All this season’s chamber concerts include music by composers who were considered challenging or pioneering in their own time. Among them are Johann Sebastian Bach, Steve Reich, Ludwig van Beethoven, Arvo Pärt, Ethel Smyth and Karl-Birger Blomdahl.
Concert
Chamber Concerts
Intimate foyer concerts. Free admission with a ticket.
Length
Varies per concert.
Stage
Foyer
Genre
Concert
Price
Free admission with ticket
Accessibility
This season’s theme is “Do you dare?” Order a coffee or something sweet, take a seat by the stage in the foyer, and listen to chamber music performed by musicians from the Göteborg Opera Orchestra.
Free admission with ticket. Limited seating available, tickets do not guarantee a seat. Tickets will be released on the Tuesday before each respective concert. Max. 2 tickets per person.
Programme details will be announced throughout the season.
Sunday 27 September, 12:30
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
String Quartet No. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 131
I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
II. Allegro molto vivace
III. Allegro moderato
IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
V. Presto
VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
VII. Allegro
Runs for approx. 40 min.
Musicians:
VIOLIN Øyvor Volle, Magnus Larsson
VIOLA Magnus Pehrsson
CELLO Björn Risberg
The café opens at 11:30
Sunday 25 October, 12:30
Karl-Birger Blomdahl (1916–1968)
Little Suite, for bassoon & piano
I. Allegro commodo
II. Andante, quasi adagio
III. Commodo
Alban Berg (1885–1935)
Sieben frühe Lieder
Nacht
Schilflied
Die Nachtigall
Traumgekrönt
Im Zimmer
Liebesode
Sommertage
Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
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Hôtel
Voyage à Paris
Sanglots
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Bassoon Sonata in G major
Allegro moderato
Allegro scherzando
Molto adagio – Allegro moderato
Musicians
Bruce Parris, bassoon
Ann-Kristin Jones, mezzo-soprano (Sieben frühe Lieder av Alban Berg)
Michael Sikich, piano (Blomdahl & Saint-Saëns)
Martin Andersson, piano (Poulenc & Berg)
Previous concerts
21 August 2026
Mutations, brass concert
