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Mari Grue soprano
Anne Daugstad Wik alto
Einar Røttingen piano
Ricardo Odriozola violin
Mara Smiukse violin
Ilze Klava viola
Ragnhild Sannes cello
Tobias Olai Eide cello
Grieg Academy jazz class
Students from The Grieg Academy
KETIL HVOSLEF (1939–)
String Quartet no. 1
Trio for Soprano, Alto and Piano
Octopus Rex for 8 Celli
String Quartet no. 4, rev. 2017
– World premiere
Concerto for Violin and Pop Band
In collaboration with The Grieg Academy,
University of Bergen​
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U N I V E R S I TE TS-
AU L A E N
( THE U N I V E R S I T Y
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DATE /TI M E
Saturday 25 May
at 19:00
D U R ATI O N
1:25
including interval
TICKET
Standard: 290
Senior: 261
Under 30: 190
FiB Fordel: 232
BT Fordel: 217
Ketil
Hvoslef
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Hvoslef with volume.
​When he made his debut as a composer in
1964 Ketil Hvoslef followed in the footsteps
of his father Harald Sæverud, and he now has
an extensive oeuvre. Einar Røttingen (piano)
and Ricardo Odriozola (violin) are thoroughly
familiar with this. The artists behind this tribute
concert for the composer, who celebrates his
80th birthday in July 2019, are joined on the
stage by established musicians and students
from the Grieg Academy, and Ketil Hvoslef
himself is involved in shaping the artistic result.
When Hvoslef was Festival Composer in 1990,
Røttingen and Odriozola both performed in one
of his concerts in Håkonshallen.
‘Since then we have collaborated a lot and
commissioned several works from him. This has
been an essential part of our artistic activity,
and has influenced us both as performers and
as individuals,’ says Einar Røttingen.
‘Chamber music is undoubtedly the format
in which Hvoslef’s personal style is best
expressed. The ensembles vary from classical
groupings such as quartets to less common
combinations such as guitar, recorder, song and
piano. The timbral picture is highly diverse, and
even in the traditional ensembles he uses the
instruments in surprising ways,’ explains the
pianist.
In December 2018, Hvoslef became a Knight in
the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, for his
contribution to Norwegian contemporary music.
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