Stockholm Early Music Festival is the largest international event for historical music in the Nordic countries, and alone in Sweden in presenting repertoire from baroque, renaissance, and medieval times in one festival. With variation and quality as its motto the festival highlights the diversity of early music, offering a programme of known and unknown music from all over the world, featuring well-renowned Swedish and international ensembles and artists like Philippe Jaroussky, Jordi Savall, Les Arts Florissants, Il Giardino Armonico, Andreas Scholl, Philippe Herreweghe, Concentus Musicus Wien, Les Arts Florissants, Ton Koopman, Concerto Copenhagen and the Freiburger Barockorchester.
The festival has been held annually in the historical setting of Stockholm’s Old Town since 2002, in the special summer atmosphere of early June. The programme includes lunch, afternoon, and evening concerts, seminars and masterclasses.
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"I congratulate Stockholm Early Music Festival on ten years of promoting and bringing out the early music heritage on the Swedish music scene.“ (2011)
H.M. Queen Silvia, permanent patron of SEMF
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Education
Every year SEMF produces and presents new stage programs for children, around medieval, renaissance or baroque repertoire. School classes, as well as the general audience have a unique chance to meet the fascinating world of early music in a playful way. Also international student concerts and competitions for young musicians are arranged.
