The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2018

The 2018 Nobel Laureates

The Nobel Prize in Physics Dr Arthur Ashkin Professor Gérard Mourou Professor Donna Strickland

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry Professor Frances H. Arnold Professor George P. Smith Sir Gregory P. Winter

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Professor James P. Allison Professor Tasuku Honjo

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Professor William D. Nordhaus Professor Paul M. Romer Programme

The Swedish Royal Anthem Kungssången by Otto Lindblad Dich, teure Halle, Elisabeth’s Greeting from Tannhäuser March in D Major, KV 249 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by Richard Wagner Soloist: Christina Nilsson Laureates take their seats on the stage ——————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————— Presentation of the 2018 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Speech by Professor Carl-Henrik Heldin, Chairman of the Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Board of the Nobel Foundation Professor William D. Nordhaus Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque, arrangement Lucien Caillet Professor Paul M. Romer by Claude Debussy after a speech by Professor John Hassler ——————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————— Presentation of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics to The Swedish National Anthem Du gamla, Du fria, Dr Arthur Ashkin arrangement by Jari Eskola Professor Gérard Mourou The Queen of Sheba’s Festivity March from The Prodigal Son Professor Donna Strickland by Hugo Alfvén after a speech by Professor Anders Irbäck Played while the guests are leaving the auditorium The Lament of Ian the Proud from Three Poems of Fiona ——————————————————————————— MacLeod op 11 by Charles T. Griffes Music performed by Soloist: Christina Nilsson Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ——————————————————————————— Conductor Presentation of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Dalia Stasevska Professor Frances H. Arnold Soloist Professor George P. Smith Christina Nilsson soprano Sir Gregory P. Winter after a speech by Professor Sara Snogerup Linse ——————————————————————————— Set Designer Allegretto amorevole from Symphony in c minor Niklas Wollheim by Alice Mary Smith ——————————————————————————— Floral Designer Presentation of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Helén Magnusson Medicine to ——————————————————————————— Professor James P. Allison The flowers are graciously provided by Professor Tasuku Honjo Regione Liguria, Comune di Sanremo after a speech by Professor Klas Kärre and the Chamber of Commerce Riviere di Liguria ——————————————————————————— Royal Stockholm in , the Orchestre National de Lyon, Philharmonic Orchestra the Philharmonic Orchestra, the The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Swedish Chamber Orchestra and several Orchestra was founded in 1902 and others. She has also appeared with the Konserthuset Stockholm has been its BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Swedish home since 1926. Regular guest conductors Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Oslo include notable names such as Riccardo Philharmonic Orchestra. She is a prominent Muti, , Herbert Blomstedt, conductor and will appear this autumn Karina Canellakis, Gianandrea Noseda and and winter at the Malmö Opera conducting Conductor Laureate . Verdi’s and next spring at the Finnish Sakari Oramo has been Chief Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm with Conductor and Artistic Director of the Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Don Giovanni. orchestra since 2008. His current contract Dalia Stasevska made her debut with the runs until 2021. Sakari Oramo has carried Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra out several successful tours with the Royal in 2017. Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. The German newspaper Die Welt concluded Christina Nilsson recently that the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic In 2017 Swedish soprano Christina Nilsson Orchestra is ”one of the world’s best orchestras”. made her successful debut at the Royal Recently, the acclaimed conductor Franz Swedish Opera in Stockholm in the title role Welser-Möst was awarded the new title Eric of ’s Aida. She has already Ericson Honorary Chair from the orchestra. made a number of international appearances, He will join the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic including in France at the Opéra de Lyon Orchestra for two weeks each season from and the Opéra national de Lorraine in Nancy. 2020/2021. This season she will sing the role of Ariadne The orchestra participates annually in the in Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and the Nobel Oper Frankfurt in Germany, followed by Prize Concert. the same role at the Opéra de Lausanne in Switzerland. She has been awarded various Dalia Stasevska prizes and honours, including the Jenny In recent seasons, Finnish-Ukrainian Lind Scholarship and the conductor Dalia Stasevska has received Scholarship. Christina Nilsson has previously increasing attention. She is celebrating debuts appeared on several occasions together with this season with the Philharmonia Orchestra the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.