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BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2017
FRICTION
CRESCENDO : London Sinfonietta m
World premiere
HÅKONSHALLEN
DATE / TIME Friday 02 June at 19:30
DURATION 1:20
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Introduction ( in English ) by Annabel Guaita at 18:55
This concert will also be performed in London on Tuesday 06 June during Southbank Centre ' s Nordic Matters Festival .
The exhibition Musikalsk skrift ( Musical Writings ) follows Eivind Buene ’ s and Rolf Wallin ’ s new works from ideas to complete score , see p . 95
Ida Nielsen in concert at Logen Saturday 03 June , see p . 20 .
TICKET Standard : 400 Under 30 : 150
Festival Card : 30 % discount
Two world premieres with the contemporary ensemble London Sinfonietta .
Nobody does contemporary repertoire quite like the London Sinfonietta . The ensemble has taken on the task of bringing the best contemporary music to the heart of today ’ s culture , and the impressive list of composers who have written works for them includes György Ligeti , Iannis Xenakis , Toru Takemitsu and Steve Reich . Together with Reich they also had a very successful performance at the 2015 Bergen International Festival .
The concert celebrates the Norwegian Society of Composers ’ centenary , and the programme includes world premieres by the Norwegian composers Eivind Buene and Rolf Wallin . Buene ’ s work opens the concert , with Crescendo musicians Guro Kleven Hagen , Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad and Kian Soltani as soloists , all of whom have become favourites among the Festival audience . Wallin ’ s work is written for the Danish bass player Ida Nielsen , known from Prince ’ s band . The work mixes the composer ’ s classical side with his experience as a rock and jazz musician .
London Sinfonietta will also perform Workers Union , written by Louis Andriessen for ‘ any loud sounding group of instruments ’, and Graal Théâtre by Festival Composer and Artist in Residence Kaija Saariaho . A new version of the violin concerto will be brought to life in collaboration with director Aleksi Barriére . The soloist is Peter Herresthal , known for his intepretations of contemporary concertos with orchestras and ensembles worldwide .
‘ If I were the British Government I would declare the London Sinfonietta a National Treasure ... Long may they continue to make new music !’ – COMPOSER STEVE REICH
London Sinfonietta Pierre-André Valade conductor
Peter Herresthal violin
Guro Kleven Hagen violin Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad viola Kian Soltani cello
Ida Nielsen bass
EIVIND BUENE ( 1973 –) Sea Change Commissioned work supported by the Norwegian Cultural Fund World premiere KAIJA SAARIAHO ( 1952 –) Graal Théâtre LOUIS ANDRIESSEN ( 1939 –) Workers Union ROLF WALLIN ( 1957 –) Commissioned work supported by The Norwegian Composers ’ fund World premiere
Supported by the Oticon Foundation , FINNO , the Norwegian-Finnish Cultural Foundation and the Sibelius Society of Norway .
Crescendo is a mentor programme for young classical musicians and is a joint venture between the Bergen International Festival , Barratt Due Institute of Music and Oslo Filharmonien . The project is supported by Trond Mohn , Bettina Ford Jebsen , Hans Peter Jebsen , The DNB Savings Bank Foundation , Dextra Musica and Talent Norge .
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