The Malmö Symphony Orchestra (MSO) was founded in Malmö in 1925 and has been operating as purely a symphony orchestra since 1991. Prior to this, it occupied the dual role of being both the city's opera and symphony orchestra. The MSO consists of approximately 90 full-time professional musicians from around 17 different countries (as of 2017). The orchestra performs at a high international level, and with a new concert every week it excels in providing a rich and varied selection of concerts. MSO is a proud bearer of the symphonic repertoire tradition, but it also strives to take this tradition and adapt it for the future. The orchestra works hard to keep pace with the symphonic trends expressed by contemporary composers and to develop new concert concepts, including its recurring video game concert series Joystick

Concertmasters

First violin

Giedre Staskute
Giedrė Staškutė-Larsen
Violin 1
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Vacant
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Vladimir Yosifov
Violin 1
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Solanch Sosa
Violin 1
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Vacant
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Eleanor Wilkinson
Violin 1 (substitute)
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Maksym Filatov
Violin 1
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Vacant
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Vacant

Second violin

Marcus Bäckerud
Marcus Bäckerud
Principal - Violin 2
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Hulda Jónsdóttir
Co-principal - Violin 2
Josefine Dalsgaard
Josefine Dalsgaard
Co-principal – Violin 2 (substitute)
Staffan Rejle Malmö SymfoniOrkester
Staffan Rejle
Violin 2
Ekaterina Spitsyna
Ekaterina Spitsyna
Violin 2
Lovisa Wahlgren Malmö SymfoniOrkester
Lovisa Wahlgren
Violin 2
Benjamin Mönnekes
Benjamin Mönnekes
Violin 2
Nathaniel Shapiro
Nathaniel Shapiro
Violin 2

Viola

Cello

Double bass

Flute

Oboe

Clarinet

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Vacant – Principal
Gustav Wetterbrandt
Gustav Wetterbrandt
Co-principal - Clarinet
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Vacant
Carl-Johan Stjernström
Carl-Johan Stjernström
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet

Bassoon

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Georgina Powell
Pricipal – Bassoon (substitute)
Alexandru Chirica
Alexandru Chirica
Principal - Bassoon
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Vacant

Horn

Trumpet

Trombone

Tuba

Timpani & Percussions

Harp

Last updated: 2025-05-21