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Uppsala Kammarorkester
Uppsala Kammarorkester

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The Uppsala Chamber Orchestra

The Uppsala Chamber Orchestra – regarded by many as one of the finest chamber orchestras in Sweden – is part of Musik i Uppland, the county musical foundation. The orchestra has previously released critically acclaimed live recordings on Naxos, for instance with music by Sibelius, Rossini and Stenhammar. See all recordings here.

The Uppsala Chamber Orchestra is characterized by its flexibility in various styles, from early baroque to contemporary music, and its exquisite orchestral sound, both warm and lustrous. The orchestra includes a number of soloists who ensure its high quality.

Chief conductors and concertmasters

Rebecca Miller
Rebecca Miller, Chief Conductor

The Orchestra’s first chief conductor from 1993 was Gérard Korsten, now artistic director of the London Mozart Players. Howard Shelley, the English pianist and conductor,  was its chief conductor from 2000 to 2003. From 2004 to 2017, its chief conductor was Paul Mägi, a very highly regarded conductor with multiple international assignments.

From 2019 to 2023 Rebecca Miller was the chief conductor of Uppsala Chamber Orchestra. We would like to thank Rebecca for this time, for her fine work with the Uppsala Chamber Orchestra and warmly welcome her back in future guest performances with the orchestra.

The concertmasters are Klara Hellgren and Brusk Zanganeh, who are also members of the string ensemble Uppsala Chamber Soloists.

Paul Mägi, Honorary Conductor of the Uppsala Chamber Orchestra

Bild på Paul Mägi
Paul Mägi, honorary conductor

The highly respected Estonian conductor Paul Mägi was the chief conductor between 2004 – 2017.  It was a very successful cooperation and a close relationship was tied between Mägi and the musicians.  His last concert as the orchestras chief conductor was in May 2017, when Paul Mägi received the title Honorary Conductor for the Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, as the orchestras first and only conductor with this title.

Under Paul Mägis experienced and throughout highly musical leadership the Orchestra has performed the repertoire of the musical masters with great joy, not least to hear in several CDs. In total nine CDs has been released in the serie Uppsala Kammarorkester Live (Naxos) with Mägi as conductor and executive producer.  The first recordings were made in the University Hall of Uppsala, and the later were recorded in the new concert hall, Uppsala Konsert & Kongress, that was inaugurated in September 2007.

Contact

Mona Gunnarsson, orchestra manager
Tel: +46 18-17 19 36
Mobil: +46 70-238 35 40
mona.gunnarsson@musikiuppland.se