January 10, Sweden

Piano Concerto 2 Swedish Premiere

Konserthuset - Sockholm
Emanuel Ax, piano, Ryan Bancroft, conductor, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic
January 11, Sweden

Piano Concerto 2 

Konserthuset - Stockholm
Emanuel Ax, piano, Ryan Bancroft, conductor, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic
January 18, Sweden

Liquid Marble 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
Hillborg Jubilee Concerts
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor, Swedish Radio Orchestra
January 18, Sweden

Violin Concerto nr 2 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
Hillborg Jubilee Concerts
Eldbjörg Hemsing, violin, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor, Swedish Radio Orchestra
January 18, Sweden

The Breathing of the World 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
Hillborg Jubilee Concerts
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor, Theo Hillborg, soprano saxophone, Jan-Erik Gustafsson, cello, Swedish Radio Choir, Swedish Radio Orchestra
January 18, Sweden

Sirens 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
Hillborg Jubilee Concerts
Ida Falk Winland, Hannah Holgersson, sopranos, Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor, 
January 18, Sweden

Kväll 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
Hillborg Jubilee Concerts
Hannah Holgersson, voice, Eldbjörg Hemsing, violin
January 19, Sweden

Sirens 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
Hillborg Jubilee Concerts
Ida Falk Winland, Hannah Holgersson, sopranos, Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor, 
January 19, Sweden

Liquid Marble 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
Hillborg Jubilee Concerts
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor, Swedish Radio Orchestra, 
January 19, Sweden

Violin Concerto nr 2 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
Hillborg Jubilee Concerts
Eldbjörg Hemsing, violin, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor, Swedish Radio Orchestra
January 19, Sweden

The Breathing of the World 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
Hillborg Jubilee Concerts
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor, Theo Hillborg, soprano saxophone, Jan-Erik Gustafsson, cello, Swedish Radio Choir, Swedish Radio Orchestra
January 19, Sweden

Kväll 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
Hillborg Jubilee Concerts
Hannah Holgersson, voice, Eldbjörg Hemsing, violin
January 21, Sweden

Duo 

Växjö Konserthus - Växjö
Amalie Stalheim, cello, David Huang, piano
January 22, Sweden

Duo 

Stadshallen - Lund
Amalie Stalheim, cello, David Huang, piano
January 24, Sweden

Duo 

Halmstads Teater - Halmstad
Amalie Stalheim, cello, David Huang, piano
January 24, UK

Vaporised Tivoli 

Purcell Room, South Bank - London
London Sinfonietta - Geoffrey Paterson, conductor
January 28, Sweden

Duo 

Kulturhuset - Hässleholm
Amalie Stalheim, cello, David Huang, piano
February 1, Switzerland

Hyper Exit 

Bâtiment des Forces Motrices - Geneva
Martin Fröst, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
February 2, France

Peacock Tales, Millennium version for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra 

Cité de Congrès de Nantes - Nantes
La Folle Journée de Nantes
Valentine Michaud, soprano saxophone - Sinfonia Varsovie, Julien Masmondet, conductor
February 22, USA

Piano Concerto 2 

Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall - New York
Emanuel Ax, piano, Eun Sun Kim, conductor, New York Philharmonic
February 22, USA

Through Lost Landscapes US Premiere

Orchestra Hall - Minneapolis
Osmo Vänskä, conductor, Minnesota Orchestra
February 23, USA

Piano Concerto 2 

Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall - New York
Emanuel Ax, piano, Eun Sun Kim, conductor, New York Philharmonic
February 23, USA

Through Lost Landscapes 

Orchestra Hall - Minneapolis
Osmo Vänskä, conductor, Minnesota Orchestra
February 24, USA

Through Lost Landscapes 

Orchestra Hall - Minneapolis
Osmo Vänskä, conductor, Minnesota Orchestra
February 24, USA

Piano Concerto 2 

Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall - New York
Emanuel Ax, piano, Eun Sun Kim, conductor, New York Philharmonic
March 9, Sweden

Just a minute 

Utile Dulci Bergsgatan 18 - Stockholm
Lana Suran, piano
March 21, Sweden

Cello Concerto 

Malmö Live konserthus - Malmö
Amalie Stalheim, cello, Patrik Ringborg, conductor, Malmö Symphony Orchestra
April 2, USA

Kongsgaard Variations 

- Napa
Calder Quartet
April 11, The Netherlands

Mantra - Elegy  

Muziekgebouw - Amsterdam
Eivind Gullberg Jensen, conductor, Noord Nederlands Orkest
April 12, Netherlands

Mantra - Elegy  

De Osterpoort - Groningen
Eivind Gullberg Jensen, conductor, Noord Nederlands Orkest
April 13, The Netherlands

Mantra - Elegy  

Tivoli/Vredenburg - Utrecht
Eivind Gullberg Jensen, conductor, Noord Nederlands Orkest
April 23, Luxembourg

Saxophone Quartet 

Salle Adenaur - Luxembourg
Stockholm Saxophone Quartet
April 26, Finland

Cello Concerto 

Åbo Konserthus - Åbo
Amalie Stalheim, cello, Emilia Hoving, conductor, Åbo Filharmoniker 
May 3, United Kingdom

Ich ruf' zu dir, herr Jesu Christ 

Duke's Hall, RAM - London
Anthony Marwood, violin solo, Academy Strings
May 4, Japan

Peacock Tales, Millennium version for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra 

Tokyo International Forum - Tokyo
La Folle Journée Tokyo
Valentine Michaud - soprano saxophone, Kosuke Tsunoda - conductor, Yokohama Sinfonietta
May 8, Sweden

Ich ruf' zu dir, herr Jesu Christ 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
Emmanuel Laville - oboe, Marie Jacquot - conductor, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra 
May 8, Sweden

Méditations sur Pétrarque 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
Emmanuel Laville - oboe, Marie Jacquot - conductor, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra 
May 9, USA

Ich ruf' zu dir, herr Jesu Christ 

Symphony Center - Chicago
Nikolai Szeps-Znaider, soloist and conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
May 10, USA

Ich ruf' zu dir, herr Jesu Christ 

Symphony Center - Chicago
Nikolai Szeps-Znaider, soloist and conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
May 11, USA

Ich ruf' zu dir, herr Jesu Christ 

Symphony Center - Chicago
Nikolai Szeps-Znaider, soloist and conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
May 17, Sweden

Eleven Gates 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
Roberto Gonzales, conductor, Swedish Radio Orchestra
May 18, Sweden

Eleven Gates 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
Roberto Gonzales, conductor, Swedish Radio Orchestra
June 4, Slovenia

Brass Quintet 

Pokrajinski muzej Koper - Koper
Contrast Brass Quintet
June 6, Sweden

Baltic Sea Fanfare 

Slottsskogen - Göteborg
Tobias Ringborg - conductor, Göteborgs Symfoniker
June 28, United Kingdom

Dreaming River 

BBC Maida Vale Studios - London
Christian Karlsen - conductor, BBC Symphony Orchestra
July 1, France

Mouyayoum (mixed choir version) 

BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE - Paris
Lionel Sow, conductor, CHŒUR DE RADIO FRANCE
July 3, Sweden

Plainsong and Echoes, version for Soprano Sax and strings 

Matteus Kyrka - Stockholm
Theo Hillborg - soprano saxophone, Kati Raitinen+11 cellists
July 4, Sweden

Plainsong and Echoes, version for Soprano Sax and strings 

Kulturhuset - Ytterjärna
Theo Hillborg - soprano saxophone, Kati Raitinen+11 cellists
July 5, Sweden

Plainsong and Echoes, version for Soprano Sax and strings 

Lövstabruks Kyrka - Lövstabruk
Theo Hillborg - soprano saxophone, Kati Raitinen +11 cellists
July 14, Finland

Bach Materia 

Kuhmo Arts Centre - Kuhmo
Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
July 14, Finland

Second Movement for J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.3 

Kuhmo Arts Centre - Kuhmo
Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
July 24, Finland

O Dessa Ögon, version for soprano and strings 

Mustasaaren Kirkko - Vaasa
Tuuli Lindeberg - soprano, Johannes Gustavsson - conductor, Vaasa City Orchestra
August 10, USA

Viola Concerto US Premiere

Harris Concert Hall - Aspen
Lawrence Power, viola - Piotr Waklawik, Aspen Festival Orchestra
August 26, Sweden

Baltic Sea Fanfare 

Berwaldhallen - Stockholm
The Baltic Festival
Esa-Pekka Salonen - conductor, Swedish Radio Orchestra
September 24, Germany

Baltic Sea Fanfare 

Stadthalle Hagen - Hagen
Joseph Trafton - conductor, Philharmonischen Orchesters Hagen
September 25, Sweden

Sound Atlas 

Konserthuset - Stockholm
Ryan Bancroft - conductor, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic
September 26, Sweden

Sound Atlas 

Konserthuset - Stockholm
Ryan Bancroft - conductor, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic
September 27, Poland

Peacock Tales, Millennium version for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra 

- Warsaw
Warsaw Autumn Opening Concert
Valentine Michaud - soprano saxophone, Sinfonia Varsovie
September 30, United Kingdom

Påfågelsögonblick (The Peacock Moment) 

Wigmore Hall - London
Martin Fröst, clarinet - Johan Fröst - piano, Göran Fröst - viola
October 13, Slovenia

Brass Quintet 

Slovenian Philharmonic 10 Kongresni trg - Ljubljana
Contrast Brass Quintet
October 15, Sweden

Mouyayoum (male chorus version) 

Uppsala Missionskyrka - Uppsala
Orphei Drängar
October 17, Sweden

Mouyayoum (male chorus version) 

Göteborgs Domkyrka - Göteborg
Orphei Drängar
October 18, Norway

Mouyayoum (male chorus version) 

Svenska Margaretakyrkan - Osla
Orphei Drängar
October 19, Sweden

Mouyayoum (male chorus version) 

Karlstads Domkyrka - Karlstad
Orphei Drängar
October 20, Sweden

Mouyayoum (male chorus version) 

Storkyrkan - Stockholm
Orphei Drängar
October 20, USA

Violin Concerto nr 2 

David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center - New York
Eldbjörg Hemsing - violin, Orchestra of St. Luke's
October 31, Scotland

Viola Concerto 

Queens Hall - Edinburgh
Lawrence Power - viola, Andrew Manze - conductor, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
November 1, Scotland

Viola Concerto 

City Halls - Glasgow
Lawrence Power - viola, Andrew Manze - conductor, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
November 24, Sweden

lontana in sonno - low setting/full orchestra 

Spira Konserthus - Jönköping
Malena Ernman - mezzo soprano, Johannes Gustavsson - conductor, Jönköping Sinfonietta
November 27, Finland

Sound Atlas 

Music Center - Helsinki
Ryan Bancroft, conductor - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
November 28, Sweden

King Tide 

Göteborgs Konserthus - Göteborg
Hillborg portrait concert
Pekka Kuusisto - conductor, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
November 28, Sweden

Through Lost Landscapes 

Göteborgs Konserthus - Göteborg
Hillborg portrait concert
Pekka Kuusisto - conductor, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
November 28, Sweden

The Strand Settings 

Göteborgs Konserthus - Göteborg
Hillborg portrait concert
Ida Falk Winland - soprano, Pekka Kuusisto - conductor, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
November 28, Sweden

Bach Materia 

Göteborgs Konserthus - Göteborg
Hillborg portrait concert
Pekka Kuusisto - violin and conductor, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
November 28, Sweden

Kväll 

Göteborgs Konserthus - Göteborg
Hillborg portrait concert
Ida Falk Winland - song, Pekka Kuusisto - violin
November 28, Sweden

Eleven Gates 

Göteborgs Konserthus - Göteborg
Hillborg portrait concert
Pekka Kuusisto - conductor, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
December 4, Sweden

Cello Concerto 

Göteborgs Konserthus - Göteborg
Amalie Stalheim - cello, Emilia Hoving - conductor

Upcoming and past performances

All known performances will be posted here, but it's inevitable that some will be missed. Feel free to get in touch if you know of any performances that are not listed here.

Image Gallery

Violin Concerto 1

Carolin Widmann, Sakari Oramo, RSPO - Hillborg Festival 2014 (credit J-O Wedin)

Hillborg Festival 2014 (credit Mats Lundqvist)

The Strand Settings premiere

With Mark Strand, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, NY Phil. - Carnegie Hall, April 26, 2013 (credit Chris Lee)

Méditations sur Pétrarque premiere

With Lajos Lencses and Stuttgart Radio Orchestra - Dec 5, 2009 (credit Stefan Conradi)

With Gustavo Dudamel and Martin Fröst - Peacock Tales in Gothenburg, June 2008 (credit Stefan Conradi)

Porvoo, Finland

Avanti! Festival with Anne Sofie von Otter, June 2005 (credit Heiki Tuuli)

Kongsgaard Variations premiere

With the Prazak Quartet and John Kongsgaard in John's wine cave, Napa, Nov 2006

At John Kongsgard's ranch, November 2006

Vaporised Tivoli

Beni Shwartz/RSPO - Hillborg festival 2014 (credit J-O Wedin)

After recording

With conductor and Sirens Hannah Holgersson and Ida Falk-Winland - Hillborg festival 2014

Hillborg Festival 2014

Stockholm Concert Hall

Kongsgaard Variations

Stenhammar Quartet - Hillborg festival 2014 (credit J-O Wedin)

Rehearsal for opening night of Hillborg Festival 2014 - Salonen, RSPO, EE Chamber Choir (credit J-O Wedin)

Renée Fleming

Performing The Strand Settings with RSPO/Oramo in Stockholm, February 10, 2016 (credit J-O Wedin)

lontana in sonno

Lawrence Zazzo Norrköping Symph./Brönnimann - Hillborg Festival (credit J-O Wedin)

Duet premiere

With Martin Fröst and Janine Jansen, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, October 26, 2009 (credit Stefan Conradi)

Civitella Ranieri Foundation residency 2014 (credit Giorgia Fanelli)

Rehearsing Vaporised Tivoli with Avanti! in Helsinki, October 2014 (credit Heiki Tuuli)

Magnus Holmander

Performing Peacock Tales - Hillborg festival 2014 (credit J-O Wedin)

Sirens premiere

First Sirens: A S von Otter and Hila Plitmann, Los Angeles, November 2011 (credit Martin Chalifour)

Hannah Holgersson

Performing O Dessa Ögon with RSPO/Oramo - Hillborg festival 2014 (credit J-O Wedin)

Brass Quintet

Stockholm Chamber Brass - Hillborg festival 2014 (credit J-O Wedin)

Sakari Oramo

Final night of Hillborg festival 2014 (credit J-O Wedin)

Close Ups (Narbilder)

Andreas Alin - Hillborg festival 2014 (credit J-O Wedin)

Baldur Brönnimann

Conducting Norrköping Symphony Orchestra - Hillborg festival 2014 (credit J-O Wedin)

Sirens

Ida Falk Winland/Hannah Holgersson/EP Salonen/RSPO/EE Chamber Choir/Swedish Rado Choir - Hillborg festival 2014 (credit J-O Wedin)

Agneta Eichenholz

Performing The Strand Settings with Oramo/RSPO - Hillborg festival 2014 (credit J-O Wedin)

Sirens Hannah and Ida listening to their own voices and surviving - Hillborg festival 2014

Paulinesisk Procession

Mikael Pauli in his inflatable doll, Mrs Pattak

Sakari Oramo and Hannah Holgersson listening to takes of O Dessa Ögon

Cold Heat premiere

With David Zinman and the Berlin Philharmonic - January 12, 2011 (credit Stefan Conradi)

With Renée Fleming and Valery Gergiev - Aix-en-Provence, July 2012

With Siren Hila Plitmann - Los Angeles, November 2011 (credit Martin Chalifour)

with Carolin Widmann - Hamburg, March, 2016

with the American Brass Quintet, Aspen 2008

With Betty Freeman and John Kongsgaard at the Kongsgaard ranch - November 2006

with Brad Lubman - Hamburg, March, 2016

Rehearsing Kongsgaard Variations with the Prazak Quartet at Kongsgaard ranch, November 2006

Violin Concerto nr 2

Lisa Batiashvili, Anders Hillborg and Sakari Oramo at rehearsals in Stockholm Concert Hall, October 2016 (credit J-O Wedin)

Violin Concerto nr 2

During rehearsals, October 2016 (credit J-O Wedin)

Violin Concerto nr 2

Rehearsals. Stockholm Concert Hall, October 2016 (credit J-O Wedin)

Violin Concerto nr 2 Premiere

Lisa Batiashvili, Sakari Oramo, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic. Stockholm Concert Hall, October 20, 2016 (credit J-O Wedin)

Piano Concerto 2 Premiere

World Premiere of the MAX Concerto in San Fransisco