Institution Profile
The Swedish Wind Ensemble
We are a modern, daring and professional orchestra that blows wind in the sail of Stockholms music scene. We create engaging meetings between genres and artists, always with the wind instruments as the base.
The Swedish Wind Ensemble is the largest professional civilian wind ensemble in Sweden and has its residence in Sickla, Stockholm. Swedish Wind Orchestra has developed from a brass sextet
We are a modern, daring and professional orchestra that blows wind in the sail of Stockholms music scene. We create engaging meetings between genres and artists, always with the wind instruments as the base.
The Swedish Wind Ensemble is the largest professional civilian wind ensemble in Sweden and has its residence in Sickla, Stockholm. Swedish Wind Orchestra has developed from a brass sextet founden in 1906, to a modern, bold an innovative ensemble. The orchestra excels in an extensive repertoiree reaching over many genres ranging from contemporary music to late romanticism, Argentinian Tango, folk music, cross-over and jazz, often in collaboration with soloists from these different genres.
Emil Eliasson is the orchestra's artistic director an principal conductor starting from October 2004.