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BE RGE N INTE RN AT I ON AL
FE STIVAL 2015
FOU N DAT I ON S
Vivaldi
– Concerti a
due
FOU N DAT ION S
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Quatuor
Diotima
Quatuor Diotima
Yun-Peng Zhao violin
Constance Ronzatti violin
Franck Chevalier viola
Pierre Morlet cello
Jörg Widmann clarinet
with Jörg Widmann
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)
String Quartet no. 9 in G minor, D173
BÉLA BARTÓK (1881–1945)
with Amandine Beyer
& Gli Incogniti
String Quartet no. 3, Sz.85
The French ensemble Quatuor Diotima
loves concerts with contrasts.
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)
Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115
Double Vivaldi.
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Antonio Vivaldi was among the composers who
firmly established the genreconcerto, in which
one or more soloists are accompanied by an
orchestra. A celebrated violinist himself, he
composed over four hundred concertos, most
of them for the violin.
HÅKONSHALLEN
DAT E/ T I M E
Friday 05 June
at 19:30
D U RAT IO N
1:30 including
interval
OT H ER
Introduction in
Norwegian by
Gunnar Danbolt
at 18:55
T IC KET *
Full price: 400
Under 30: 150
*Festival card:
40 %–30 % discount
Vivaldi is said to have boasted that he could
compose a concerto faster than anyone could
write out the parts. In his own time he was so
popular that pirate copies of his works were
on sale. His double concertos, of which several
are performed at this concert, are considered
particularly virtuoso.
The critically acclaimed French baroque violinist Amandine Beyer founded her ensemble Gli
Incogniti in 2006, and among their CDs is their
recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. This is the
first time the ensemble visits Norway.
Giuliano Carmignola, who comes from Venice,
Vivaldi's home town, is also an acclaimed
interpreter of his music and has made several
recordings of it.
Gramophone was impressed by both soloists,
describing Amandine Beyer as 'quite something' and Giuliano Carmignola as 'a wonderfully
accomplished player [giving] an outstanding
solo performance.'
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HÅKONSHALLEN
DAT E / T IME
Sunday 07 June
at 19:30
Gli Incogniti
Amandine Beyer leader, violin
Alba Roca violin
Camille Ranciére violin
Ottavia Rausa viola
Marco Ceccato cello
Francesco Romano theorboe
Anna Fontana harpsichord
Baldomero Barciela double bass
DU RAT ION
1:40 including
interval
OT H E R
Introduction in
Norwegian by
Gunnar Danbolt
at 18:55
T IC K E T *
Giuliano Carmignola violin
Full price: 400
Under 30: 150
ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678–1741)
*Festival card:
40 %–30 % discount
Sinfonia from the opera L'Olimpiade, RV725
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, RV514
Concerto for Cello and Violin in B flat major, RV547
Sinfonia from the opera D’Arsilda, regina di Ponto,
RV700 and Giga, RV316
Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, RV523
Concerto for Two Violins in D major, RV513
Sponsered by DNV GL
'We always try to play classical pieces as if no
one has ever heard them before, and newer
music as if it were being performed 200 years
ago,' says viola player Franck Chevalier.
The quartet's programmes always consist of
music from several eras, and in Håkonshallen
they perform works by Schubert, Bartók and
Brahms.
Franck Chevalier continues: 'Playing music
from such different worlds creates a fabulous
atmosphere. The great contrasts mean that
the unique aspect of each work becomes
more apparent. Schubert's music is delicate
and sensitive, Bartók's is solid and articulate,
and Brahms's quintet is at one and the same
time clear and cloudy.'
Quatuor Diotima, established in 1999, is known
for its untraditional style, a high level of energy
and passion in performance. 'One of the five
quartets you should know about,' according
to Gramophone.
The soloist, Jörg Widmann, is not only a clarinettist but also a composer and ardent chamber
musician. He has premiered several clarinet
concertos dedicated to him.
Sponsered by DNV GL
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