The Nobel Banquet 2 015

Th e 2 015 N o b e l L au r e at e s

The Nobel Prize in Physics Professor Takaaki Kajita Professor Emeritus Arthur B. McDonald The Nobel Prize in Chemistry Professor Emeritus Tomas Lindahl Professor Paul Modrich Professor Aziz Sancar The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Professor William C. Campbell Professor Satoshi Omura Chief Professor Tu Youyou The Nobel Prize in Literature Writer Svetlana Alexievich The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Professor Angus Deaton

Programme The guests of honour enter in procession His Majesty’s toast is proposed by Professor Carl-Henrik Heldin, Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Foundation A toast to Alfred Nobel’s memory is proposed by His Majesty the King

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“A n h o m a g e t o S w e d i s h m u s i c i n m o d e r n t i m e s ” I The Gustaf Sjökvist Chamber Choir Anthem and Kärlekens tid II Anna Ternheim Show me the meaning of being lonely III S e i na b o S e y Poetic IV The Gustaf Sjökvist Chamber Choir As you are Students from Swedish universities and colleges, bearing the standards of their student unions, pay homage to the Laureates Speeches by Laureates The guests of honour rise from the table and leave in procession Dancing in the Golden Hall

Artistic Managers

Graphics by Formförbundet Technology by Mediatec Solutions Laser harp Primetec Sweden Lighting designer Per Sundin Sound designer Lars Wern Production by Grumpy Production Mats Jankell and Pierre Rosengren

Floral designer Per Benjamin Organist Mattias Wager Trumpeters Olle and Mikael Hermansen Toastmaster Johanna Kuniholm Dance orchestra Ambassadeur

The flowers are graciously provided by The Chamber of Commerce of Imperia and the Town of Sanremo

Menu Tu r b ot e t C o qu i ll e Sa i n t-Jacqu e s au x l é gu m e s de la m e r , be u r r e noi s e t t e e t oe u f s d’a bl e t t e s Ve au rôt i su r br a i s e s e t ch a m pignons , cé l e r i-r av e e t p om m e f ru i t, j us de c é l e r i-r av e rôt i e t pi t h i v i e r s de p om m e s de t e r r e Fl e u r de c e r i si e r pa r f u m é e au ca f é e t a m a n de s

Vi n s C h a m pagn e Ta i t t i nge r Bru t M i ll é si m é 2 0 0 8 C h ât e au Mon t- R e d on C h ât e au n e u f-du- Pa pe Rouge 2 010 i Ca st e i R ecioto de lla Va lp olic e lla C la s sico 2 0 0 8

Ca f é & M é l a n ge d e t h é Mu s é e Nob e l Grönst e dts C o gnac Ex t r a Faci l e P u ns ch E au M i n e r a l e St e n ku lla Bru n n

Stadshusrestauranger en collaboration avec le Chef Sayan Isaksson ainsi que le Chef Pâtissier Daniel Roos

Menu Tu r b ot a n d s ca ll op w i t h s e a pla n ts , brow n bu t t e r a n d bl e a k roe Em be r be d roa st e d v e a l w r a ppe d i n m ush ro om s w i t h ce l e r i ac a n d a ppl e , roa st e d c e l e r i ac j us a n d p otato pi t h i v i e r s C of f e e a n d a lmon d f lavou r e d ch e r ry bl o s s om

Win e C h a m pagn e Ta i t t i nge r Bru t M i ll é si m é 2 0 0 8 C h ât e au Mon t- R e d on C h ât e au n e u f-du- Pa pe Rouge 2 010 i Ca st e i R ecioto de lla Va lp olic e lla C la s sico 2 0 0 8

C o f f e e & N o b e l M u s e um Tea B lend Grö n s t e d t s C og n a c E xtra Fa c i l e P u n s c h S t e n k u l l a Br u n n M i ne ral Wate r

Stadshusrestauranger in collaboration with Chef Sayan Isaksson as well as Pastry Chef Daniel Roos

A n hom age to Sw edi s h m usic i n moder n t i m e s The four acts of the divertissement will take us on a journey from the past to the present and into the future. We will meet Swedish music creators who have helped shape the international popular music scene over the past four decades. With their music, they have crossed borders, reached out and inspired people worldwide.

T h e Gusta f Sjök v i st C h a m ber C hoi r Ian Plaude – Conductor Founded in 1994, the Gustaf Sjökvist Chamber Choir has gone on to become one of the best-known choirs in Sweden and has toured extensively internationally. The choir has always been a staunch promotor of contemporary music and over the years it has accumulated a broad repertoire in this field. During the choir’s 10th anniversary year in 2004, a number of composers were commissioned to create works inspired by the poetry of Thomas Tranströmer, who later became a Nobel Laureate in Literature in 2011. The latest project is titled Kärlekens tid with music by Benny Andersson (ABBA), from which two songs tonight will be performed. Kärlekens tid was the last recording the choir’s founder and conductor Gustaf Sjökvist made before his untimely passing at the beginning of this year.

Anthem

Music and lyrics by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice Arranged by Anders Eljas In 1984 the concept album Chess was released. It was a collaborative work by former ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. A few years later Chess the musical opened at London’s West End. One of the musical highlights was the song Anthem sung by the character Anatoly, stating that he never truly left his country and that his land’s only borders lie around his heart. Most often heard as a solo song, it is arranged here for eight-part choir by Andersson and Ulvaeus’ longtime partner Anders Eljas, who also arranged and orchestrated the original score.

Kärlekens tid

Music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Ylva Eggehorn Arranged by Benny Andersson and Göran Arnberg Benny Andersson originally composed the music for Roy Andersson’s multi-awarded movie Songs from the Second floor. The music is serene and uncomplicated and the focus is on the lyrics. The title means “Time of Love” or “Seasons of Love”. Ylva Eggehorn, a Swedish writer, intended that the lyrics should symbolise a society that has lost its hope for the future. “I got the music from Benny and I listened to what I heard in it, a grown-up person wondering what became of the hunger, love and strength he or she had as a child. Is it possible to recapture that − after you’ve lost your innocence? The answer is yes − there is an asylum for your deep desire; a special time dimension of divine love has kept it for you.” The song has become a beloved and popular piece in the Swedish choral repertoire and it eventually and unexpectedly became part of the Hymnbook of the Church of Sweden.

A n na T er n h ei m Show me the meaning of being lonely Arranged by Anna Ternheim, Erik Arvinder and Andreas Dahlbäck Saw by Leo Svensson Sander Music and lyrics by Max Martin and Herbie Crichlow Anna Ternheim is a multi-awarded Swedish artist with a unique voice and a melancholy melodic language, whose personal tone has resonated with thousands of listeners worldwide. This evening she will perform her personal interpretation of Max Martin and Herbie Crichlow’s global hit Show me the meaning of being lonely heightening the Swedish sense of melancholy she feels in the song. In this evening’s special arrangement, Anna sings and plays guitar − accompanied by a string octet and a saw.

Sei na bo Sey Poetic Arranged by Salem Al Fakir Written by Magnus Lidehäll, Salem Al Fakir, Seinabo Sey and Vincent Pontare The Swedish singer, composer and artist Seinabo Sey just released her debut album, which has gained favourable reviews all over the world. The album reflects a life spent living in both Sweden and Gambia, where Seinabo’s late father Maudo Sey − famous as a musician across West Africa − was born. It was recorded with long–time collaborator Magnus Lidehäll; together they subtly twist the conventions of pop. Seinabo will perform an exclusive version of her song Poetic together with Salem Al Fakir on piano and Edvin Nahlin on laser harp.

T h e Gusta f Sjök v i st C h a m ber C hoi r As you are Music by Nils Lindberg Lyrics by Red Mitchell As you are has become the choir’s signature song, having been performed since the mid-1990s. Originally titled Petra and written as part of the sound track for a TV series, it was later provided with lyrics by famed jazz bassist Red Mitchell. Mitchell was also a prolific writer of poetic song lyrics, and a collection of his poetry was published posthumously. In the evening’s last Divertissement, this choir version of As you are will be presented.