A homage to the great Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer

The Embassy arranged on 17 October in Ambassador Mats Åberg´s residence a literary and musical evening with buffet dedicated to the great Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer.

The actor and theatre director Leif Olsson and his eminent colleague Mrs. Valeria Sitaru (has her own TV talk show every week) recited poetry written by Tomas Tranströmer. The two famous Swedish musicians, the pianist Lars Hägglund and the flutist Björn J:son Lindh, accompanied with their own composed music and with music by Liszt. The performance was attended by around 60 persons from the Romanian literary, musical, academic and media circles and was much appreciated.

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