By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

Nobel Media, in association with the Stockholm Concert Hall, presents the 2016 Nobel Prize Concert –- an event of world class stature. The concert will be held on 8 December as part of the official Nobel Week programme of activities.

2016 Nobel Prize Concert Features Jonas Kaufmann

Jonas Kaufmann, “the most important versatile tenor of his generation”, will perform at the Nobel Prize Concert in Stockholm, Sweden, on 8 December 2016. Gianandrea Noseda, newly appointed music director at the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC, USA, will lead the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.

Jonas Kaufmann.
Photo © Gregor Hohenberg/Sony Music

The Nobel Prize Concert is held to honour the year’s Nobel Laureates, who attend with their respective parties. Also present are members of the Swedish Royal Family and guests of the Nobel Foundation. The 2016 Nobel Prize Concert is the eleventh in succession.

The Nobel Prize Concert is sponsored by DNB.

Source: Nobelprize.org.