Ulf Wadenbrandt

Biography Ulf Wadenbrandt has established himself as an after sought and respected conductor and percussionist – bringing out extraordinary sound in his collaborations with many of Sweden´s leading symphony orchestras as well as leading performing artists. As a professional conductor, Ulf Wadenbrandt is best known for his symphonic pop and rock concerts and has also made several records with crossover music, mainly classical, pop and rock. In 2009 he was awarded the Charlie Norman Prize for his imaginative combination of musical styles to provide new forms of expression and enjoyment. He has also received the price of Creativity from the town of Trollhättan in Sweden 2012. From 2014 Ulf is the Chief Conductor for the famous Rhapsody in Rock and its 25 years anniversary tour with the famous pianist and artist Robert Wells. Together with his own symphony orchestra, the SSO, as well as other collaborations he has made extensive performances on stage and also on national TV and radio in Sweden. Ulf Wadenbrandt has also conducted orchestras such as Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Moscow City Symphony Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, the Dala Sinfonietta, the Jönköping Sinfonietta, Borås Symphony Orchestra, and many more. Ulf has directed many of Sweden’s greatest performing artists, many of them also internationally known, such as Robert Wells, E-type, Agnes Carlson, Loreen and Peter Jöback. Internationally artists like Susan Boyle, Elena Paparitzou and Dmitri Malikov have also performed with Ulf. With the habit of moving successfully between musical genres on stage and on record using creative collaboration and musical boldness, Ulf sets new standards for what a symphonic orchestra is able to do. Orchestras Sweden Symphony Orchestra Russian Philharmonic Czech National Symphony Orchestra Kaunas Symphony Orchestra Gävle Symphony Orchestra Jönköping Sinfonietta Globalis Symphony Orchestra Artists Robert Wells SWE Peter Jöback SWE Loreen SWE Agnes Carlsson SWE Elena Paparizou Greece Dimitry Malikov Rus ARIA Rus Susan Boyle Great Britain Discography 2002 The very best of Sundal Rock Orchestra with Robert Wells, E-type, Frank Ådahl, and Jim Jidhed 2003 Full Circle - Jim Jidhed Sweden Rock Orchestra 2009 Grammy award winner Mustach – selftitled album. Gothenburg Session Strings 2010 Symphonyfied, Dalasinfoniettan, Naxos 2012 The Great Pop and Rock classics goes symphony, Czech National Symphony Orchestra.