Dance Music Symphony is a three-piece orchestral work consisting of a total of 17 songs by artists in the electronic dance music genre. That Kraftwerk should be part of the work was a late decision made after Florian Schneider's passing.

"Kraftwerk is the origin of this dance music we play," says the conductor and music organizer Hans Ek.

The concert in Berwaldhallen will start with Kraftwerk's song Franz Schubert in a completely new arrangement.

"Can do things with an orchestra that doesn't go electronically"

The electronic dance music is largely based on synths and drum machines and Hans Ek says that he has tried to translate the electronic sounds to the orchestra as close to the original as possible.

- But some sounds I think will be better. It lives in a different way. There are people playing and you can do things with an orchestra that you can't do electronically, says Hans EK.

"You have to submit to the beat"

Contra bassist Emma Nyberg says that she herself does not listen to electronic dance music and that it is challenging to relate to such a clear beat.

- You have to submit to the beat, she says.

Dance Music Symphony was first performed by the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra in the summer of 2016 at the Bråvallafestivalen and has been performed several times abroad. Now the work is performed by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and will be shown on Friday May 15 on Berwaldhallen Play and in Sweden's Radio P2.