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BE RGE N INTE RN AT I ON AL
FE STIVAL 2015

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FOU N DAT I ON S

FOU N DAT ION S

B E RG E N IN T E RN AT ION A L
F E ST IVA L 2 01 5

Vale­
strand
Miriam Helms Ålien

Ingerine &
Milan & Igor

Melina Mandozzi

with Gunnar Flagstad

with Christian Grøvlen

LYS ØE N
DATE /TI ME

DURATIO N

LYS ØEN

1:00

DAT E/T I ME

Saturday 06 June
at 11:30 & 14:30

VA L E ST RA N D

Sonoko Miriam
Shimano Welde

D U R AT I ON

1:00

Sunday 07 June
at 11:30 & 14:30

Miriam Helms Ålien (born 1991, violin) has already
performed at several editions of the Bergen
International Festival, and now gives a solo
recital for the first time.
'Performing Ole Bull's Et sæterbesøg in his own
home is an experience I couldn't deny myself,
but first and foremost I have the honour of
giving the first performance of Thommessen's
Bulls'hit,' explains the violinist, who is currently a postgraduate student at the Norwegian
Academy of Music.
The concert marks the 150th anniversary of
the birth of Jean Sibelius with three of his
ingenious humoresques. There are also works
by Chausson and Schubert on the programme.
'Schubert's Fantasie in C major is a definite milestone in the life of a musician. Written in the year
before his death, it is a fantastic example of how
Schubert develops a fairly simple musical idea
into a huge virtuoso masterpiece, with emotions
ranging from the deepest melancholy of despair
to heavenly delight,' says Miriam Helms Ålien.

She was appointed concert master of the Vienna
Symphony Orchestra and the Netherlands
Radio Orchestra in 2003, and has subsequently been in great demand. Her appointment in
Bergen sta