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BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2017
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TROLDHAUGEN TROLDSALEN
DATE / TIME Monday 29 May at 16:00
DURATION 1:00
TICKET Standard : 400 Under 30 : 150 BT Fordel : 305
Festival Card : 30 % discount
TRANSPORT Transport included in ticket , see page 54 .
Vertavo Quartet
Four award-winning string players dazzle – as always .
Vertavo Quartet , which celebrated its thirtieth anniversary in 2014 , is considered one of Europe ’ s foremost quartets . The four Norwegian musicians have released over fifty recordings , toured worldwide and in 2016 arranged the first Vertavo Festival in their home county , inviting musician friends from far and wide .
‘ Four musicians . One quartet . We couldn ’ t wish for a better life ,’ is the verdict in their autobiography .
In the first of two concerts in Troldsalen they open with Kaija Saariaho ’ s Nymphéa , which according to the composer is inspired by the water-lily , with its beautiful symmetrical form , dark underneath , taking nourishment from the mud on the bottom of the pool .
Vertavo Quartet Øyvor Volle violin Annabelle Meare violin Berit Cardas viola Bjørg Lewis cello
KAIJA SAARIAHO ( 1952 –) Nymphéa EDVARD GRIEG ( 1843 – 1907 ) String Quartet No 2 in F major , EG 117 LEOŠ JANÁČEK ( 1854 – 1928 ) String Quartet No 1 , ‘ Kreutzer Sonata ’ JW 7 / 8
Supported by The Savings Bank Foundation DNB – Dextra Musica , Anders Sveaas ’ Charitable Foundation , FINNO , The Norwegian-Finnish Cultural Foundation and The Sibelius Society of Norway
Of course the Vertavo Quartet also plays a piece by Grieg before ending the concert with Janáček ’ s ' Kreutzer Sonata ', inspired by Leo Tolstoy ’ s novel of the same name .
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