We hear that Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has won the principal flute audition at the Berllin Philharmonic. An announcement is forthcoming later today.
Stefán will succeed Sebastian Jacot, who failed to obtain tenure. Jacot succeeded Mathieu Dufour, who arrived from… Chicago (and left in December 2021 ‘for personal reasons’.
An Icelander who studied in England, Stefán was principal flute of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra from 2008 to 2016 before joining Chicago.
He has been an enthusiastic supporter of Chicago’s incoming Finnish music director.
Thu, Mar 21, 2024 —
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki, Conductor
Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson,Flute
Ying Fang, Soprano
Overview
Susanna Mälkki conducts a thought-provoking program anchored by Gustav Mahler’s Fourth Symphony. This celestial score, which includes a cryptic dance of death, is announced with sleigh bells and a rustic melody that ends with a child’s view of heaven, delivered here by soprano Ying Fang. Principal Flute Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson is the soloist in a newly commis
photo: Todd Rosenberg
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