CONCERT HOUSE (KONSERTHUSET)
Inaugurated in 1926, this imposing building with its blue rendering and tall grey columns overlooking Hötorget is one of Stockholm's symbols. It is here, every December 10, that the Nobel Prizes are awarded to the men and women who, according to the various committees, have made the greatest advances to humanity in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine and literature. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, in accordance with Alfred Nobel's wishes. 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 by Swedish sculptor Carl Milles, created in 1936 and depicting 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. Comprising 105 musicians and led by American conductor Ryan Bancroft, the Stockholm Philharmonic 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, and finally to the Royal Philharmonic. For the record, composer Allan Pettersson was a member of the orchestra in 1940 and 1953. Today, Konserthuset organizes over a hundred concerts a year.
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