Musikaliska was built in 1877 as a music college for the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and the house has housed greats such as Birgit Nilsson and Hugo Alfvén. This is also where the first Nobel Prizes were awarded.

In 2011, the Wind Symphony Orchestra moved in and they have had the historic cultural heritage building as their home stage. But it's a house with built-in limitations. There are not enough public spaces or toilets, in addition, there is a lack of a good kitchen to be able to serve so that you can make money on other things than just tickets.

For two and a half years, the Wind Symphony Orchestra has been in talks with the landlord to try to bring about an adaptation of the listed building. Without one, it is impossible to afford to pay the new proposed rent, says Ingela Lindh.

Rent increase of 60 percent

Last spring, the National Property Board wrote in a report to the government that an adaptation of the premises was inevitable, regardless of which tenant will use them. A cost that was estimated at between SEK 20 and 30 million.

Now the National Property Board wants to increase the rent from May next year. This will be an increase of 60 per cent, from SEK 4.1 million to SEK 6.5 million annually.

"We've done what we thought possible. Now another level must step in if something is to happen and the neighborhood is not to fall silent, says Ingela Lindh, who hopes that the government will intervene.

More businesses under threat

In addition to the Wind Symphony Orchestra, the house houses three other musical activities: the host music scene Stallet, the musician and artist collective Blind Tiger and the concert organizer Musikaliska kvarteret. But it is the Wind Symphony Orchestra that is responsible for the lease.

"We have agreed with a number of actors how to do it and so the National Property Board says that we must pay market rent," says Ingela Lindh.

The National Property Board writes in an email to Kult nyheterna that they currently do not know what will happen to the house and also writes:

"We believe that the rent level is set based on the condition and design of the premises. The agreement was terminated for renegotiation as the rent could no longer be seen as market-based. Unfortunately, the Wind Symphony Orchestra has not been able to find funding, which we regret".