Stockholm Syndrome Ensemble was formed, in Stockholm, with the hope of creating concert programmes that would give audiences a more healthy dose of Stockholm syndrome; the aim, to give the audience the opportunity to hear music set in a surprising and illuminating context, one which heightens the listening experience. Often the ensemble’s programmes are built around an event, idea or concept. This narrative or thread (sometimes unspoken in the form of images and sometimes spoken with film and voice) allows the comparison and contrast of music across all periods and styles. As a result, the ensemble has performed music from Purcell to Bob Dylan and Messiaen to Radiohead. The ensemble has its own concert series at Musikaliska in Stockholm and was the subject of a documentary for Swedish TV.

Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
Malin William-Olsson, violin
Malin Broman, violin/viola
Johannes Rostamo, cello
Rick Stotijn, double bass