Photo: Ananda Vadivelan

"Niklas Tamm launched a grand concert hall when he raised his baton for the fantasy overture ”Romeo and Juliet”. With embracing  and generous gestures he led the orchestra by heart.  He grew and  developed together with the music and when it was time for the culmination everything was just  just right. There was no excessive sentimentalization in the interpretation." – Norrköpings Tidningar

Niklas Tamm, conductor

Niklas  holds degrees in violin performance and orchestral conducting from  Royal College of Music in Stockholm and University of Michigan. He studied conducting with Glenn Mossop, B Tommy Andersson and Kenneth Kiesler. He has participated in masterclasses with Sir Simon Rattle, Jorma Panula, Norbert Baxa, Simone Young, Thomas Søndergård and Gian Luigi Zampieri. He has conducted orchestras in Sweden, USA, Denmark, Kazakstan, France Germany, Italy and Spain. Niklas has premiered dozens of pieces by living composers and he has worked with two of Sweden's leading new music groups: Norbotten NEO and KammarensembleN. Niklas has a particular interest in opera. He has been assistant conductor at the Royal Swedish Opera and att Norrlandsoperan in Umeå. He is founder and the artistic director of the newly started opera festival Opera på Österbybruk and he has conducted several productions at Höga Kusten Opera, including performances of Cavalleria Rusticana, Suor Angelica and Dido and Aeneas. Niklas has also conducted opera productions of Tosca and Hansel and Gretel with Kråkudden Musik och Filmproduktion AB.

Niklas has varied repertoire, including the standard works for symphony orchestra and smaller ensembles as well as a good knowledge of the main opera repertoire. He also has a special interest in and knowledge of American, Scandinavian, Russian and Czech music.