The Stockholm Concert Hall ( sv, Stockholms konserthus) is the main hall for orchestral music in
Stockholm,
Sweden.
With a design by
Ivar Tengbom chosen in competition, inaugurated in 1926, the Hall is home to the
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra ( sv, Kungliga Filharmonikerna or , literal translations, "Royal Philharmonic" or "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra") is a Swedish orchestra based in Stockholm. Its principal venue is the Konserthuset.
His ...
. It is also where the awarding ceremonies for the
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
and the
Polar Music Prize
The Polar Music Prize is a Swedish international award founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson, best known as the manager of the Swedish band ABBA, with a donation to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The award is annually given to one contemporar ...
are held annually. The interior includes work by
Ewald Dahlskog, and the walls and ceiling in the minor hall, now known as Grünewald Hall, were painted by
Isaac Grünewald. The exterior is the site of sculptor
Carl Milles
Carl Milles (; 23 June 1875 – 19 September 1955) was a Swedish sculptor. He was married to artist Olga Milles (née Granner) and brother to Ruth Milles and half-brother to the architect Evert Milles. Carl Milles sculpted the Gustaf Vasa sta ...
' 1936 bronze fountain, the Orfeus-brunnen ("the Orpheus Well").
The blue building lies to the east of
Hötorget
Hötorget (''Haymarket'') is a city square in the center of Stockholm, Sweden that has been transitioning since the Early Medieval Period.
Description
To its east lies the Royal Concert Hall, to its south lies Filmstaden Sergel, one of the ...
.
Many
pop and
rock concerts by famous artists have taken place at the Stockholm Concert Hall.
Construction of the concert hall was funded in part by a testamentary donation from
Rosa Nachmanson.
Gallery
File:Konserthuset.jpg, Stockholm Concert Hall in 1926
File:Konserthuset dec 2010.jpg, Stockholm Concert Hall in 2010
File:Milles Orfeus 2008a.jpg, Carl Milles, Orfeus-brunnen
See also
*
List of concert halls
References
External links
Official homepage
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Buildings and structures in Stockholm
Concert halls in Sweden
Music in Stockholm
Nobel Prize
Tourist attractions in Stockholm
1926 establishments in Sweden
Music venues completed in 1926