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BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2016
051 m
GRIEGHALLEN GRIEGSALEN
DATE / TIME Thursday 2 June at 19:30
DURATION 2:00 including interval
OTHER Introduction in Danish by Henrik Engelbrecht in the foyer at 18:45
TICKET Standard : 190 – 460 Under 30 : 150
Festival Card : 30 % discount
BT card : 25 % discount

CRESCENDO Janine Jansen & Leif Ove Andsnes

with Top Young Soloists

Experience this fantastic meeting of masters !
Janine Jansen from the Netherlands is one of the most famous violinists in the world . The breadth of her repertoire is second to none , and she is highly acclaimed as both a soloist and chamber musician .
For her , making music involves listening and communicating with others . She is particularly forn of chamber music . ‘ This is where the deepest emotions are aroused . Musical communication in chamber music format has been important for me ever since childhood ,’ she has explained . She has her own chamber music festival in Utrecht in the Netherlands .
Janine Jansen works regularly with eminent orchestras and musicians worldwide . She has collaborated with Leif Ove Andsnes before , and was happy to continue to do so in the Crescendo programme , in which they are both mentors . In this concert they perform with the top young soloists Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad
( viola ), Guro Kleven Hagen ( violin ) and Kian Soltani ( cello ).
Throughout the history of music the tradition of master and apprentice has been a cornerstone . The Crescendo programme provides gifted musicians at the outset of their careers opportunities of unique encounters with mentors – international soloists – through ensemble performance , coaching and personal contact .
This evening ’ s concert sees the soloists focused on fiveworks by Mozart , Prokofiev and Brahms .
Janine Jansen violin Guro Kleven Hagen violin Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad viola Kian Soltani cello Leif Ove Andsnes piano
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART ( 1756 – 1791 ) Piano Quartet no . 2 in E flat major , KV 493 SERGEJ PROKOFJEV ( 1891 – 1953 ) Sonata for Two Violins , Op . 56 JOHANNES BRAHMS ( 1833 – 1897 ) Piano Quartet no . 1 in G minor , Op . 25
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