FOUNDATIONS
BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2017
049 m
World premiere
HÅKONSHALLEN
Jakob Kullberg with Aliisa Neige Barrière
DATE / TIME Tuesday 30 May at 19:30
DURATION 1:50 including interval
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Introduction ( in English ) by Kaija Saariaho at 18:30
TICKET Standard : 400 Under 30 : 150
Festival Card : 30 % discount
Unnumbered seating
Cello suites from Bach to Nørgård , and the world premiere of Concordia , a new commission by Kajia Saariaho .
Dane Jakob Kullberg is praised internationally for his performances of the modern cello concerto , and has recently recorded the first of two albums as a soloist with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra .
He is a cello professor at the Royal College of Music in London , and has studied in Amsterdam , Zagreb , London and Copenhagen , with teachers including the renowned Bach interpreter Anner Bylsma .
Kullberg is also known for his close collaboration with the Danish composer Per Nørgård , who has written a number of works for him .
In 2011 , Kullberg moved to Paris to focus on his collaboration with Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho , the Festival ’ s Artist in Residence for 2017 .
This evening Kullberg and Finnish-French violinist Aliisa Neige Barrière will premiere the full version of Saariaho ’ s Concordia , written for the two of them . This new commissioned work sits between well-loved cello suites by Britten and Bach , and a new hybrid work created in collaboration between Jakob Kullberg and Per Nørgård .
Jakob Kullberg cello Aliisa Neige Barrière violin
PER NØRGÅRD ( 1932 –) & JAKOB KULLBERG ( 1979 –) New hybrid work JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH ( 1685 – 1750 ) Suite for Solo Cello in G major , BWV 1007 KAIJA SAARIAHO ( 1952 –) Concordia for violin and cello 1 . Tuning 2 . Traveling 3 . Mist 4 . Dual 5 . Sursum corda World premiere commissioned by the Bergen International Festival KAIJA SAARIAHO ( 1952 –) Prés for solo cello and electronics BENJAMIN BRITTEN ( 1913 – 1976 ) Suite for Solo Cello , op . 72
Supported by FINNO , The Norwegian- Finnish Cultural Foundation , The Sibelius Society of Norway and Norwegian Artistic Research Programme
Sponsored by DNV GL
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