According to the foundation, Fredrik Andersson is recognized “for his strategy of expanding and diversifying the orchestra’s musical repertoire, which has focused on discovering and revealing works by female composers.”
Andersson, currently program director of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, will take up his position at the Gulbenkian on April 1, 2025.
The music service of this foundation, which includes the Gulbenkian Orchestra and Choir, has been directed since 2009 by Risto Nieminen, who will leave his position in 2025 due to retirement.
In a biographical note, the foundation indicates that “it was as a trombonist that Fredrik Andersson stood out at the beginning of his career, having studied with the legendary Swedish jazz musician Nils Landgren.”
After completing his military service in the Royal Swedish Army Band, he studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and worked with the Royal Swedish Opera and the Vasteras Sinfonietta, among other institutions.
Source: Observadora
