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050 BE RGE N INTE RN AT I ON AL FE STIVAL 2016 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 6 0 51 m G RIE G H A L L E N G RIE G SA L E N DAT E / T IME Thursday 2 June at 19:30 DU RAT ION 2:00 including interval OT H E R CRESCENDO Top Young Soloists GRIEGH A LLE N GRIEG SA L E N DAT E/ T I M E Tuesday 31 May at 20:00 D U RAT IO N 1:30 including interval OT H ER Introduction in Danish by Henrik Engelbrecht in the Grieghallen foyer at 19:45 T IC KET Standard: 190–460 Under 30: 150 Festival Card: 30 % discount BT Fordel: 25 % discount Young soloists test their bows with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. In order to make it as a soloist on the international scene you need brilliant technical skill, virtuoso performance and ‘that little extra’. Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad (viola), Guro Kleven Hagen (violin) and Kian Soltani (cello) will demonstrate why they have been selected for Crescendo – a new talent development programme at world class level. T IC K E T Standard: 190–460 Under 30: 150 CRESCENDO Janine Jansen & Leif Ove Andsnes Festival Card: 30 % discount and BFO m Introduction in Danish by Henrik Engelbrecht in the foyer at 18:45 BT card: 25% discount Janine Jansen. Crescendo is a highly ambitious project running over several years initiated by the Bergen International Festival. Partners in this project, which has a start capital of 25 million kroner, are the Barratt Due Music Institute and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Guro Kleven Hagen violin Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad viola Kian Soltani cello In this concert in Grieghallen we hear them in works by Mozart and Haydn – a repertoire with infectious nerve and musical delight. The city’s own orchestra will also perform music by Philip Glass from the film The Hours. Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Ole Kristian Ruud conductor The Crescendo programme provides musicians at the cusp of international careers the opportunity to participate in unique encounters with mentors – established international soloists – through ensemble performance, coaching and personal contact. In 2016 these three young musicians will work with Leif Ove Andsnes and Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major, Hob VIIb:1 WOLFGANG A. MOZART (1756–1791) The Marriage of Figaro, Overture, KV 492 with Top Young Soloists Experience this fantastic meeting of masters! (viola), Guro Kleven Hagen (violin) and Kian Soltani (cello). Janine Jansen from the Netherlands is one of the most famous violinists in the world. The breadth of her repertoire is second to none, and she is highly acclaimed as both a soloist and chamber musician. Throughout the history of music the tradition of master and apprentice has been a cornerstone. The Crescendo programme provides gifted musicians at the outset of their careers opportunities of unique encounters with mentors – international soloists – through ensemble performance, coaching and personal contact. For her, making music involves listening and communicating with others. She is particularly forn of chamber music. ‘This is where the deepest emotions are aroused. Musical communication in chamber music format has been important for me ever since childhood,’ she has explained. She has her own chamber music festival in Utrecht in the Netherlands. JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809) PHILIP GLASS (1937–) The Poet Acts, from the film The Hours WOLFGANG A. MOZART (1756–1791) Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major, KV 364 Janine Jansen works regularly with eminent orchestras and musicians worldwide. She has collaborated with Leif Ove Andsnes before, and was happy to continue to do so in the Crescendo programme, in which they are both mentors. In this concert they perform with the top young soloists Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad This evening’s concert sees the soloists focused on fiveworks by Mozart, Prokofiev and Brahms. Janine Jansen violin Guro Kleven Hagen violin Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad viola Kian Soltani cello Leif Ove Andsnes piano WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791) Piano Quartet n ˈ