The Gävle Symphony Orchestra ( Swedish : Gävle symfoniorkester ) is a symphony orchestra based in Gävle , Sweden . The orchestra is resident at the Gävle Konserthus (Gävle Concert Hall).
4-496: Founded in 1912, giving its first concert on 16 January that year, the orchestra initially gave its concerts in the Gävle theatre and Mariners' Church. In 1998, a purpose-built concert hall was constructed overlooking the Gavleån . Beginning on 1 July 2012, Jaime Martín became the orchestra's artistic adviser, and on 1 July 2013, he took the post of principal conductor. His initial contract
8-581: A concert live from the Amsterdam Concertgebouw with works by Grieg , Svendsen and Shostakovich with Carlos Spierer, Rosa Arnold, Enrica Ciccarelli, and the piano concerto of Sven-David Sandström . This article contains some material adapted from the equivalent in Swedish Gavle%C3%A5n Gavleån or Gävle River is a watercourse in the middle Gästrikland of Sweden from Storsjön to Gävle Bay (Gävlebukten) in
12-674: The close of the 2021-2022 season. In December 2021, Christian Reif first guest-conducted the orchestra. In April 2023, the orchestra announced the appointment of Reif as its chief conductor, effective with the 2023-2024 season, with an initial contract of three seasons. Among its discography are recordings of Tre Dalmålningar by Oskar Lindberg , Xaver Scharwenka 's Symphony in C minor, symphonic poems by Franz Berwald ; orchestral works by Gustaf Bengtsson, Oscar Byström 's Symphony in D minor, Jacob Adolf Hägg 's Nordic Symphony ; orchestral music by Armas Järnefelt , Otto Olsson 's Symphony in G minor, Kurt Atterberg 's violin and piano concertos;
16-468: Was for 4 years. In September 2015, the orchestra extended his contract through 2020. Martín had been scheduled to conclude his tenure as principal conductor of the orchestra at the close of the 2020-2021 season. However, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic , the orchestra and Martín extended the scheduled date of the conclusion of his tenure by one year, into 2022. Martín stood down as principal conductor at
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