The Stockholm Arts Trio was formed in 1986 by leading Swedish musicians Stefan Bojsten, Dan Almgren and Thorleif Thedeen. The debut of the Trio was in the same year in a performance of Beethoven's Triple Concerto with the Stockholm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The members of the ensemble have their own careers as soloists but continue to perform together on a regular basis, with a schedule that includes annual tours to the United States of America. Their repertoire ranges from Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms to Faure, Shostakovich and works written for them by contemporary Swedish composers.

The Swedish composer Dag Wirén absorbed certain French influences during study in Paris in the 1930s, expressed in his neoclassical style. In his later work he developed an idiosyncratic musical idiom of his own, but was still able to write lighter music for a popular market.

Orchestral Music
Dag Wirén’s best-known piece is the popular Serenade. His more substantial works, including the five symphonies, have received less international attention.