The program

  • FELIX MENDELSSOHN
    String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20, MWV R 20

  • HANNA HELGEGREN
    Seasons

  • DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
    Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11

  • PYOTR ILYCH TCHAÏKOVSKY
    Souvenir de Florence op. 70

  • WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
    „Grande sestetto“ nach KV 364

  • TRAD.
    Låt till far & Polska efter Karl Lindblad arr. K J Ankarblom

The artists

  • CAMERATA NORDICA CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

  • Shuichi Okada, Hanna Helgegren, Katarzyna Szydlowska, Daina Mateikaite violin

  • Kimi Makino, Sebastian Steinhilber viola

  • Zéphyrin Rey-Bellet, Filip Graden cello

11

OCT 2025

19:30 – Smith Theatre | Horowitz Center HCC – Columbia

15

OCT 2025

19:30 – Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall
UGA Performing Arts Center – Athens

17

OCT 2025

19:30 – ST. PAUL’S BY-THE-SEA EPISCOPAL CHURCH – Jacksonville

19

OCT 2025

14:00 – North Dakota Museum of Art – Grand Forks

The concert

This February, Camerata Nordica returns to the United States, following its first transatlantic tour, with a special highlight marking the ensemble’s New York debut at Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall.

The program brings together Nordic creativity, classical brilliance, and the emotional intensity of the 20th century. At its heart is Seasons, a brand-new work by Swedish composer Hanna Helgegren, commissioned by Camerata Nordica and performed with film projections capturing the striking beauty of Sweden’s landscapes.

Alongside this multimedia creation, the ensemble performs Mendelssohn’s youthful and exuberant Octet played by heart, as well as Shostakovich’s gripping Two Pieces for String Octet, creating a program that moves seamlessly between lyricism, energy, and raw expression.

As part of the tour, Camerata Nordica will also take part in several outreach and community concerts, deepening connections with audiences beyond the concert hall.