Soup with Piano Quintet

Pianist Martin Sturfält is a frequent guest at Konserthuset Stockholm as a chamber musician, and has also appeared several times as a soloist with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. In this soup concert, he takes the stage together with a string quartet of orchestra members.

The programme features music by Czech pianist and composer Josef Labor – specifically his charming and playful Piano Quintet in E minor. Labor was active in Vienna and a well-known figure in the city’s vibrant musical life at the turn of the 20th century. He was a friend of Brahms, Richard Strauss, Bruckner, Clara Schumann, and Gustav and Alma Mahler.

However, Labor was not at the forefront of musical innovation – instead, he drew inspiration from the classical tradition of Beethoven and early Romantics such as Robert Schumann. In this quintet, he chose the same instrumentation as Schubert’s famous Trout Quintet – with piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass, rather than the more common two violins, viola, cello and piano setup.

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Menu: Green pea soup with salted roasted pumpkin seeds. The soup is served with sourdough bread, crispbread, butter, mineral water/light beer, coffee/tea, and a piece of chocolate. Wine and beer available for purchase for those who wish.

All soups are lactose- and gluten-free. Please inform us of any special dietary requirements when booking.