Musica Vitae

Chamber Orchestra

Växjö Kronoberg Småland Sweden Europe The World!

Musik i Syd aims to serve as a hub for the Southern Swedish music scene A powerful music centre has been created through Musik i Syd, with the Concert Hall in Kristian-stad as the base, a regional office in Växjö with the chamber orchest-ra Musica Vitae and Palladium, a venue for dance and music in Malmö. Together with other actors in the Southern Swedish music scene and as a part of the Öresund region, Musik i Syd strives for a continued development of a rich musical milieu – enriching for a growing audience and musicians, ensembles and organizers in the Southern Sweden. www.musikisyd.se

Contact Staffan LangemarkOrchestra Manager+46 70-543 75 09staffan.langemark@musicavitae.com

Konserthuset, Västergatan 13SE-352 31 Växjö+46 470-700 300info@musicavitae.comVisit us at Utvandrarnas HusVilhelm Mobergs gata 4, Växjö

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ViolinDorota Siuda Concert MasterSub Concert Master VacantMårten Sundén Principal 2nd violinMatthÿs van Gestel, Henrik Gårsjö,Vladimir Iourtchik,Edith Westerholm Kiendl,Marco Mazzeo, vacancy

ViolaYlvali Zilliacus, PrincipalRaluca Matei, Co-PrincipalMarie Ring

CelloRichard Müller PrincipalAnders Aldén

Double BassVacant

Only a handful of Swedish chamber orchestras can take pride in over three decades of music making: Musica Vitae is one of them. Firmly roo-ted in the classical western string repertory the orchestra’s 15 musicians have over the course of these decades brought music from near and far to their audience. Classical as well as contemporary chamber music is presented, and to date the orchestra has premiered some 150 new works, written by established and famed composers as well as by students at Sweden’s university colleges of music. Vital parts of Musica Vitae’s activities are collaborations with various art forms outside of the traditional realms of western art music thereby attracting new audiences, and playing for young people, something which has brought string music to thousands upon thousands of school children. Many a prominent soloist and conductor have worked with Musica Vitae and the orchestra has spent many an hour touring both in Sweden and abroad. Their extensive travelling has brought them not only to almost every nook and cranny of their home region, but also to big concert venues in China, USA, Greece and Spain to name but a few countries visited.

The Latin name Musica Vitae – Music of Life – in itself says a lot of what the orchestra stands for: defending and developing live string music for future generations of listeners.

Musica Vitae have recorded some 20 CDs, two of which were Swedish Grammy nominees. The orchestra can be heard on national radio and TV on a regular basis and is also on the Internet on YouTube, MySpace and Facebook.

Musica Vitae is part of the cultural institution Musik i Syd, whose aim it is to serve as a hub for the music scene in Southern Sweden.

Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra Sweden

Concert Master Dorota Siuda

’Musica Vitae tend to send shivers of pleasure up and down your spine. Whether playing as though their lives depended on it or with the utmost delicacy, they fill every corner of the music…’Ola Claesson, Smålandsposten

’It’s like entering a musical workshop. The rehearsal room is a place of everyday labour, and I am invited to witness the craft of music making. Sheet musicprovides the raw material which is moulded and polished into sparkling brilliance.The notes take off, becoming the experience we are treated to in the concert hall.’Tore Sjöqvist, Växjöbladet Kronobergaren

‘A magnificent chamber orchestra’ Nueva Espana ‘The recording of Ginastera...is of the highest quality.’‘This is an excellent CD.’MacClain, American Record Guide ‘First of all one has to establish the fact that...the orchestra is one of this country’s finest.’ Jan Kask, Sv Dagbladet

Pictures taken by Rickard Hansson