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B ER G EN I N T ER N AT I ON AL
FEST I VAL 2019
The duo has not forgotten where
they are appearing: they round off the
concert with works by Ole Bull.
Marianne
Thorsen &
Håvard Gimse
Marianne Thorsen violin
Håvard Gimse piano
ALF HURUM (1882–1972)
Sonata no. 1 i d-minor op. 2
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893)
Souvenir d'un lieu cher, op. 42
JOHAN HALVORSEN (1864–1935)
Air Norvégien, op. 7
OLE BULL (1810–1880)
DATE / TI M E DURATIO N
Sunday 26 May
at 11:30 & 14:30 1:00
Barcarolle
Sigrids sang
Cantabile (Reminiscencer fra Concerten
i Fredriksværn)
Polacca Guerriera
​ reasures from two of
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Norway's foremost musicians.
’Alf Hurum’s D minor Sonata appea-
led to me immediately the first time
I heard it, with its extrovert tempera-
ment and fresh vitality. We also play
Air Norvégien by Johan Halvorsen,
one of my favourite works. It is exciting
how it combines fantasy, drama and
energy,’ she continues.
The violinist also has great regard for
Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir d’un lieu cher
(Memory of a dear place): ’The piece
makes use of the entire register of the
instrument, and the infinitely beautiful
tunes give the performer the oppor-
tunity to really make the violin sing.’
10-year-old. When she was 16, she
was discovered by the German star
violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, who
has described her as ’a musician who
strives to express herself in her own
unique way and has a recognisable
sound expression. She is one of the
most talented violinists of today.’
In Bergen, Choi plays with the young
Russian pianist Dmitry Shishkin.
After hearing him play at the Palermo
Classica Festival in 2017, she was
quick to request a collaboration.
Shishkin is studying at the Moscow
Conservatory, in addition to his
extensive concert activities world-
wide.
Together they will explore the musi-
cal links between Johann Sebastian
Bach, Maurice Ravel and César
Franck.
Violinist Marianne Thorsen visits the
Bergen International Festival at Ole
Bull’s home Lysøen with the acclaimed
pianist Håvard Gimse.
’I have first and foremost chosen
repertoire that I enjoy playing, and I
wanted to include Norwegian works
that aren’t heard so often these days,’
explains Marianne Thorsen, who is in
demand both as a soloist and a cham-
ber musician.
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’Although their music styles are diffe-
rent, there is a lot of musical influence
between them’, Choi says.
Ye-Eun Choi
with Dmitry Shishkin
Ye-Eun Choi violin
Dmitry Shiskhin piano
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1865–1750)
Violin Sonata in B minor, BWV 1014
MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937)
DATE / TIME D U R AT I ON
Saturday 01 June
at 11:30 & 14:30 1:00
Violin Sonata no. 2 in G major
CÉSAR FRANCK (1822–1890)
Violin Sonata in A major
​ usical links between Bach,
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Ravel and Franck.
South Korean Ye-Eun Choi is coming
to Bergen for the very first time and
is looking forward to experiencing
the nature that inspired one of her
favourite composers, Edvard Grieg.
Choi debuted with the Seoul
Philharmonic Orchestra as a
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