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BE RGE N INTE RN AT I ON AL
FE STIVAL 2015
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FOU N DAT I ON S
Siljustøl
FOU N DAT ION S
B E RG E N IN T E RN AT ION A L
F E ST IVA L 2 01 5
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m
T ROL DH AU G E N
G RIE G ’S V IL L A
T IC K E T *
In Harald
Sæverud's
beautiful home
Full price: 500
Under 30: 150
Ernst Simon
Glaser
Christian
Hundsnes
Grøvlen
SILJ USTØL
DATE / TIME
Saturday 30 May at 15:00
DAT E/T I ME
'Lene Grenager's Der Bach an der Quelle
(Bach at the source) is inspired by the
gestures and motions in the Prelude
of Bach's 4th Suite for Solo Cello in E
flat major, but neither in tonality nor
thematic content! Hearing both works
in the same concert, we have the opportunity to experience the similarities
and differences at close quarters,' says
cellist Ernst Simon Glaser in connection
with his world premiere performance of
Grenager's work at Siljustøl.
Ernst Simon Glaser is currently
principal cellist with the Gothenburg
Symphony Orchestra, the national
orchestra of Sweden. Since last
autumn he has also taught at the
Norwegian Academy of Music alongside Truls Mørk. He opens his Bergen
International Festival concert with a
work by Olav Anton Thommessen.
T IC KET *
Full price: 260
Under 30: 150
Transportation
included in the ticket.
More information on
page 84.
*Festival card:
40 %–30 % discount
The cellist explains, 'Som i en drøm
(As in a Dream) is composed over the
opening cadence of Thommessen's
The Phantom of Light for Cello and 2
Woodwind Quintets, and demonstrates the ability of one of the greatest
composers of our time to develop
musical ideas in an expressive way,
just as Bach and Beethoven did.'
Ernst Simon Glaser cello
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T ROL DH AU G E N
G RIE G ’S V IL L A
Saturday 06 June at 15:00
1:00
m
Randi Stene
with Håvard
Gimse
*Festival card:
40 %–30 % discount
S I L JU STØL
DURATIO N
Transportation
included in the ticket.
More information on
page 84.
W W W.FIB.N O
DAT E / T IME
Friday 29 & Saturday 30 May at 22:30
1:00
Bergen pianist Christian Hundsnes
Grøvlen (born 1990) gives his first
Bergen International Festival solo recital, with a varied programme featuring
works by Sæverud, Thommessen,
Haydn, Chopin and Ravel.
Christian Hundsnes Grøvlen piano
In association with the
Norwegian Academy of Music
T ROL DH AU G E N
G RIE G ’S V IL L A
DU RAT ION
D U R AT I ON
He has made his mark both as a soloist
and as a chamber musician nationally
and internationally, and has won several competitions at home and abroad.
A participant in many festivals, he has
performed with Norwegian symphony
orchestras and collaborated with some
of the country's foremost musicians.
He is known for his extroverted musicianship, virtuosity and a repertoire
ranging from the baroque era to the
present day. Grøvlen has a predilection
for 'ultra-pianistic' repertoire, such as
Sergei Rachmaninov and Leopold
Godowsky.
Intimate Concert
with Andsnes
& Friends
DAT E / T IME
1:00
Thursday 04 & Friday 05 June at 22:30
Mezzo-soprano Randi Stene and pianist Håvard Gimse perform works by
Grieg, Sibelius, Mompou, Albéniz and
Monsalvatge.
Grieg’s
villa
Experience
the atmosphere
in Edvard
Grieg’s living
room
Sponsored by DNV GL
Randi Stene, one of Norway's leading soloists, is a member of the
Royal Danish Opera Ensemble in
Copenhagen. Her repertoire is very
broad, encompassing not only the
classical mezzo operatic roles but
also numerous rarely-performed and
newly-written works. Randi Stene
has appeared at many major opera
houses, including the Metropolitan
in New York; she was Musician
in Residence at the 1998 Bergen
International Festival and is in great
demand at home and abroad as a
concert soloist.
She is accompanied by Håvard
Gimse, who is recognised as an
outstanding solo pianist. He is the
preferred accompanist of many of
Scandinavia's foremost artists.
Randi Stene mezzo-soprano
Håvard Gimse piano
W W W.F IB.N O
DU RAT ION
1:00
OT H E R
See more concerts with Andsnes and
Friends on p. 36.
Leif Ove Andsnes, a few young string
players and fellow pianist Håvard
Gimse invite you to join them in a
Hungarian encounter with beautiful
contrasts.
'György Kurtág is one of my favourite
composers from our own time. In his
short pieces he manages to create
unique moods, spanning the entire
gamut from playfulness to sadness. In
our encounter with this concentrated
universe we play music by another
Hungarian, Franz Liszt. Not the virtuoso Liszt we know so well however,
but the religious mystic – beautiful
music that creates vast spaces,' says
Leif Ove Andsnes.
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Håvard Gimse piano
Ragnhild Hemsing violin
Ellen Nisbeth viola
Frida Fredrikke Waaler Wærvågen cello
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