052
BE RGE N INTE RN AT I ON AL
FE STIVAL 2016
FOU N DAT I ON S
FORB IN DE L SE R
F E STSPIL L E N E I B E RG E N
2 01 6
05 3
W W W.F IB.N O
05 3
Closing
Concert
m
GRIEGH A LLE N
GRIEG SA L E N
DAT E/ T I M E
Wendnesday
08 June
at 18:00
D U RAT IO N
2:00 including
interval
OT H ER
Introduction
in Norwegian
by Annabel Guaita
in the Grieghallen
foyer at 17:15
T IC KET
Standard: 190–490
Under 30: 150
Festival Card:
30 % discount
Grieg’s A Minor Concerto alongside
mythical music depicting darkness,
hope and the life force.
The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra brings the
2016 Bergen International Festival to a close,
joined in this imposing concert by two international soloists and the celebrated conductor
Kazuki Yamada.
The myths of the Knights of the Holy Grail and
their struggle against the evil of the secular
world have been the subject of great works of
art. Many have been inspired by Parsifal and his
interminable quest for the realm of the Fisher
King, where the Holy Grail is guarded.
Forceful music from the prelude to Wagner’s
last opera Parsifal are followed by Rolf Wallin’s
The Fisher King, composed for the trumpeter
Håkan Hardenberger. This trumpet concerto
depicts the experience of being in a dark,
desolate landscape – a place familiar to all.
Nevertheless, these works portray the hope
and the urge to overcome limitations and to
escape from the darkness.
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada conductor
Benjamin Grosvenor piano
Håkan Hardenberger trumpet
RICHARD WAGNER (1813–1883)
Prelude to Act 1 of the opera Parsifal
ROLF WALLIN (1957–)
Fisher King (trumpet concert -2011)
FRANZ LISZT (1811–1886)
Les préludes, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 97
‘Where can we find the grail?’ asks the knight
Parsifal. The answer is that it is to be found
in oneself.
The concert concludes with Edvard Grieg’s A
minor Concerto with the young British pianist
Benjamin Grosvenor as the soloist. It is rare
for music in a minor key to be so cheerful and
energetic.
052
EDVARD GRIEG (1843–1907)
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 (The original version)
1. Allegro molto moderato
2. Adagio
3. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
Sponsored by DNV GL
#FE STSPILLEN E16