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BE RGE N INTE RN AT I ON AL
FE STIVAL 2019
Leif Ove Andsnes
& Friends
m
H Å KO N S H A L L E N
DAT E/ T I M E
Thursday 30 May
at 19:30
D U RAT IO N
1:45
including interval
T IC KET
Standard: 500/530
Senior: 450/477
Under 30: 190
FiB Fordel: 400/424
BT Fordel: 375/397
​ layful chamber music across the
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generation gap.
For several years Leif Ove Andsnes has been
a permanent mentor in the Crescendo pro-
gramme, in which selected young musicians
work intensively with experienced artists. Mu-
sicians of different generations appear on the
stage on equal terms, and create scintillating
and moving moments of pure musicality.
The concert starts with Shostakovich's String
Quartet no. 7 and Mozart's G minor Piano
Quartet.
'The common feature of these works is their
compactness, and they alternate between
playfulness and intensity,' explains the pianist.
He is looking forward to a new concert under
the auspices of Crescendo, as he is to working
with the young British violist Timothy Ridout
and the acclaimed cellist Torleif Thedéen.
The programme also includes works by com-
posers less frequently heard in concert.
'Alexander Wustin is highly respected in Russia,
but rarely performed outside his home country.
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FOU N DAT I ON S
Ernő Dohnányi's gorgeous Piano Quintet no. 2 is
a piece I got to know a couple of years ago, and
I have come to appreciate it greatly. It is beauti-
fully theatrical, childlike, nostalgic and romantic
music. The five instruments together create a
wonderful sound,’ says Leif Ove Andsnes.
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Sonoko Miriam Welde violin
Johan Dalene violin
Ludvig Gudim violin
Timothy Ridout viola
Torleif Thedéen cello
Amalie Stalheim cello
Kristoffer Almås percussion
DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH (1906–1975)
String Quartet no. 7 in F sharp minor, op. 108
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)
Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, K478
ALEXANDER WUSTIN (1943–)
Dedication for Cello, Marimba and Piano
ERNŐ DOHNÁNYI (1877–1960)
Piano Quintet no. 2 in E flat minor, op. 26
Crescendo is a mentoring programme for young
classical musicians under the direction of the Bergen
International Festival, Barratt Due Music Institute and
The Oslo Philharmonic. More info, see p. 16.
Supported by The Savings Bank
Foundation DNB – Dextra Musica
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