For Businesses
Culture and the performing arts help make the Umeå region a vibrant, dynamic, and attractive place to live and work. The Norrlandsoperan is the world’s northernmost opera house, and through the Norrlandsoperan Instrument Fund, companies and organizations can support the Symphony Orchestra’s purchase of new instruments for its fantastic musicians.
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The Norrlands Opera Instrument Fund
When the extraordinary musicians of the Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra meet a passionate concert audience, magic happens. These are stage experiences we’ll all remember for a long time. And a world-class orchestra deserves instruments to match—join us and do your part through the Norrlandsoperan Instrument Fund.
Right now, we’re raising money for a double bass
The Norrlandsoperan Instrument Fund raises money for new instruments for the Symphony Orchestra. All donations go directly toward the purchase of instruments, and every contribution makes a difference—big or small. Right now, we’re raising money for a new double bass from the German maker Poelmann-Krahmer—a first-class piece of craftsmanship that costs about 400,000 kronor.
Okay, so why the Instrument Fund?
CEO Helle Solberg discusses the Norrlandsoperan Instrument Fund initiative, her lifelong love of classical music, and the opportunities and challenges in the cultural landscape of the future.
– We want as many people as possible in Umeå and Västerbotten to be able to experience high-quality live performing arts.
Life Behind the Scenes
For nearly 20 years, Josefin Landmér has taken her place in the orchestra pit behind the double bass for the Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra. Even as a 10-year-old, she was certain: she would work in music.
“When I discovered the double bass, it was like coming home.”
