Poste Restante 28/2

Torleif Thedéen with special guests Janine Jansen, Daniel Blendulf and others.

Category & Stage	Duration	Price	Age limit
Classical Uppsala Concert & Congress, Hall B	2 hours (including service fee)	Regular: 225 SEK Service fee will be added	None, but not adapted for younger children

About the Performance

Participants

Artist in residence for the season: Torleif Thedéen
Guests: Stina Ekblad, reciter, Roland Pöntinen, piano

Concert introduction at 15.20

Program

Music by Schubert, Bach, Britten, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Beethoven and Prokofiev.Poetry read by Stina Ekblad in harmony with music from the masters of the Baroque, the classical giants and the lyricists of the Romantic era. With works by composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert, Clara Schumann, Ludwig van Beethoven, Sergei Rachmaninov and others performed by Torleif Thedéen and Roland Pöntinen.

Beloved actress

“Poetry shapes music, music deepens poetry.“
Stina Ekblad on the poetry concert

Stina Ekblad is one of the Nordic region’s most beloved and brilliant actors. She has had many well-known roles in TV, film and theater. From the lead role Agnes von Krusenstjärna in Mai Zetterlig’s critically acclaimed film Amorosa, to Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander, to a number of Dramaten productions where she has been employed since 1987, to the popular Wallander films.

In addition to her multifaceted acting career, she has had an extra commitment to reciting poetry. In 2009, she compiled a poetry box with classic Swedish poetry read by 130 actors. Ekblad also published a memoir in 2020, Här brusar strömmen.

World touring pianist

Roland Pöntinen is one of Scandinavia’s foremost pianists, renowned for his virtuoso technique and great musicality. He started his career in 1981 as a soloist with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and has played with many internationally renowned orchestras, conductors and musicians in Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Asia.

Pöntinen has also had several works dedicated to him by composers such as Andreas Hillborg and Veli-Matti Puumala. He has made some 100 recordings and is himself a composer for both orchestra and chamber music.

Torleif Thedéen c/o Musik i Uppland

Swedish cellist Torleif Thedéen is one of the most prominent instrumentalists in the world, with an international career as a soloist, recording artist and educator. In a career spanning four decades, Torleif has performed with some of the world’s greatest musicians, orchestras and conductors and won first prize in several international cello competitions. Now he invites chamber music stars from Sweden and abroad to play with him in the 2026/2027 season of Poste Restante.

About Poste Restante

Poste Restante is organized by Musik i Uppland. The concert series has received a lot of attention and continues to be a stage where the absolute best chamber musicians meet. A complete experience with top-class music, conversation and mingling. Each season, a renowned ensemble or artist is invited as Artist-in-Residence with Music in Uppland as the address for a whole year.