Stockholm Concert Hall
Blue neoclassical concert hall at Hötorget, home of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and the Nobel ceremony.
Konserthuset Stockholm was designed by Ivar Tengbom and inaugurated on 7 April 1926, a landmark of Nordic Classicism whose cobalt-blue render and row of ten Corinthian columns rise above the market square at Hötorget. Carl Milles's bronze fountain group depicting Orpheus stands on the forecourt. The Main Hall seats about 1,770 and the smaller Grünewald Hall, decorated by the painter Isaac Grünewald, seats around 460; a chamber music hall and rehearsal spaces complete the building.
The hall is the home of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1902, whose chief conductor is Ryan Bancroft. Its programme ranges from symphonic and choral concerts to chamber music, jazz, folk and family events, and concerts are streamed free through Konserthuset Play. The building is also where the Nobel Prize award ceremony is held every 10 December before the laureates cross the city to the banquet in the City Hall. The house marked its centenary in 2026.
Highlights
- Ivar Tengbom's blue Nordic Classicist building, inaugurated in 1926
- Carl Milles's Orpheus fountain on the square outside
- Main Hall seating about 1,770; Grünewald Hall seating about 460
- Venue of the Nobel Prize award ceremony each 10 December
