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26 May–9 june 2010 BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

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NORDIC IMPULSES The 58th Bergen International Festival 26 May–9 June 2010 www.fib.no

FRIGHT AND DELIGHT children love being frightened: ‘Where’s baby gone? Boo!’ Then they scream in delight, shouting ‘Again, again!’ This mixture of delight and fright seems to fulfill a basic human need.

We are fascinated by what scares us, what disturbs us and what challenges us.

The relationship between fright and delight has also inspired many artists. The devil himself was traditionally regarded as a master fiddler, and when the best folk musicians strike up a tune, you could be forgiven for thinking you were listening to Old Nick. The circus artist without

a safety net makes us quiver in excitement and scream with joy. What pushes limits and disturbs our equilibrium is magically enticing. It may be a matter of feeling the fright but successfully mastering it. Or perhaps it reminds us of the fine line between control and chaos.

This year’s Bergen International Festival programme invites you to some frightfully delightful experiences which only theatre and music can provide.

Per Boye Hansen Festival director

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contents 5

opening ceremony / thank you!

music in grieghallen 6 8 9 10

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koyaanisqatsi live s chumann’s symphonies: znaider & bergen philharmonic orchestra gabriela montero / gullberg jensen & ndr radiophilharmonie leif ove andsnes & the norwegian chamber orchestra / opera gala with terje stensvold o le bull gala concert nils petter molvær & bergen big band/ other events in grieghallen

theatre / dance 13 14 15 16

voices – a modern passion black metal musical: svartediket opera: anne pedersdotter frikar dance company / jo strømgren kompani / paul taylor dance company / carte blanche

children / family 18

c irkus cirkör / snuff grinders / breakneck: virtuoso musical races / family events

chamber music in håkonshallen 22

f aust quartett & ashkenazy / allegria / the vertavo string quartet / vilde frang

composers’ homes 24 26 27 28 29

young platform stensvold & stensvold / oslo string quartet & lise fjeldstad concerts at siljustøl concerts at valestrand concerts at lysøen

festival meeting place: logen 30 32

late night logen modern logen

exhibitions / outdoors / drop in 33 34 35 36

festival exhibition: knut åsdam violin obsession festival outdoors / drop in concerts practical information

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les musiciens du louvre-grenoble j aap ter linden / paolo pandolfo ensemble / a filetta / the norwegian soloists’ choir & bergen baroque

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Opening ceremony Bergenhus Fortress Wednesday 26 May

come to bergenhus fortress at 12.30 pm on the day of the festival opening 26 May. The whole city is invited to attend the ceremony for a taste of this year’s programme,

12.30–13.30 Free entrance

with music, speeches, fanfares and spectacular artistic experiences.

His Majesty King Harald V is the patron of the Bergen International Festival.

Thank you!

The Bergen International Festival extends its thanks to partners and contributors who through their active support ensure that the festival continues to be a vital institution at the forefront of cultural activity.

FESTIVAL AMBASSADORS YVONNE & BJARNE RIEBER GRIEG FOUNDATION

Vi over 60 galleriet Knudsen reklamebyrå

PARTNERS DnB NOR STATOIL RADISSON BLU HOTEL NORGE BERGENS TIDENDE BKK SPAREBANKEN VEST

PROJECT SUPPORT THE KAVLI TRUST OLE BULL 2010 MINISTRY OF DEFENCE SPAREBANKEN VEST – VISJON VEST FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION FOUNDATION MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AMBASSADE DE FRANCE EN NORVÈGE EMBASSY of the united states, NORWAY Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Oslo BERGENS RIKSMÅLSFORENING Arts Council Norway RUBEN’S SKATTKAMMER

THE FESTIVAL GUILD TELENOR NORWEGIAN HULL CLUB NORDEA BARTERS AVINOR 07000 Bergen taxi DAGENS NÆRINGSLIV

DEXTRA MUSICA, SPAREBANK­STIFTELSEN DnB NOR These 2010 Bergen International Festival musicians perform on Dextra Musica instruments: Vertavo String Quartet , Oslo String Quartet, Henning Kraggerud, Elise Båtnes, Eldbjørg Hemsing, Ragnhild Hemsing, Vilde Frang, Ole Eirik Ree, Ernst Simon Glaser, Dan Styffe, Frida Fredrikke Waaler Wærvågen, Stephan Barratt-Due and Atle Sponberg.

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KOYAANISQATSI LIVE

Philip Glass

& BERGEN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA grieghallen | wednesday 26 may tickets

19.30–21.00 | thursday 27 may

455 / 405 / 355 / 180 | student

150 | child

120 | senior

19.30–20.45 20 % discount

All prices include booking fee. Buy the Festival Card for 30 % discount. More on prices and discounts on pages 36–37.

26 may at 18.45: introduction by martin revheim in the grieghallen foyer (in norwegian) 27 may at 18.00: talk with philip glass and martin revheim in the grieghallen foyer (in english )

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‘A container of ashes might one day be thrown from the sky, which could burn the land and boil the oceans.’ koyaanisqatsi (1982) is said to be the most influential and radical combination of sound and image since Disney’s Fantasia. The music for this ground-breaking film, directed by Godfrey Reggio, was composed by Philip Glass, who is at the forefront of American minimalism and has received several Oscar nominations for his film music.

The Hopi Indian word koyaanisqatsi means ‘a life out of balance’. In the rich film collage consumption, war and technology stand in bleak contrast to grandiose natural scenery, while the film at the same time reveals beauty in completely unexpected places.

Following his successful live performances of the Koyaanisqatsi music, Philip Glass recently reworked the music for orchestra, and last summer he gave the world premiere of the orchestral version at the legendary Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. In Bergen he will be performing with his own ensemble alongside the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir.

The performance will be the European premiere of the orchestral version of Koyaanisqatsi, and Philip Glass’s first visit to Norway.

Supported by the Embassy of the United States, Norway.

KOYAANISQATSI by PHILIP GLASS (B. 1937) © DUNVAGEN MUSIC PUBLISHERS INC. USED BY PERMISSION

MICHAEL RIESMAN conductor PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE PHILIP GLASS keyboard

BERGEN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA BERGEN PHILHARMONIC CHOIR

HÅKON MATTI SKREDE chorus master MORTEN LASSENIUS KRAMP bass

KOYAANISQATSI (1982)

GODFREY REGGIO director PHILIP GLASS music

RON FRICKE photography

ALTON WALPOLE/RON FRICKE editing

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NIKOLAJ ZNAIDER

& BERGEN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

SCHUMANN’S SYMPHONIES grieghallen

FRIDAY 4 JUNE TICKETS

19.30–21.30, with INTERVAL. WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE

405 / 355 / 305 / 180 | STUDENT

150 | CHILD

18.00–20.00, With INTERVAL

120 | SENIOR

20 % DISCOUNT

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NIKOLAJ ZNAIDER conductor 4 and 9 June, violin 4 June | BERGEN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SALEEM ABBOUD ASHKAR conductor of Violin Concerto 4 June, piano 9 June.

FRIDAY 4 JUNE

WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)

ROBERT SCHUMANN

VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MINOR, WOO 23

SYMPHONY NO 3 IN E FLAT MAJOR, OP. 97 ‘RHENISH’

SYMPHONY NO 1 IN B FLAT MAJOR, OP. 38 ‘SPRING’

PIANO CONCERTO IN A MINOR, OP. 54

SYMPHONY NO 2 IN C MAJOR, OP. 61

SYMPHONY NO 4 IN D MINOR, OP. 120

‘for many, nikolaj znaider is already the best violinist of the world today’, wrote Die Presse.

Nikolaj Znaider and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra have already successfully collaborated in Norway and abroad, and are looking forward to presenting Schumann’s music at the 2010 Bergen International Festival. ‘If the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is always as good as it was in the last master concert at the Philharmonie, it is time for the upper echelons of orchestra music to close ranks – right at the top too’, was the verdict of the Cologne newspaper Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger last March.

Schumann’s Violin Concerto, one of his last major works, suffered a traumatic birth and remained unknown for over eighty years. The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra last performed it in 1975. Schumann sketched out his bright, colour-

ful ‘Spring’ Symphony in the course of a few days in January 1841. Its first performance two months later was conducted by Felix Mendelssohn, who also conducted Schumann’s autobiographical second symphony five years later.

After the Bergen Philharmonic made its BBC Proms debut in 2007, critical plaudits and public acclaim alike acknowledged the quality of an ensemble with with a centuries-old pedigree. In this concert they join forces with Nikolaj Znaider and Saalem Abboud Ashkar.

Schumann’s well-known Piano Concerto in A minor, lyrical and romantic, is believed to have been a source of inspiration for Grieg’s Piano Concerto in the same key. Symphony No 3 is rustic in style, light and optimistic, while No 4 with its inner unity and flowing nature resembles a symphonic poem.

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PHOTO: Credit Sheila Rock

GABRIELA MONTERO grieghallen TICKETS

455* / 405 / 355 / 180 | STUDENT

150 | CHILD

120 | SENIOR

20 % DISCOUNT

* Only Gullberg Jensen & NDR Radiophilharmonie.

All prices include booking fee. Buy the Festival Card for 30 % discount. More on prices and discounts on pages 36–37.

GULLBERG JENSEN & NDR RADIOPHILHARMONIE

GABRIELA MONTERO

SATURDAY 5 JUNE

MONDAY 7 JUNE

19.30–21.30, W/INTERVAL

EIVIND GULLBERG JENSEN conductor NDR RADIOPHILHARMONIE GABRIELA MONTERO piano

GEORGES ENESCU (1881–1955) romanian rhapsody no. 1 in a major, op. 11/1 EDVARD GRIEG (1843–1907) piano concerto in a minor, op. 16 ISAAC ALBÉNIZ (1860–1909) symphonie fantastique, op. 14

the venezuelan pianist gabriela montero has made the combination of a broad classical concert repertoire with a unique improvisational talent her trademark. In the concert hall and on her website she invites audiences to express their wishes and to suggest tunes and themes on which to base her improvisation. The music develops there and then in her head. Gabriela Montero gives concerts worldwide, and was selected to perform at the inauguration of President Obama.

19.30–21.30, W/INTERVAL

GABRIELA MONTERO piano LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827) sonata in c minor op. 2 no. 3 ERNESTO LECUONA (1895–1963) alhambra from andalucia, suite espagnole | cordoba from andalucia, suite espagnole | danza negra from danzas afro-cubanas ISAAC ALBÉNIZ (1860–1909) triana from iberia, book ii | eritana from iberia, book iv | improvisations on themes or pieces sung by members of the audience

She is also the soloist in Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor with conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen and the Norddeutscher Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra. The Norwegian Gullberg Jensen, the orchestra’s principal conductor since autumn 2009, returns to the Bergen International Festival, looking forward to performing one of Grieg’s most popular works in the composer’s native city.

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LEIF OVE ANDSNES THE NORWEGIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA grieghallen TICKETS

455 / 405 / 355 / 180 | STUDENT

150 | CHILD

120 | SENIOR

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OPERA GALA WITH terje STENSVOLD MONDAY 31 MAY

19.30–21.20, W/INTERVAL

EIVIND AADLAND conductor

TRONDHEIM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TERJE STENSVOLD baritone

beethoven (1770–1827) leonore overture no. 3 op.

72a & pizzaro’s aria, fidelio, op. 72 verdi (1813–1901) overture, the force of destiny | philip’s aria, don carlos wagner (1813–1883) overture & dutchman’s monologue, the flying dutchman wwv 63 | prelude and liebestod, tristan and isolde wwv 90 | wotan’s farewell, the valkyrie wwv 86b | prelude act 3, lohengrin wwv 75

two of the most internationally acclaimed Norwegian artists of today visit the 2010 Bergen International Festival. The pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, described by BBC Music Magazine as ‘hard to over-praise’, made his international debut in his late teens, while baritone Terje Stensvold 10

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LEIF OVE ANDSNES/ THE NORWEGIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA TUESDAY 1 JUNE

19.30–21.15, W/INTERVAL

LEIF OVE ANDSNES piano, guest leader

THE NORWEGIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA TERJE TØNNESEN artistic director

c.p.e. bach (1714–1788) symphony in e minor, h653 bent sørensen (f. 1958) ‘la mattina’, piano concerto no. 2 leoš janácek (1854–1928) ‘the kreutzer sonata’, string quartet no. 1 wolfgang amadeus mozart (1756–1791) piano concerto no. 24 in c minor, k491

embarked on a remarkable international career upon retiring from the Norwegian opera. With the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra the successful senior brings the operatic audience a real festival evening in the spirit of Wagner, Verdi and Beethoven.

PHOTO: KASSKARA / DG

OlE Bull

Gala CONCERT gRIEghaLLEN

WEDNESDay 2 JUNE TICkETS

19.30–21.30, wITh InTerval

455 / 405 / 355 / 180 | STUDENT

150 | CHILD

120 | SENIOR

20 % dIscounT

all prIces Include BookIng Fee. Buy The FesTIval card For 30 % dIscounT. More on prIces and dIscounTs on pages 36–37.

aRVE tELLEFSEN host | VaDIM REPIN, hENNINg KRaggERUD, OSLO StRINg QUaRtEt,

VERtaVO StRINg QUaRtEt, FRIDa FREDRIKKE WaaLER WÆRVÅgEN, ELISE BÅtNES, DaN StyFFE,

atLE SPONBERg, StEPhaN BaRRatt-DUE, VILDE FRaNg, RagNhILD hEMSINg, ELDBJØRg hEMSINg, haLLgRIM haNSEgÅRD, BERIt OPhEIM, KNUt BUEN, ØyStEIN BIRKELaND, ERNSt SIMON gLaSER, OLE EIRIK REE, ROLF gUPta, SVEINUNg BJELLaND, aNDERS NILSSON, OLEa BULL haLLaND & KNUt hENDRIKSEN

ole bull made the whole world dance – in 2010 we celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth in great style in Grieghallen. The elite of Norwegian musicians is joined by the celebrated Russian violinist Vadim Repin, and the event is hosted by the popular Norwegian violinist Arve Tellefsen.

‘Ole Bull is one of the most important characters in Norwegian history. He appeared at a time when the country was totally devoid of selfconfidence, and he was an inspiration not only in musical circles but indeed for all the arts in the young nation of Norway,’ says Arve Tellefsen.

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, one of Norway’s greatest nation-building poets, described Ole Bull as a

‘party moment’, and this evening’s entertainment consists of a long queue of great moments. We shall hear Bull’s own compositions and works by his contemporaries, and will also be treated to the world premiere of a work by Nils Henrik Asheim. There will be almost twenty musicians on the stage, and as is appropriate for a celebration, there will also be speeches and dancing.

The celebration concert is produced in association with Dextra Musica, Sparebankstiftelsen DnB NOr, and is part of the programme of Ole Bull 2010. We also celebrate the 200th anniversary of Ole Bull’s birth by presenting a comprehensive instrument exhibition and free concerts in the city centre. read more on page 34. bergen international festival 2010

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NILS PETTER MOLVÆR & BERGEN BIG BAND GRIEGHALLEN

THURSDAY 3 JUNE TICKETS

19.30–20.45

455 / 405 / 355 / 180 | STUDENT

150 | CHILD

120 | SENIOR

20 % DISCOUNT

All prices include booking fee. Buy the Festival Card for 30 % discount. More on prices and discounts on pages 36–37.

UP TO 40 % DISCOUNT WITH NATTJAZZ FESTVAL PASS / MEMBERSHIP IN BERGEN JAZZFORUM ON THIS CONCERT. SEE WWW.FIB.NO OR WWW.NATTJAZZ.NO

NILS PETTER MOLVÆR’S MUSIC arranged for big band by PER ZANUSSI and others BERGEN BIG BAND led by OLAV DALE | NILS PETTER MOLVÆR trumpet

one of norway’s most versatile instrumentalists, Nils Petter Molvær, expands into big band format for the first time. Molvær’s music takes on a new dimension when he builds it up and out with Bergen Big Band. Much of the music has never been heard before.

Molvær is known for his characteristic style, which combines jazz with elements from Scandinavian folk music, hip-hop and techno.

In the hands of the Norwegian composer a variety of musical styles meld effortlessly into unique dramatic soundscapes of profound intensity. As a trumpeter he has received numerous awards, including several Spellemann awards (the Norwegian Grammy Award).

The ‘immaculate Bergen Big Band’ (The Guardian) is the regional big band for the west of 12

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Norway and has established itself as a big band of international calibre in collaboration with composers and arrangers from home and abroad.

Presented in cooperation with Nattjazz.

Other events at Grieghallen (Griegsalen): FOSSE/FLIFLET: ÅRESONG FRIDAY 28 MAY

19.30–20.40

hele norge synger SUNDAY 6 JUNE

18.00–19.50

for more information and prices, see www.fib.no.

PHOTO: Andreas Köhler

Voices

– a modern passion DEN NATIONALE SCENE, STORE SCENE

PERFORMANCES EVERY DAY THURSDAY 27–MONDAY 31 may TICKETS

395 / 345 / 180 | STUDENT

150 | SENIOR

19.00 20 % DISCOUNT

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CALIXTO BIEITO director | MARC ROSICH MARTI dramaturge |

REBECCA RINGST set designer | BETTY NANSEN THEATRE idea and production

seven people at the brink of death. One drowning, one beaten to death, and yet another bursting with cancer …

In glimpses they reveal bits of memories and thoughts at the terminal stage. They sleeplessly throw themselves from side to side in bed at night. They frantically howl against the walls. Or they whisper to an absent God in hope of relief …

Like a volcano perpetually exploding inside – a volcano that will not die out as long as they still live.

In VOICES the controversial Catalan director Calixto Bieito creates a modern passion about the suffering of Man. VOICES is heavily based on music and sound and draws on the impact the classic passion has on its audience. Fragments of text and music are woven into a carpet of sounds.

All blended with strongly appealing songs of

well-known artists like Nick Cave, PJ Harvey and Björk.

VOICES is a coproduction between the Betty Nansen Theatre from Denmark and Bergen International Festival.

Hell can’t burn me More than this I’m burning up all this pain Put out the fire Make it rain!

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PHOTO: VASSIL/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Black Metal Musical:

Svartediket DEN NATIONALE SCENE, SMÅSCENEN 26 MAY–9 JUNE

20.00–22.30, WITH INTERVAL. NB! SATURDAYS

18.00–20.30, WITH INTERVAL.

NO PERFORMANCE ON SUNDAYS 30 MAY & 6 JUNE TICKETS

285 | STUDENT

150 | SENIOR

180

All prices include booking fee. Buy the Festival Card for 30 % discount. More on prices and discounts on pages 36–37.

ARILD BRAKSTAD script/music | ARNE LONGVASTØL music | JONAS DIGERUD direction | TORE SÆTHER set and costume design | Cast: KRISTIAN GAAHL, SIGURD SELE, SIREN JØRGENSEN, PÅL RØNNING. KARIN STAUTLAND, GERALD PETTERSEN et al. Produced by the DNS theatre.

the shadows around the lake svartediket (black dyke) conceal the misdeeds of a whole town, misdeeds so dark that even God himself shuts his eyes to them. The drinking water reservoir Lake Svartediket in Bergen was until the 19th century the scene of some gruesome events. Unwanted children are said to have been drowned in the lake, and no one knows how many people have taken their own lives in its murky depths.

Svartediket is the world’s first black metal musical. It’s based on the true story of a small family that had to relinquish its new-born baby to the pastor at the inner end of the Isdal valley by Lake Svartediket. Aided and abetted by Bergen’s most notorious midwife, ‘Matja the Slugger’, he is said 14

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to have killed hundreds of children and sunk them in the lake. The audience follows the family’s fateful struggle against this hitherto unknown murdering couple in Norwegian history.

Kristian Gaahl, known from bands such as Gorgoroth and one of the most prominent figures on the international black metal scene, plays a central character. The cast also includes Sigurd Sele, who was Jean Valjean in Les Misérables at DNS in 2008.

If she is not burned at the stake, she will burn in hell for eternity.

Anne Pedersdotter OPERA:

BERGENHUS FORTRESS, PARADE GROUNDS FRIDAY 28 MAY & SUNDAY 30 MAY

21.00–23.40, With INTERVAL.

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120 | SENIOR

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INGELA BRIMBERG Anne Pedersdotter | CARSTEN STABELL Absalon Pedersøn Beyer | TOMAS LIND Martin Beyer | KARI HAMNØY Merete Beyer | KNUT HENDRIKSEN director | MARTE MOEN DANIELSEN set design | ANTTI BJØRN costume design | PETER SZILVAY conductor | ERLING RYDLAND musical arrangements |

THE NORWEGIAN ARMED FORCES BAND, WESTERN NORWAY | KORVEST | COLLEGIÛM MÛSICÛM |

HÅKON MATTI SKREDE chorus master | Opera in four acts by EDVARD FLIFLET BRÆIN (1924–1976) to a libretto

by HANS KRISTIANSEN based on a play by HANS WIERS-JENSSEN.

the opera anne pedersdotter takes us back to Bergen at the end of the sixteenth century, when the whole of Europe was affected by gruesome witch trials. The trial of Anne Pedersdotter is one of the most dramatic in Norway, and holds a special place in history, possibly because she belonged to high Bergen society and was convicted by her own powerful friends.

Edvard Fliflet Bræin’s opera is a gripping love story. The younger wife of a priest falls for her stepson, who is of the same age, and their romantic involvement rapidly turns into an obsession. When Anna’s husband shortly afterwards

falls ill and dies, few people consider his death coincidental.

This performance takes place in the beautiful setting of the historic parade grounds of Bergenhus Fortress. The part of Anne is taken by the Swedish soprano Ingela Brimberg, who is highly acclaimed for her interpretations of major operatic roles.

Produced by Bergen International Festival, Den Nye Opera and the Norwegian Armed Forces Band, Western Norway

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Moving performances Modern dance has many facets. Ex­ perience some of them at the Bergen International Festival: ranging from three performances by the company of the legendary American choreogra­ pher Paul Taylor, to Hallgrim Hanse­ gård’s futuristic solo performance, which mixes traditional Norwegian dance with video art and music made from ice. And from Carte Blanche – the Norwegian national company of contempary dance – which presents two world premieres on the subject of the dark recesses of the human soul to Jo Strømgren Kompani’s The Experiment – an absurd yet historical and political story balancing on JSK’s trademark borderline between dance and theatre.

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PHOTO: Terje Heiestad

PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY GRIEGHALLEN

TUESDAY 8 JUNE TICKETS CHILD

19.30–21.10, WITH INTERVAL

455 / 405 / 355 / 180 | STUDENT 120 | SENIOR

150

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BELOVED RENEGADE, SPINDRIFT, BRANDENBURGS PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY PAUL TAYLOR choreography

FRIKAR DANCE COMPANY: JAMSíIS DEN NATIONALE SCENE, STORE SCENE THURSDAY 3 JUNE & FRIDAY 4 JUNE TICKETS CHILD

285 / 235 | STUDENT 120 | SENIOR

19.00–20.00 150 |

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FRIKAR DANCE COMPANY: HALLGRIM HANSEGÅRD SØLVI EDVARDSEN choreography World premiere

CARTE BLANCHE: MAD/STALK STUDIO BERGEN

27 MAY–30 MAY & 5–6 JUNE TICKETS SENIOR

20.00–21.30, WITH INTERVAL

250 | STUDENT

150 | CHILD

120 |

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MAD: ARCO RENZ choreography

STALK: DAMIAN MUÑOZ choreography/lighting and sound design. World premieres

JO STRØMGREN: THE EXPERIMENT DEN NATIONALE SCENE, STORE SCENE MONDAY 7 JUNE TICKETS

19.00–20.10 | TUESDAY 8 JUNE

285 / 235 | STUDENT

150 | SENIOR

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JO STRØMGREN script/direction/choreography/set design ALL PRICES INCLUDE BOOKING FEE. BUY THE FESTIVAL CARD FOR 30 % DISCOUNT. MORE ON PRICES AND DISCOUNTS ON PAGES 36–37. bergen international festival 2010

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PHOTO: Mats Bäcker

CIRKUS CIRKÖR

FEATURING IRYA’S PLAYGROUND INSIDE OUT GRIEGHALLEN

SATURDAY 29 MAY

17.00

SUNDAY 30 MAY

14.00 & 19.00

DURATION: approx. 2 HOURS WITH INTERVAL TICKETS

405 / 355 / 180 | STUDENT

150 | CHILD

120 | SENIOR

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ON STAGE: FREDRIK DEIJFEN | ANDREAS FALK | JAY GILLIGAN | ANGELA WAND | MIRJA JAUHIAINEN | SANNA KOPRA | JENS ENGMAN | ANNA LAGERKVIST | IRYA’S PLAYGROUND: IRYA GMEYNER | PANGE ÖBERG | POVEL OHLSSON | LUDVIG RYLANDER | DAVID CALGARY | TILDE BJÖRFORS artistic and circus direction | IRYA GMEYNER and PANGE ÖBERG composition | SIGYN STENQVIST set design and costumes | LINA B. FRANK abstract costume sculptural construction | MIA WINGE dramaturgy and circus script |

DAG ANDERSSON choreography | ULF POLY NYLIN circus construction | JENNY LARSSON lighting design | CHRISTIAN ‘VIPPEN’ VILPPOLA circus choreography | HELENA ANDERSSON make up

circus acts that take your breath away.

Surreal comedy. Gripping stories. Circus Cirkör from Sweden is known for combining impressive circus skills with playfulness, humour and warmth. The Stage called the performance Inside Out ‘a perfect mixture of modern and traditional circus … The result knocks you over’.

Inside Out is about daring beyond your limits.

Artists balance on knives and defy gravity as they tell the story of two people whose world is turned upside down when they encounter the magic personalities of the circus company. With catchy live music and Circus Cirkör’s own brand of energy and comedy, the performance celebrates the circus’s refreshing view of life.

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Now the largest contemporary circus in the Nordic countries, Cirkus Cirkör has grown from an underground movement to a major worldtouring ensemble with its own circus school.

Other family events include the dance performance SNUFF GRINDERS, with the traditional Norwegian halling danced with burning torches, the vivacity of Afro-Brazilian capoeira and breaking with plenty of attitude, and BREAKNECK: VIRTUOSO MUSICAL RACES, a fantastic journey through a series of musical styles – with no upper speed limit.

For more information, schedules and prices for these and other family events, see www.fib.no.

PHOTO: elisabeth carecchio

Les Musiciens du Louvre:

The Brandenburg Concertos DOMKIRKEN

THURSDAY 27 MAY TICKETS

21.00–23.00, With INTERVAL

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120 | SENIOR

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LES MUSICIENS DU LOUVRE-GRENOBLE | MARC MINKOWSKI conductor JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750): No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 | No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 | No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 | No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 | No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 | No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051

the six brandenburg concertos, named after the margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, are among the composer’s best loved and most performed works. Bach reworked the orchestration for each concert, allowing different instruments to take the principal role. They are considered to be some of the finest compositions of the Baroque era.

Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble are, according to The Guardian, ‘quite simply, one of the greatest orchestras in the world’. The orchestra use original instruments, and are attributed much of the credit for the popularity of baroque music in France. The legendary Marc Minkowski, the orchestra’s artistic director, is in great demand to conduct other major orchestras.

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EARLY MUSIC IN CHURCH

Paolo Pandolfo. Photo: Evy Ottermans.tif

Listen to Paolo Pandolfo and his ensemble bring the 15th century viola da gamba tradition to life. Hear critically acclaimed Bach interpreter Jaap ter Linden play all the composer’s cello suites. Experience the sacred songs of Corsica performed a cappella by the male voice choir A Filetta. Take in the Norwegian Solo­ ists’ Choir singing mystical songs from the Middle Ages to the present. All in the beautiful surround­ ings of Bergen’s historic churches.

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JAAP TER LINDEN: BACH’S CELLO SUITES DOMKIRKEN SUNDAY 30 MAY

20.00–23.10, WITH TWO INTERVALS

JAAP TER LINDEN cello cello/cello piccolo johann sebastian bach (1685–1750) no. 1 in g major bwv 1007 no. 4 in e flat major bwv 1010 no. 2 in d minor bwv 1008 no. 5 in c minor bwv 1011 no. 3 in c major bwv 1009 no. 6 in d major bwv 1012

PAOLO PANDOLFO ENSEMBLE DOMKIRKEN THURSDAY 3 JUNE

21.00–22.40, WITH INTERVAL

PAOLO PANDOLFO viola da gamba MARKUS HÜNNIGER harpsichord THOMAS BOYSEN theorbo/baroque guitar

monsieur de sainte-colombe prélude allemande courante sarabande chaconne

marin marais (1656–1728) prélude le labyrinthe tombeau pour monsieur de sainte-colombe

antoine forqueray (167 1–1745/ jean-baptiste forqueray (1699–1782) la régente la bellemont la portugaise la du vaucel la ferrand

A FILETTA: PASSIONE KORSKIRKEN SATURDAY 5 JUNE

21.00–22.10

JEAN-CLAUDE ACQUAVIVA, PAUL GIANSILY, JEAN-LUC GERONIMI, JEAN SICURANI, JOSEPH ‘JOSÉ’ FILIPPI, FRANÇOIS ‘CECCE’ ACQUAVIVA, MAXIME VUILLAMIER

THE NORWEGIAN SOLOISTS’ CHOIR AND BERGEN BAROque DOMKIRKEN SUNDAY 6 JUNE

21.00–22.10

GRETE PEDERSEN conductor | THE NORWEGIAN SOLOISTS’ CHOIR | BERGEN BAROQUE claudio monteverdi (1567–1643) beatus vir & dixit dominus domino, meo sv 252-288 ‘selva morale e spirituale’ heinrich schütz (1585–1672) musikalische exequien swv 279-281 (op. 7)

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The 13th century Håkon’s Hall, named after King Håkon (1204–1263), is the oldest secular building in Norway, and is still in use as a banqueting hall by the Royal Family today. It is also the venue of the Bergen International Festival’s chamber music series. In its unique surroundings you can experience the internationally acclaimed Faust and Vertavo string quartets, Ensemble Allegria along with the Chamber Choir of the Norwegian Academy of Music, and Vilde Frang, described

by Stuttgarter Zeitung as ‘the next magic Miss Violin’.

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FAUST QUARTETT/ASHKENAZY FRIDAY 28 MAY

19.00–20.50, WITH INTERVAL

FAUST QUARTETT: WOJCIECH GARBOWSKI violin CORDULA FRICK violin

ADA MEINICH viola BIRGIT BÖHME cello DIMITRIJ ASHKENAZY clarinet

aulis sallinen, (b. 1935) string quartet no. 4 ‘quiet songs’ wolfgang amadeus mozart (1756–1791) clarinet quintet in a major, k. 581 ludwig van beethoven (1770–1827) string quartet in a minor, op. 132

ALLEGRIA SATURDAY 29 MAY

19.00–20.35, WITH INTERVAL

GRETE PEDERSEN conductor ENSEMBLE ALLEGRIA

THE CHAMBER CHOIR OF THE NORWEGIAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC

TINE THING HELSETH trumpet

heinrich ignaz franz biber (1644–1704) battalia in d major, c. 61 (b. xiv 122) alessandro marcello (1669–1747) trumpet concerto in c minor, sf. 799 (c1717) wojciech kilar (b. 1932) orawa vincenzo bellini (1801–35) trumpet concerto in e flat major per nørgård (b. 1932) singe die gärten, mein herz & støv (kantilene & kanon) franz schubert (1797–1828) mass in g major, d. 167

VERTAVO STRING QUARTET/ IHLE HADLAND SUNDAY 30 MAY

19.00–20.30, WITH INTERVAL

VERTAVO STRING QUARTET: ØYVOR VOLLE violin BERIT CARDAS violin HENNINGE LANDAAS viola BJØRG VÆRNES LEWIS cello CHRISTIAN IHLE HADLAND piano béla bartók (1881–1945) string quartet no 3 in c sharp major, sz 85, bb 93 carl nielsen (1865–1931) string quartet in g minor, op. 13 robert schumann (1770–1827) piano quintet i e flat major, op. 44

VILDE FRANG THURSDAY 3 JUNE

19.00–20.40, WITH INTERVAL

VILDE FRANG violin CHRISTIAN IHLE HADLAND piano franz schubert (1797–1828) sonata in a major, d574 / op. 162 (posthumous) béla bartók (1881–1945) sonata for violin solo, sz. 117, bb 124 richard strauss (1864–1949) sonata, op. 18 (trv 151)

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YOUNG PLATFORM

TROLDSALEN Till Till Tove

Roope Gröndahl

Margit Myhr (b. 1990) has attracted considerable attention with her enchanting singing and playing in the Hallingdal tradition. She is joined by two young fiddlers, Olav Luksengård Mjelva (b.

1983) from Røros and Anders Hall (b. 1982) from Arbrå in Sweden, to delve into a unique mixture of Nordic musical traditions.

The Finnish pianist Roope Gröndahl (b. 1989) gained second prize in the Eurovision Young Musicians Competition in Vienna in 2008, the same year that he gave his first performance at the Bergen International Festival.

MARGIT MYHR traditional singing/langeleik

MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937) Jeux d’eau

THURSDAY 27 MAY

11.30–12.45

OLAV LUKSENGÅRD MJELVA violin/Hardanger fiddle ANDERS HALL violin/viola

SATURDAY 29 MAY

11.30–12.45

ROOPE GRÖNDAHL piano

EDVARD GRIEG (1843–1907) Lyric Pieces (selection) FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828) Piano Sonata in A major, D959

Jonason/Berg

Malov/Bjelland

The Swedish clarinettist Emil Jonason (b. 1983) has established himself as a charismatic performer of the new generation. ‘The clarinet seems almost to be an extension of himself’, was the verdict in one Swedish newspaper review.

Sergey Malov (b. 1983), who comes from a family of musicians in St Petersburg, has won numerous prizes, including first prize at the Tokyo International Viola Competition, and has performed at major European concert halls.

EMIL JONASON clarinet

SERGEY MALOV violin/viola

witold lutoslawski (1913–1994) Dance Preludes EDVARD GRIEG (1843–1907) From Haugtussa op. 67 I. Sing II. Veslemøy V. Love EMMY LINDSTRÖM (b. 1984) Magnolia, for Clarinet Solo KJELL HABBESTAD (b. 1955) Commissioned work, world premiere JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897) Clarinet Sonata No 1 in F minor, op. 120 no. 1

js bach (1685–1750) cello suite no 4 in e flat major, bwv 1010 (transcribed for viola) synne skouen (1950) une soirée d´été ... méditation sur marguerite d. for violin solo edvard grieg (1843–1907) violin sonata no 3 in c minor, op. 45

FRIDAY 28 MAY

11.30–12.45

HENRIK BERG piano

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SUNDAY 30 MAY

11.30–12.45

SVEINUNG BJELLAND piano

Winner of the Menuhin Competition 2010

Eriksmoen/ Kringlebotn/Bjelland

The world’s foremost international competition for young violinists takes place in Oslo for the first time in April 2010, and the first prize includes giving a performance at this Bergen International Festival concert.

Mari Eriksmoen (b. 1983) and Ina Kringlebotn (b.

1983), both from Ski, made their first operatic appearance together at Oscarsborg Fortress in the summer of 2009. Each has already established herself in her own right with performances at the Norwegian Opera, the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen and the Komische Oper in Berlin.

THURSDAY 3 JUNE

11.30–12.45

Voje/Baillieu FRIDAY 4 JUNE

11.30–12.45

Angelica Voje (b. 1979), of Sami extraction, was born in Tromsø. She has sung various roles at the Zurich Opera House, and made her debut on the British operatic stage this winter. The Bergen International Festival is the venue for her first solo recital.

SUNDAY 6 june

11.30–12.45

MARI ERIKSMOEN soprano

INA KRINGLEBOTN soprano

SVEINUNG BJELLAND piano works by grieg, strauss, debussy, rachmaninoff, sibelius and irgens-jensen

ANGELICA VOJE mezzo-soprano JAMES BAILLIEU piano

edvard grieg (1843–1907): haugtussa, op. 67 works by schubert, brahms and strauss

Winner of the Nor­ wegian Soloist Prize SATURDAY 5 JUNE

11.30–12.45

The Norwegian Soloist Prize will be awarded for the fifth time during the Bergen International Festival to the winner of the Virtuos competition.

The winner will also represent Norway in the Eurovision Young Musicians Competition in May. The Virtuos competition will be broadcast on national television and radio.

YOUNG PLATFORM – TROLDSALEN TICKETS CHILD

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150 |

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FREE BUS FROM THE FISH MARKET TO TROLDHAUGEN Depature 10.45, return 13.30 and 14.30.

Bus journey approx. 30 minutes.

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troldhaugen TICKETS

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150 | CHILD

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TROLDHAUGEN villa FREE BUS FROM THE FISH MARKET TO TROLDHAUGEN. Depature 21.45, return 24.00.

Bus journey approx. 30 minutes.

FRIDAY 4 & SATURDAY 5 june

SILJUSTØL FREE BUS FROM THE FISH MARKET TO siljustøl. Depature 14.00, return 16.30.

Bus journey approx. 25 minutes.

Stensvold/Stensvold FRIDAY 28 & SATURDAY 29 MAY

22.30–23.45

Terje Stensvold and Håvard Stensvold perform songs by a variety of composers, including Schubert, Schumann, Loewe and Grieg, and furthermore a selection of Gustav Wennerberg’s Gluntarne duets. Father and son both started their careers in the Norwegian Broadcasting Boys’ Choir Sølvguttene, and are both recognised for their extensive repertoire and their ability to bring a smile to the faces of audiences and reviewers at home and abroad.

TERJE STENSVOLD baritone

HÅVARD STENSVOLD bass-baritone

MAGNUS LØBERG LODDGARD piano

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Oslo String Quartet/ Lise Fjeldstad

22.30–23.45

Oslo String Quartet was established in 1991 while three of its members were students. Since then the quartet has appeared in Wigmore Hall and Carnegie Hall and made a dozen or so recordings, including all of Grieg’s String Quartets. With an adaptive, confrontational and humorous attitude the quartet’s achievements include arranging the mini-festival G-kraft (G-force) based on Grieg’s music, and Øystein Sonstad’s adaptations of several of his best-known works. edvard grieg (1843–1907) ballad in g minor op. 24 (arr. sonstad) bergljot op. 42 (bjørnson) string quartet no. 2 in f major eg 117 grieg/sonstad quartet in f major in four movements OSLO STRING QUARTET:

GEIR INGE LOTSBERG violin LIV HILDE KLOKK violin

ARNE SANDBAKKEN viola ØYSTEIN SONSTAD cello

LISE FJELDSTAD recitation

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Waaler Wærvågen/ Bjelland SATURDAY 29 MAY

15.00–16.00

Frida Fredrikke Waaler Wærvågen has won numerous prizes and was recently brought to the attention of a wider Norwegian audience in a televised talent contest. German press has described Sveinung Bjelland as ‘a brilliant pianist’.

At this concert they perform works by Sæverud, Stravinsky and others.

FRIDA FREDRIKKE WAALER WÆRVÅGEN cello SVEINUNG BJELLAND piano

SATURDAY 5 JUNE

15.00–16.00

The man-and-wife duo Stephan Barratt-Due and Soon-Mi Chung, who have taken the stage together for over 30 years, have had works written for them by both Arne Nordheim and Ketil Hvoslef.

15.00–16.00

Elise Båtnes is the principal leader of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2008 she released a recording made with Håvard Gimse, who has won the Grieg Prize, the Steinway Prize and the Sibelius Prize.

ELISE BÅTNES violin

HÅVARD GIMSE piano

Inderhaug/Ugelvik SUNDAY 6 JUNE

Barratt-Due/Chung SUNDAY 30 MAY

Båtnes/Gimse

15.00–16.00

The operatic soprano Eir Inderhaug from Stavanger has sung with most of Norway’s symphony orchestras. Ellen Ugelvik received Spellemannsprisen (the Norwegian Grammy Award) for her first solo album last year.

EIR INDERHAUG soprano ELLEN UGELVIK piano

STEPHAN BARRATT-DUE violin SOON-MI CHUNG viola

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VALESTRAND TICKETS

325 | STUDENT

150 | CHILD

120 | SENIOR

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FREE BUS FROM THE FISH MARKET TO VALESTRAND. 13.00 concert: depature 12.00, return 15.00.

15.00 concert: depature 14.00, return 17.00.

FREE boat FROM THE FISH MARKET TO LYSØEN. 11.30 concert: depature 10.00, return 14.00.

14.30 concert: depature 13.00, return 16.00.

Bus journey approx. 45 minutes.

Boat journey approx. 50 minutes.

Sponberg/Styffe

Hemsing/Kostopoulos

What did Ole Bull hear when he went to Cuba and the United States? And what did he listen to in Norway? Dan Styffe and Atle Sponberg play salsa, American folk tunes, Ole Bull classics and Norwegian folk music.

‘Classical music is certainly the most important thing for our career, but playing the Hardanger fiddle is rewarding too,’ says Ragnhild. Audiences at this concert with the Hemsing sisters will experience both instruments.

DAN STYFFE bass

ELDBJØRG HEMSING violin

SUNDAY 30 MAY

13.00–14.15 & 15.00–16.15

ATLE SPONBERG violin

SUNDAY 6 JUNE

13.00–14.15 & 15.00–16.15

RAGNHILD HEMSING violin ANDRIS HEMSING violin

DIMITRIS KOSTOPOULOS piano

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LYSØEN TICKETS

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150 | CHILD

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Tellefsen/Gimse

Frang/Ihle Hadland

Arve Tellefsen and Håvard Gimse present Ole Bull in words and music.

Vilde Frang made her orchestral debut with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of twelve.

She won the Norwegian Soloist Prize in 2008. At this concert she and Christian Ihle Hadland perform works by Bull, Schubert, Strauss and others.

SATURDAY 29 MAY

11.30–12.45 & 14.30–15.45

ARVE TELLEFSEN violin HÅVARD GIMSE piano

Kraggerud/ Ihle Hadland SUNDAY 30 MAY

11.30–12.45 & 14.30–15.45

In the film Ole Bull – Himmelstormeren the violinist Henning Kraggerud featured as Ole Bull. At Ole Bull’s own residence on the islet of Lysøen he and Christian Ihle Hadland perform works by Paganini and his contemporaries.

HENNING KRAGGERUD violin

CHRISTIAN IHLE HADLAND piano

SATURDAY 5 JUNE

11.30–12.45 & 14.30–15.45

VILDE FRANG violin

CHRISTIAN IHLE HADLAND piano

Follesø/Plagge SUNDAY 6 JUNE

11.30–12.45 & 14.30–15.45

Annar Follesø recorded Ole Bull’s complete Violin Concertos with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra last year. On this occasion he appears with Wolfgang Plagge, who made his debut as a pianist and composer at the age of twelve. Besides works

by Bull, they will perform Grieg and Viewtemps compositions.

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OthER EVENtS at LOgEN:

meet tHe artist (CALIXTO BIEITO, TERJE AND HÅVARD STENSVOLD, JAAP TER LINDEN , HALLGRIM HANSEGÅRD, EIVIND GULLBERG JENSEN , GABRIELA MONTERO), masterclasses (WITH HENNING KRAGGERUD, LEIF OVE ANDSNES AND PAOLO PANDOLFO) AND debates. FOR TIMES AND TICKET PRICES , SEE WWW. FIB . NO.

laTE NiGhT lOGEN TICkETS

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all prIces Include BookIng Fee. Buy The FesTIval card For 30 % dIscounT. More on prIces and dIscounTs on pages 36–37.

LaSSE JOhaNSEN’S ORChEStRa THURSDAy 27 MAy

23.30–01.00

Come on a moving musical journey into the depths of Nordic Gipsy culture with Lasse Johansen and his orchestra. Lasse Johansen, who is one of the greatest ambassadors of this Gipsy culture, is also known as a songwriter and vocalist, not least from his time with the dance band Ole Ivars when it was at its peak in the 1970s.

LaSSE JOhaNSEN’S ORChEStRa: JONNy KJERNMOEN keyboard BJØRN LØVÅS guitar ÅgE SKaaREN bass

LaSSE JOhaNSEN guitar/mandolin/vocals PER BJØRKLI percussion

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StURM UND DRaNg FRIDAy 28 MAy

23.30–01.00

Sturm und Drang is a firecracker of an orchestra with years of experience of klezmer, yiddish, gipsy music and tango. The quintet consists of members of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and a freelance doctor whose vocal qualities make Screamin’ Jay Hawkins pale and Tom Waits smile!

StURM UND DRaNg:

RagNaR hEyERDahL violin EILIF MOE guitar

PER KaRaNg piano

SVEIN haUgEN double bass

MagNE hENRIKSEN accordion

SATURDAY 29 MAY

23.30–03.00

TICKETS 150 (INCLUDING BOOKING FEE)

Sunkissed in the club concept of G-ha and Olanskii, who present the house of the moment and fill major clubs in Norway and abroad every month. During the Bergen International Festival they are challenged to present classical music in a completely new way! roduced by the norwegian concert institute

Carstensen/Pandolfo FRIDAY 4 JUNE

23.30–01.00

The Bergen International Festival has asked the Italian viol master Paolo Pandolfo to give Stian Carstensen some musical rhythmic challenges from the baroque era. Sparks will undoubtedly fly when these two legends of improvisation in their own genres perform together.

STIAN CARSTENSEN accordion

PAOLO PANDOLFO viola da gamba

Hemsing/Kvarts

zither singalong

Folk meets classical when the Hemsing sisters – Eldbjørg and Ragnhild – join forces with the kings of comedy in Norwegian folk music – Kvarts (Quartz). In fact the Hemsing sisters and the members of Kvarts all have roots in both genres.

RAGNHILD HEMSING violin

What does a newly tuned zither – the instrument mentioned in the ‘national anthem of Bergen’ – sound like? One person who knows is Fred Ove Reksten, the man who popularised some of Bergen’s best-loved local repertoire. Over the last few years he has learned to play the zither, and with his teacher Freddy Golden and the bass baritone Ronnie Johansen he will lead community singing.

JO ASGEIR LIE accordion

FRED OVE REKSTEN song/guitar/zither

TOM WILLY RUSTAD double bass/guitar/melodeon/

FREDDY GOLDEN zither

THURSDAY 3 JUNE

23.30–01.00

ELDBJØRG HEMSING violin KVARTS:

ØYSTEIN RUDI fiddle/Hardanger fiddle sallow flute (seljefløyte)/Jew’s harp, ERLEND STYVE guitars

FRIDAY 4 JUNE

23.30–01.00

RONNIE JOHANSEN bass baritone FRED GAASBEEK double bass GERHARD PETERS guitar

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Sunkissed

Modern in Logen is the new Bergen International Festival project for modern and experimental musical expressions.

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SatURDay 29 May 19.00–22.30 ChROMaMESIS

SUNDay 30 May 19.00–23.00 PERSEPhaSSa

BIt 20 ENSEMBLE

gREtE PEDERSEN conductor

BIT20 Ensemble is a valuable ambassador for new Nordic music. On this occasion the highly acclaimed ensemble will perform works by Ole Henrik Moe jr., his teacher Arne Nordheim and the Swedish composer Karin Rehnqvist.

Rehnqvist has focused on the specific role of women in Swedish traditional music, and the audience will experience her raw depiction of witchcraft trials in Europe.

ULRIKa BODÉN vocals

INtEgER VaLOR

Massive ritual works for percussion are a prominent feature of this concert when percussion students from the Norwegian National Academy of Music and the Grieg Academy meet. A work

by Henrik Moe jr. will receive its world premiere alongside works by his teacher, Iannis xenakis (1922–2001). The choir of the Norwegian Academy of Music will perform Karin Rehnqvist’s poetical songs. thE ChOIR OF thE NORWEgIaN aCaDEMy OF MUSIC

PERCUSSION SEXtEt FROM thE NORWEgIaN aCaDEMy aND thE gRIEg aCaDEMy

The premiere of an innovative theatrical study of the existential basic rhythm: the time between breathing in and out and heartbeats.

PINQUINS PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

Presented in association with the Norwegian Academy of Music

KJELL tORE INNERVIK percussion

MONa JULSRUD soprano

RaNDI StENE mezzo soprano VIBEKE BREIaN saxophone

PEtER hERRESthaL violin DaN StyFFE double bass

KJELL tORE INNERVIK percussion tOR ESPEN aSPaaS piano

ELISaBEth MathESON actor

haNNE MaRtE gRIFFIthS lighting design

OLE hENRIK MOE violin

KaRI RØNNEKLEIV violin PEtER KatES percussion

BLIXa BaRgELD/aLVa NOtO

A disturbing encounter between West and East Berlin when the vocal power of Blixa Bargeld from the west (Einstürzende Neubauten/Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) meets the techno drones of Alva Noto from the east. The sum total will be shaking architecture formed from raw voice, language, electronica and rhythm.

BLIXa BaRgELD vocals aLVa NOtO electronica

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27 MAY–29 AUGUST 2010 BERGEN KUNSTHALL OPENING THURSDAY 27 MAY 13.00–15.00 (FREE ENTRANCE)

Festival exhibition

Knut Åsdam every DAY INCLUDING MONDAYS

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CHILDREN, ART STUDENTS, ARTISTS (NBK), MEMBERS OF BERGENS KUNSTFORENING

knut åsdam (born 1968) is one of Norway’s best known artists on the international scene. In his work with film, video, photography, text, sound and architecture he looks at identity building and the relationship between the individual and the environment. A recurring theme is modern-day city life. His experimental works seek to expose the underlying urban structures that influence

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the personality of the individual. Knut Åsdam currently lives in Oslo, but he made his name internationally in New York, where he worked and lived for ten years. He has exhibited worldwide and participated at numerous international film festivals.

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Exhibiton and free concerts at Permanenten Every day

11.00–17.00

Conference in connection with the instrument exhibition Friday 4 June–Sunday 6 June

10.00–13.00 in the exhibition showroom (free admission)

Now is your chance to see and hear some of the world’s most famous and expensive violins.

We celebrate the 200th anniversary of Ole Bull’s birth by presenting a comprehensive instrument exhibition and a number of concerts.

The Norwegian violin virtuoso of the 19th century was a dedicated instrument collector, and owned several rare violins. His favourite was a del Gesù from 1744, which will travel all the way from its current home in Taiwan to be on display during the Bergen International Festival.

A selection of instruments from the Dextra Musica collection will be displayed and played in concerts. This includes instruments by masters such as Stradivari, Guadagnini, Rugieri and Gasparo da Saló as well as del Gesù.

The exhibition also contains new instruments.

International violinmakers have been invited to Bergen to give a seminar and take turns in the museum’s own violin workshop. The result will be one violin to be played at Permanenten.

The Norwegian photographer Tom Sandberg has been given the task of creating a photo exhibition based on these rare instruments.

The exhibition is produced by Dextra Musica, Sparebankstiftelsen DnB NOR in cooperation with The West Norway Museum of Decorative Art and the Bergen International Festival. The project is part of Ole Bull 2010.

See also the Ole Bull Gala Concert on page 11.

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All concerts 31 May

14.00–14.45

The Vertavo String Quartet

1 June students from the Barratt Due Institute of Music 2 June students from the Barratt Due Institute of Music 3 June students from the Barratt Due Institute of Music 4 June Henning Kraggerud & Christian Ihle Hadland 5 June

Oslo String Quartet

6 June

Elise Båtnes & Håvard Gimse

7 June students from the Barratt Due Institute of Music 8 June students from the Barratt Due Institute of Music 9 June students from the Barratt Due Institute of Music

PHOTO: Helge Skodvin

Festival outdoors

Drop in concerts

A detailed programme will be available two weeks before the Festival. See www.fib.no

Programme will be available on www.fib.no.

the festival outdoors is what we call everything that happens in the streets and city squares, in the air above and the water below. It includes extreme acrobatics, major performances, sudden stunts, casual wear and low thresholds. Great artistic experiences and plenty of good music for the whole family.

Welcome to a series of informal free concerts with students and teachers from the Grieg Academy, University of Bergen.

The sound of all sorts of instruments fills the Grieghallen foyer during this concert series, and this year there will also be organ concerts in St John’s Church.

THE GRIEGHALLEN FOYER From Thursday 27 May to Tuesday 8 June

12.00 & 13.00

JOHANNESKIRKEN (ST JOHN’S CHURCH) Friday 28 May and Friday 4 June

15.00

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Practical information Buy tickets here: INTERNET

Tickets are available from our web site www.fib.no

or directly from www.billettservice.no – a ticket master company.

Use TicketFast and receive your tickets via e-mail in pdf format ready to print out at home, or collect your tickets from Billettservice sales points.

TELEPHONE Billettservice: +47 815 33 133 (normal telephone rates).

Opening hours: Mon–Fri 9.00–17.00, Sat 10.00–14.00.

GRIEGHALLEN TICKET OFFICE Revy & Teaterservice: Over-the-counter ticket sales, additional programme information.

Tel +47 55 21 61 50 Opening hours: Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri 10.00–17.00, Thurs 10.00–19.30, Sat 11.00–14.00.

During the festival: Daily 10.00–20.00. Buy the Festival Card here and get a 30 per cent discount!

GROUP BOOKINGS

Tel +47 55 21 61 70. E-mail: post@revyogteater.no 10 per cent discount for groups of more than 10 persons.

THE FESTIVAL TICKET BOOTH Over-the-counter ticket sales and additional programme information. Every day during the festival period.

Mon–Sat 9.00–19.30, Sun 13.00–17.00.

Buy the Festival Card here and get a 30 per cent discount!

OTHER SALES POINTS • Den Nationale Scene Mon–Fri 9.00–20.00, Sat 11.00–18.00, plus one hour before performance start. You can also buy the Festival Card here.

• Logen Every day during the festival period 10.00–16.00, plus one hour before performances start.

• Post offices, Narvesen, 7-Eleven and other Billettservice sales points (for a complete listing of sales points, see www.billettservice.no.)

• Tickets at the door: Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door or ticket booth at the venue one hour before performances start. For sold-out performances, reserved tickets not collected are sold 15 minutes prior to performance start. Booking fee is included in the ticket price also for tickets bought at the door.

OBS! The opening hours of these sales points are subject to change on holidays.

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ticket prices Standard prices are quoted in the programme for each performance. Booking fees are included in all quoted prices. Any discounts do not apply to the booking fee, which is always paid in full. The fee is calculated from the discounted ticket price. Discounts only apply to tickets costing more than 100 NOK. Booking fees per ticket

Booking fee Ticket price

15 NOK

20 NOK

25 NOK

30 NOK

0–99 NOK

100–249 NOK

250–449 NOK

450–699 NOK

Discounts The Festival Card 2010 gives a discount of 30 per cent. The card costs 390 NOK. New this year: Satisfaction guarantee! Try something new. If you are not satisfied after the performance, we provide you with a free ticket to another event.

More information on www.fib.no.

The Bergen Card gives a discount of 20 per cent. The card is available at the Tourist Information Office.

Student price 150 NOK (does not apply to category 1 tickets at Grieghallen and DNS.) Senior 20 per cent discount.

Child price 120 NOK. Applies to children under 16 years of age.

Groups 10 per cent discount for groups of more than 10 people (For Black Metal Musical: Svartediket, groups of more than 15 pay 220 NOK per ticket.)

Companion discount Persons with disabilities can bring a companion free of charge to events upon presentation of a valid companion card (ledsagerbevis), issued by the local council in Norway. International equivalents may also be accepted. A booking fee applies to the companion’s ticket.

Avoid queuing at the bar during interval At Grieghallen and DNS you can place your order and pay before the performance. Your order will be ready for you in the interval. Grieghallen also offers a special Festival plate, which must be preordered at www.billettservice.no or the Grieghallen ticket office in advance. Several of the festival venues offer refreshments in connection with performances. Sixteen especially selected restaurants, conveniently located close to Festival venues, have Festival menus with discounts for Festival Card holders and possibly some musical surprises! For full listings, see www.fib.no.

Read more about offers, buying tickets and conditions at www.fib.no.

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Gateway to the Fjords of Norway Bergen airport Flesland Reykjavik

Shetland Orknøy Aberdeen Edinburgh Billund København Newcastle

Stockholm

Helsinki

Riga Gdansk

Hamburg London Berlin Amsterdam Düsseldorf Praha Warszawa Paris Frankfurt Katowice München Salzburg Krakow

Malaga Gran Canaria

Split Nice Barcelona Roma Alicante Murcia

Dubrovnik

Japan Chania

www.avinor.no/flesland

Antalya

Culture and good food Radisson Blu Hotel Norge is the official Bergen International Festival hotel.

We are situated in the heart of Bergen, within walking distance to most of the concert scenes.

Visit our Restaurant Ole Bull and taste our special composed Festival menues.

You can choose from a wide range of dishes.

Light meal from NOK 95,3 course Festival dinner from NOK 495,Please visit us in Radisson Blu Hotel Norge, 1st Floor.

Welcome to Ole Bull Restaurant

Radisson Blu Hotel Norge sales.norge.bergen@radissonblu.com

Den Nationale Scene

Logen Radisson Blu Hotel Norge Grieghallen

Ph: +47 55 57 30 00 Radissonblu.com/hotelnorge-bergen

COVER Dancer from Carte Blanche and reptiles from Bergen Aquarium PHOTO HELGE HANSEN graphic production Knudsen reklamebyr책 PRINTED BY bodoni PUBLISHED BY BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL PHONE +47 55 21 06 30 FAX +47 55 21 0640 PB. 183 SENTRUM 5804 BERGEN E-MAIL INFO@FIB.NO

www.fib.no