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Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra Appoints New Principal Guest Conductor

April 17, 2021

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Conductor Tabita Berglund will be the next principal guest conductor of the Norwegian-based orchestra

Beginning in August 2021, Tabita Berglund will serve in the position for three seasons. She will be joining Chief Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann and Guest Conductor Julian Rachlin.

A former recipient of the 2018 Gstaad Conducting Academy’s Neeme Järvi Prize, Berglund has previously conducted the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic, and the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. Her most upcoming debuts include concerts with the Oslo Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic.

“This is a young orchestra, and their level of appetite and willingness to work is something unique," Berglund said in a statement. "I fell for their drive the first time we worked together, and my aim for the upcoming three seasons is to see how good we can become together in this period. It is a challenge I really look forward to.”

“There was a great energy between Tabita and the orchestra when she visited us last year, and the idea of inviting her to work more permanently with us was born already then," said Director Geir Rebbestad. "This is an orchestra who wants to work with exceptional talents, and Tabita is without a doubt in that category.”

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