (Horat Cantavi, Suwalki 2002), Finland (Fourth International Madetoja Competition, Lahti, 2005) and Hungary (Béla Bartók International Choir Competition, Debrecen 2010) and her interpretations has been recognised with a number of honours. Together with the Male Voice Ensemble Svanholm Singers, which she has conducted since 2001, she has produced five CD recordings and made several concert tours around the world. Since 2015 she has also been the conductor and artistic director for Malmö Live Vocal Ensemble and the same year she conducted Malmö Symphony Orchestra for the first time. In May 2017, she made her debut together the Swedish Radio Choir in two concerts at Berwaldhallen in Stockholm.
Sofia is frequently writing music and arrangements for her choirs and her music has been published by Gehrmans and Bo Ejeby in Sweden and by Walton music in USA.
Presenter
: Svanholm Singers
Svanholm Singers is an extraordinary male voice chamber choir. Since its formation in 1998, the ensemble has established itself as one of the brightest shining stars on the Swedish choral scene. The 20 talented singers constantly strive to develop and refine their artistic and musical expression, through vocal music for male voices.
The core of the repertoire is the male choir tradition of Scandinavia and the Baltic. Through numerous tours and awards in Europe and Japan the ensemble has gained a reputation for performances characterized by spirit, joy and youth while making unique interpretations of classical music. The light voices of the singers in combination with an exact intonation create a unique sound that has become the trademark for Svanholm Singers.
The choir was named after Set Svanholm (1904–1964), world famous opera tenor and father of Eva Svanholm Bohlin, who was the founder and first conductor of Svanholm Singers.
The choir has won many awards. In 2010 at the Béla Bartók International Choir Competition in Debrecen, Hungary, Svanholm Singers was awarded gold and first prize in the Equal voices category, and a special prize for best interpretation of compulsory piece. Sofia Söderberg Eberhard received a conductor’s special prize. In 2009 at the LV Certamen Internacional de Habaneras y Polifonía de Torrevieja, Svanholm Singers received the third prize in the polyphonic category. In 2007 at the 10th International Choir Festival “Tallinn 2007”, Svanholm Singers won first prize in the categories for Contemporary music and Renaissance music. In 2006 at the Seghizzi International Choir Competition, Gorizia, Italy, Svanholm Singers won all three caterogies in which they competed, and was awarded the prize for best interpretation of Rachmaninoff’s Shestopsalmiye. Sofia Söderberg Eberhard won the prize for best conducting. In 2005 at the Madetoja-festival, Lahti, Finland, the choir won the first prize and the prize for best performance of Madetoja’s De profundis. Sofia Söderberg Eberhard won the prize for best conducting. In 2002 at the Hora Cantavi, Poland, the choir won the Grand Prix award. Sofia Söderberg Eberhard won the prize for best conducting. In 1999 at Takarazuka, Japan, the choir won the Grand Prix. In 1998 at the Toner för Miljoner, Sweden, the choir won the first prize. In 1997, the choir won the Grand Prize and the Audience Prize at Appeldoorn, Holland; the second place at Debrecen, Hungary; Grand Prix at Maribor, Slovenia, as well as its discipline at Oskarshamn, Sweden.
