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Closing Concert md
GRIEGHALLEN GRIEGSALEN
DATE / TIME Wednesday 07 June at 18:00
DURATION 2:00 including interval
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Introduction ( in English ) by Annabel and Tim Rushton at 17:15 in Grieghallen Foyer
TICKET Standard : 190 – 590 Under 30 : 150
Festival Card : 30 % discount
A Finnish overture , Grieg ’ s Piano Concerto in A minor and Stravinsky ’ s Firebird on new wings .
Works by Sibelius and Saariaho mark the beginning of the end of this year ’ s festival , performed by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and led by Finnish conductor John Storgårds . Joachim Carr from Bergen is this year ’ s soloist in Grieg ’ s Piano Concerto in A minor .
After the interval awaits a grand performance , in which the award-winning Danish Dance Theatre presents choreographer Tim Rushton ’ s Firebird . The music is Stravinsky as we know it , but the staging is contemporary , with pulsating video projections and cutting-edge scenery . Through music , movement and striking visuals , it explores a doomed and enchanted world of chaos and order , exploitation and domination , victory and loss . A stage filled with turmoil , crafted physicality and fierce beauty rounds off the 2017 Festival .
‘ Magical dance imagery ’, according to the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten .
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra John Storgårds conductor
Joachim Carr piano
Danish Dance Theatre Tim Rushton choreography Johan Kølkjær set design Martin Tulinius & Michael Bing video design Åsa Gjersted costume design Csongor Szabo dramaturgy Jacob Bjerregaard lighting design Maxim-Jo Bech McGosh , Luca Marazia , Alessandro Sousa Pereira , Stefanos Bizas , Emily Nicolaou , Lucia Pasquini , Joe George , Merete Hersvik , Jessica Lyall , Lukas Hartvig-Møller dancers
JEAN SIBELIUS ( 1865 – 1957 ) Andante Festivo KAIJA SAARIAHO ( 1952 –) Ciel d ’ Hiver EDVARD GRIEG ( 1847 – 1907 ) Piano Concerto in A minor , op . 16 IGOR STRAVINSKY ( 1882 – 1971 ) The Firebird
Supported by the Oticon Foundation , FINNO , The Norwegian-Finnish Cultural Foundation and The Sibelius Society of Norway
Sponsored by DNV GL
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