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B ER G EN I N T ER N AT I ON AL
FEST I VAL 2019
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S I L J U STØL
TICKET
Standard: 430
Senior: 387
Under 30: 190
T RANSPO RT
Transport
included in ticket,
see p. 14.
FiB Fordel: 344​
Siljustøl
Sæverud’s
beautiful
home
Eirik Johan
Grøtvedt
& Eirik Haug
Stømner
DATE / TIME D U R AT I ON
Saturday 25 May
at 15:00 1:00
rising as a musical duo with great
charm and indisputable stage talent.
’Eirik Stømner has a striking tech-
nique at a young age – and appears
like a firework of a pianist. Eirik
Grøtvedt was both powerful and
velvety in his malleable voice. All in
all, they formed an almost perfect
classical duo.’
– HALDEN ARBEIDERBLAD
​ Festival debut with the
A
sweetness of the first
encounter.
T
​ enor Eirik J. Grøtvedt (born 1993) and
pianist Eirik Haug Stømner (born 1993)
make their debut Bergen International
Festival performance with a pro-
gramme fragranced with flowers and
with true romance in spring.
Eirik Johan Grøtvedt tenor
Eirik Haug Stømner piano
EDVARD GRIEG (1843–1907)
The First Meeting, op. 21:1
HARALD SÆVERUD (1897–1992)
Rendezvous – but she didn’t come!, op. 18:1
EDVARD GRIEG
The Poet’s Heart, op. 5:2
A Bird Cried Out, op. 60:4
HARALD SÆVERUD
Valzer d’Ucelli, op. 18:2
EDVARD GRIEG
A Swan, op. 25:2
The music of Edvard Grieg, Robert
Schumann and Richard Strauss tells
of dreams of love and hearts torn in
two, the eternal motion of waves and
beautiful birdsong. A concert in the
composer’s distinctive home, Siljustøl,
is not complete without works by
Supported by The Savings Bank
Sæverud, and from the piano pieces,
Foundation DNB – Dextra Musica and
two ’light pieces’ have been selected.
Anders Sveaas’ Charitable Foundation
Both Grøtvedt and Stømner have
recently graduated from the Nor-
wegian Academy of Music, and are
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)
Dichterliebe (A Poet’s Love), op. 48
RICHARD STRAUSS (1864–1949)
Ruhe Meine Seele, op. 27:1
Heimliche Aufforderung, op. 27:3
Morgen! op. 27:4
Die Nacht, op. 10:3
Zueignung, op. 10:1
In collaboration with the Norwegian
Academy of Music
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