EUROPEISK TURNÉ
— MARS 2007
Amsterdam, Zurich, Udine, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Dresden, Berlin, Regensburg, Munich, Erlangen
All this talk of Schumann's stodgy orchestral writing ... Rubbish, I say! Evidence for the defence is simple: keep the orchestra slim and well balanced, the tempi lively and the textures clear and the calories positively fall away. Thomas Dausgaard, with just 38 players, turns the symphonic Schumann into a thoughtful athlete who burns energy while his mind spins. Rob Cowan, Gramophone, May 2007
In this country the Swedish Chamber Orchestra is still an insider's tip. But judging from its recent performance in Berlin this will definitely change in due course. This was an ensemble that is undoubtedly heading towards world class. The orchestra plays nearly everything from classical to modern repertoire. It doesn't only look for the lesser known works — like it did with the recording of the complete orchestral works by Joseph Marin Kraus. It also just completed a CD series featuring Beethoven's complete orchestral works. The musicians obviously are not afraid of their big competitors, and they don't have to be. Andreas Göbel, RBB kultur radio, March 2007
One can´t really categorise the orchestra as a “chamber orchestra“ when it is presented by these Swedish musicians under the fiery direction of Thomas Dausgaard at this guest concert at the Konzerthaus. Alone the programme they presented, culminating in Dvorak´s Sixth Symphony, speaks a large symphonic language and in a very impressive manner as was clear from the opening work — Beethoven´s Egmont Overture.
Klaus Geitel, Berliner Morgenpost, March 2007
Everyone who attended the concert was delighted. Delighted with Beethoven's “Egmont" Overture performed as real, dramatic stage music, powerful, rough and wild. ... A fresh, young, cheerful and dynamic performance full of joy that exploded in three encores full of verve and tenderness following Schumann´s third Symphony with a juicy Rubato and a delightful fourth movement.Egbert Tholl, Süddeutsche Zeitung, March 2007