Kathryn Stott
CRESCENDO : Alisa Weilerstein
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BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2017
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Kathryn Stott
CRESCENDO : Alisa Weilerstein
DATE / TIME Friday 02 June at 22:30 |
DURATION 1:00 |
DATE / TIME Saturday 03 June at 22:30 |
DURATION 1:00 |
A Franco-Finnish piano soirée in Grieg ’ s sitting room .
French repertoire holds a special place for pianist Kathryn Stott . She has recorded all of the piano works of the father of French chamber music , Gabriel Fauré , and French music is the theme of her latest solo album and several festivals of which she has been the artistic director . For this the government in Paris awarded her a knighthood . At this evening recital at Troldhaugen the music of the French composers Fauré , Ravel and Dutilleux is complemented by Festival Composer Kaija Saariaho ’ s Ballade . Kathryn Stott , recognised as one of the United Kingdom ’ s most versatile and imaginative musicians , was recently appointed professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music . She has toured internationally as a soloist and chamber musician for thirty years along with the American cellist Yo-Yo Ma , one of her closest collaborators . Her keen interest in contemporary music has resulted in
numerous world premieres of works written specially for her .
You can also hear her perform with violinist Isabelle van Keulen at Lysøen on 03 and 04 June ( p . 67 ). ‘ She plays wonderfully , allowing her music fluidity and space ; her virtuoso outpourings are formidable .’
– THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
Kathryn Stott piano
Supported by FINNO , The Norwegian-Finnish Cultural Foundation and The Sibelius Society of Norway .
A cello recital of Bach and Kodály .
‘ Alisa Weilerstein is a consummate performer , combining technical precision with impassioned musicianship ,’ according to the MacArthur Foundation on awarding the American cellist the MacArthur Fellowship in 2011 .
As a new mentor in the mentoring programme Crescendo she will perform in a variety of contexts during the Festival . Alisa Weilerstein has appeared with major orchestras throughout the United States and Europe .
In this solo recital in Grieg ’ s villa she performs two great works for the cello : the darkest of Bach ’ s six cello suites followed by one of her signature works , Kodály ’ s Cello Sonata , which appears on her recent album Solo , acclaimed as an ‘ uncompromising and pertinent portrait of the cello repertoire of our time ’ by the French online publication ResMusica .
Alisa Weilerstein cello
Crescendo is a mentoring programme for young classical musicians and a joint venture between the Bergen International Festival , Barratt Due Institute of Music and Oslo Philharmonic . The project is supported by Trond Mohn , Bettina Ford Jebsen , Hans Peter Jebsen , The DNB Savings Bank Foundation , Dextra Musica and Talent Norway .
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