— Baritone · Gothenburg —

Torbjörn Tällberg Martins

Baritone · soloist & ensemble singer

From medieval polyphony to contemporary commissions — concert, sacred and chamber repertoire across western Sweden and beyond.

About

Torbjörn Tällberg Martins is a freelance baritone based in Gothenburg, with a repertoire ranging from medieval polyphony to contemporary commissions in concert, sacred and chamber settings.

From 2016 to 2026 he was a member of Göteborgs Symfonikers Vokalensemble at Göteborgs Konserthus, working with conductors including Katie Thomas, Simon Phipps, Alexander Einarsson, Maria Forström and Jan H Börjesson. Other ensemble engagements include Svenska Kammarkören and VOX, with substitute appearances at Göteborg Baroque. Recent soloist credits include Bach's Lutheran Mass in G minor BWV 235 (Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus, 2026), Händel's Dixit Dominus with Barockakademin Göteborgs Symfoniker (2025), and the role of Evangelist in Arvo Pärt's Passio with Varbergs Kammarkör under Gunno Palmquist (Varberg 2023; Älvsborgs kyrka, Gothenburg 2024).

Tällberg Martins is available for oratorio and concert soloist engagements, vocal ensemble work, church and chamber recitals, and studio sessions, in Sweden and internationally. Enquiries via the contact details below.

Repertoire

Oratorio & sacred

J.S. Bach — Passions, cantatas, Lutheran masses (BWV 235 et al.)
Brahms — Ein Deutsches Requiem
Händel — Messiah, Dixit Dominus
Mendelssohn — Elias

Lied & chamber

Schubert — selected songs
Brahms — Vier Gesänge Op. 17
Swedish romanser (Stenhammar, Peterson-Berger, Sjögren)

Ensemble

Renaissance polyphony
Vaughan Williams, Ligeti, Rorem, Werle, Janson
Contemporary commissions

Available for

Solos in services & ceremonies
Recital programmes
Studio & session work

Selected performances

Nov 2026
Soloist Fauré — Requiem
- Gabriel Fauré — Requiem op. 48
Lerums kyrka, Lerum ·
Oct 2026
Ensemble Hilding Rosenberg — The Revelation of St John
- Hilding Rosenberg — Johannes uppenbarelse (oratorium)
Vasakyrkan, Göteborg · · With Vokalensemble Lux.
Jul 2026
Soloist Tretti Karar with Henrik Wikström
- Jean Sibelius & Armas Järnefelt — manskörsklassiker, bl.a. Athenarnes sång
- Solosånger av Sibelius och Järnefelt
Korpo kyrka, Finland · Henrik Wikström · Closing concert of Sibelius in Korpo XXV. Soloist and ensemble with Tretti Karar, the representative choir of the Finland-Swedish male-voice choir federation (FSM).
Jun 2026
Soloist Mahler — Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
- Gustav Mahler — Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (ur Rückert-Lieder)
Valand, Göteborg · · Bass soloist with Anders Ottosson, piano.
May 2026
Ensemble Musik i försommarkväll
- Stenhammar — Vårnatt
- Debussy — Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans (urval)
- Poulenc — Chansons françaises
- Lili Boulanger — Renouveau
- Caplet — Inscriptions champêtres
Stenhammarsalen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Katie Thomas · GSVE with Ensemble Caplet (harp, flute and strings).
Apr 2026
Soloist Klassisk AW med Bach
- J.S. Bach — Lutherska mässan i g-moll BWV 235
- Britten — Jubilate Deo in C
- Britten — Serenad för tenor, horn och stråkar op. 31
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Andrew Staples
Dec 2025
Ensemble Rachmaninoff — The Bells
- Sergei Rachmaninoff — Klockorna op. 35
- Jean Sibelius — Symfoni nr 1 op. 39
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Tobias Ringborg · With Iwona Sobotka (soprano), Daniel Brenna (tenor), Kostas Smoriginas (baritone). Tobias Ringborg replaced Nicholas Collon (illness).
Nov 2025
Soloist Lars-Erik Larsson — A God in Disguise
- Lars-Erik Larsson — Förklädd Gud op. 24
- Antonio Vivaldi — Gloria
Örgryte nya kyrka, Göteborg · Thomas Lagerberg · With Lodolakören
Nov 2025
Soloist Duruflé — Requiem
- Maurice Duruflé — Requiem op. 9
Strängnäs Domkyrka · Jan H Börjesson
Oct 2025
Ensemble Orff — Carmina Burana
- Carl Orff — Carmina Burana
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Emilia Hoving · Hasselblad Prize gala concert (9 Oct) + regular performance (10 Oct). GSK + GSVE.
May 2025
Ensemble Karin Rehnqvist — Silent Earth
- Karin Rehnqvist — Silent Earth
Repsalen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Eva Ollikainen
Feb 2025
Soloist Barockakademin Göteborgs Symfoniker
- Händel — Dixit Dominus
- Corelli — Concerto grosso op. 6 nr 4
- Peruchona — Cessate tympana, cessate praelia
- C.P.E. Bach — Symfoni i B-dur
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Katie Thomas

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Dec 2024
Ensemble Beethoven — Symphony No. 9 (A Path Toward Peace)
- Ludwig van Beethoven — Symfoni nr 9 d-moll op. 125
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Nov 2024
Ensemble Light and Love
- Vokal kammarmusik (program TBC)
Stenhammarsalen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Katie Thomas · GSVE chamber concert with Juan Zurutuza, piano
Sept 2024
Ensemble Mozart — Requiem
- W.A. Mozart — Requiem KV 626
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Barbara Hannigan · With Veronika Eberle (violin). Recorded for GSO Play.
Apr 2024
Ensemble GSVE concert, Vänersborg
- (programme TBC — regional tour)
Festsalen, Folkets hus, Vänersborg · Katie Thomas
Mar 2024
Soloist Pärt — Passio (Gothenburg)
- Arvo Pärt — Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem
Älvsborgs kyrka, Göteborg · Gunno Palmquist · Role: Evangelist (bass). With Varbergs Kammarkör and musicians from Göteborgs Symfoniker; organ: Johannes Landgren.
Mar 2024
Ensemble Haydn — Die Schöpfung (The Creation)
- Joseph Haydn — Die Schöpfung Hob. XXI:2
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Richard Egarr · With Elisabet Einarsdottir (soprano), Per Lindström (tenor), Arvid Eriksson (bass)
Dec 2023
Ensemble Christmas concert: Juljubel
- Julprogram (GSK + GSVE herrar + brass)
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus ·
Aug 2023
Ensemble Bach motets
- J.S. Bach — motetter (BWV 225–230)
Sankta Elisabets Folkhögskola, Göteborg · Samuel Eriksson · With Capella Sanctae Elisabeth. Concert series throughout August 2023.
Apr 2023
Soloist Pärt — Passio (Varberg)
- Arvo Pärt — Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem
Varbergs kyrka · Gunno Palmquist · Role: Evangelist (bass). With Varbergs Kammarkör and musicians from Göteborgs Symfoniker (Sara Trobäck, Johan Stern, Mårten Larsson, Anders Engström); organ: Johannes Landgren. Other soloists: Jakob Antonér (Jesus), Mathias Hedegaard (Pilatus), Elin Svensson, Anna Zander, Tore Sunesson.
Feb 2023
Ensemble A Rare Vocal Experience
- Brahms — Vier Gesänge op. 17
- Vaughan Williams — Three Shakespeare Songs
- Ligeti, Rorem, Werle, Petersson, Koechlin, Janson
Stenhammarsalen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Cecilia Martin-Löf
Jun 2022
Soloist Duruflé — Requiem & Messe Cum Jubilo (Pentecost)
- Maurice Duruflé — Requiem op. 9
- Maurice Duruflé — Messe Cum Jubilo op. 11
Kristus Konungens katolska kyrka, Göteborg · Samuel Eriksson · Bass soloist. Choir: Vokalensemblen (Kristus Konungens Vokalensemble); organ: Johannes Landgren.
Nov 2022
Ensemble GSVE concert, Varberg
- (programme TBC — regional tour)
Varberg · Katie Thomas
Oct 2022
Ensemble Sing the praise of the organ
- Brahms, Fauré, Alfvén m.fl.
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · · GSK + GSVE; Johannes Landgren, organ. First anniversary of the new Concert Hall organ.
Aug 2022
Ensemble GSVE concert, Ulricehamn
- (programme TBC — regional tour)
Ulricehamns kyrka · Katie Thomas
Nov 2021
Soloist Jean Gilles — Requiem (All Saints' weekend)
- Jean Gilles — Messe des morts (Requiem)
Kristus Konungens katolska kyrka, Göteborg · Samuel Eriksson · Bass soloist (in soloist quartet). Choir: Vokalensemblen. Italian Latin pronunciation.
Oct 2019
Ensemble Brahms — Ein Deutsches Requiem
- Johannes Brahms — Ein Deutsches Requiem op. 45
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Christoph Eschenbach · With Peter Mattei (baritone)
May 2019
Ensemble Fauré — Requiem
- Gabriel Fauré — Requiem op. 48
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Joana Carneiro · Recorded for GSO Play
Apr 2019
Soloist Pärt — programme (Vokalensemblen)
- Arvo Pärt — programme TBC
Kristus Konungens katolska kyrka, Göteborg · Samuel Eriksson · Bass soloist. Choir: Vokalensemblen. Quartet project around Easter.
Dec 2018
Ensemble Stravinsky — The Rake's Progress
- Igor Stravinsky — The Rake's Progress (concert version)
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Barbara Hannigan
Nov 2018
Ensemble Mendelssohn — Elias
- Felix Mendelssohn — Elias op. 70
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Masaaki Suzuki · Maria Forsström (alto) among the soloists
Mar 2018
Soloist Bach — St John Passion (Göteborgs Domkyrka)
- J.S. Bach — Johannespassion BWV 245
Göteborgs Domkyrka · Michael Sager · Role: Pilatus; aria Mein teurer Heiland
Mar 2018
Ensemble Stenhammar — The Song
- Wilhelm Stenhammar — Sången op. 44
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Neeme Järvi
Jan 2018
Ensemble Vilsam sång — Music for a while
- Kammarprogram (program TBC)
Stenhammarsalen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Alexander Einarsson · GSVE chamber concert. Recorded by Swedish Radio (SR). Selena Markson-Adler (clarinet), Lisa Ford (horn), Roger Carlsson (percussion).
Dec 2017
Ensemble Händel — Messiah
- G.F. Händel — Messiah HWV 56
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Nathalie Stutzmann
Dec 2017
Ensemble GSK 100th-anniversary concert
- Mozart, Brahms m.fl. (jubileumsprogram)
Stora salen, Göteborgs Konserthus · Joachim Gustafsson · In attendance: H.R.H. The Crown Princess Couple
Oct 2017
Soloist Mozart — Requiem (Kalmar)
- W.A. Mozart — Requiem KV 626
Kalmar Domkyrka · Jan H Börjesson
Apr 2017
Soloist Bach — St John Passion (Kalmar)
- J.S. Bach — Johannespassion BWV 245
Kalmar Domkyrka · Jan H Börjesson · Role: Pilatus
Nov 2016
Soloist Haydn — Lord Nelson Mass
- Joseph Haydn — Missa in Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass) Hob. XXII:11
Kalmar Domkyrka · Jan H Börjesson · With Anna Jobrant (soprano), Amanda Flodin (mezzo-soprano)
Nov 2015
Soloist Duruflé — Requiem (All Saints' weekend)
- Maurice Duruflé — Requiem op. 9
Kristus Konungens katolska kyrka, Göteborg · Samuel Eriksson · Bass soloist. Choir: Vokalensemblen (Kristus Konungens Vokalensemble).
Nov 2014
Soloist Commemorative cantata, Vasakyrkan
- Tobias Wilhelmi — Kantat (med Per Windh, tenor)
Vasakyrkan, Göteborg · Anders Ottosson · Organ: Claes-Göran Lundgren