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FJELL FOLDNES CHURCH
DATE / TIME Wednesday 25 May at 19:30
ASKØY HERDLA CHURCH
DATE / TIME Thursday 26 May at 19:30
DURATION 1:15
TICKET Standard : 280 Under 30 : 150
Festival Card : 30 % discount
BT Fordel : 25 % discount

Andrea Pellegrini & Bjarke Mogensen

Supported by Hordaland County Council and the Oticon Foundation
Beautiful tones from an exceptional baroque duo .
Originating from their different spheres , mezzo-soprano Andrea Pellegrini and Bjarke Mogensen on accordion make an unlikely duo , but on the stage it feels as if they were meant to perform together .
Andrea Pellegrini has inspired many opera productions with her humour and ability to communicate with an audience . Her interest in merging different art forms and bringing classical music into new contexts has followed her throughout her career .
Bjarke Mogensen is one of those rare talents who seems to have been born with an accordion strap over his shoulder . His repertoire is virtually limitless and embraces folk music , classical and newly composed works .
The duo performs by , amongst others , Bach , Vivaldi and Handel .
Andrea Pellegrini mezzo-soprano Bjarke Mogensen accordion m
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AUSTEVOLL HENGJO I BEKKJARVIK
DATE / TIME Saturday 28 May at 19:00
DURATION 1:15
TICKET Standard : 300 Under 30 : 150
Festival Card : 30 % discount
BT Fordel : 25 % discount
The seductive temperament of the backstreets of Buenos Aires meets the islanders of Austevoll .
The Piazzolla Orchestra ’ s concerts are abundant with the swaying waltzes , dramatic songs and fiery fugues of the Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla . The music is closely related to Argentina and its tango culture , and Piazzolla himself described it as “ the sound of Buenos Aires ”. The orchestra , mezzo-soprano Andrea Pellegrini and accordionist Bjarke Mogensen have devoted themselves 100 % to Piazzolla ’ s music .
Reviewers have described Pellegrini ’ s voice as perfect for tango – dark , expressive and with numerous depths of intensity , and the orchestra are acclaimed for their refined and precise interpretation of Argentinian music .
Andrea Pellegrini mezzo-soprano Bjarke Mogensen accordion Philippe Benjamin Skow violin Tanja Zapolski piano Per Arne Ferner guitar Jesper Thorn double bass
Supported by Hordaland County Council and the Oticon Foundation
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