Norrbotten NEO
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Norrbotten NEO is a Swedish foremost chamber ensemble dedicated to contemporary classical music. Nordic Council Music Prize nominee.[1]
Norrbotten NEO | |
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| Members | Mårten Landström (piano), Sara Hammarström (flute), Robert Ek (clarinet), Nikolay Shugaev (cello), Daniel Saur (percussion) |
| Past members | Petter Sundkvist, Brusk Zanganeh, Kim Hellgren, Robert Ek, Elemer Lavotha, Cristian Svarfar, Thomas Sundkvist |
The ensemble was formed 2007 and is based in the concert hall Studio Acusticum in Piteå, Sweden. NEO regularly collaborates with contemporary composers and commission new works on a yearly basis. The repertoire includes music by composers like Henrik Strindberg, Per Mårtensson, Karin Renqvist, Klas Torstensson, Johan Ullen and many others. The ensemble receives financial support from "The Swedish Arts Council", "Norrbotten county council" as well as "Luleå- and Piteå municipality". The ensemble have toured both in Sweden and abroad.
Legacy
Norrbotten NEO celebrated 15 years at the forefront for contemporary chamber music in 2022. The internationally acclaimed[2][3] ensemble has since the start aimed to be a distinctive voice on the Swedish contemporary music scene.[4] Today the ensemble is the only one of its kind in Sweden, being charged with promoting contemporary art music on a national basis. Norrbotten NEO continuously commissions new works and collaborates with both younger and more established composers, nationally as well as internationally and has premiered over 400 works. Norrbotten NEO performs contemporary music at the highest international level, in a manner which is both exciting and which reaches out to newcomers as well as to experienced listeners. The ensemble has quickly become an essential force in Swedish music life, always stirring and challenging.