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Master Class Concert : Beethoven ’ s Piano Sonatas m
REKSTEN- SAMLINGENE ( THE REKSTEN COLLECTIONS )
DATE / TIME
Monday 22 May at 10:00 – 13:00 Master Classes with Leif Ove Andsnes
at 14:00 – 17:00 Master Classes with Richard Goode
Tuesday 23 May at 10:00 – 13:00 Master Classes with Jan Jiracek von Arnim
at 14:00 – 17:00 Master Classes with Richard Goode
Thursday 25 May at 12:00 – 18:00 Master Classes with Jan Jiracek von Arnim
at 16:00 – 18:00 Master Classes with Leif Ove Andsnes
Friday 26 May at 10:00 – 14:00 Master Classes with Leif Ove Andsnes
Free admission
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Richard Goode in concert at Håkonshallen Thursday 25 May at 19:30 , see p . 45 .
Master Classes : Beethoven ’ s Piano Sonatas
led by Richard Goode , Jan Jiracek von Arnim and Leif Ove Andsnes
In collaboration with the Professor Jiri Hlinka Piano Academy , the Bergen International Festival presents open master classes with Richard Goode , USA , Jan Jiracek von Arnim , Germany , and Leif Ove Andsnes , Norway . The master classes will take place at the Reksten Collections .
Piano students at the highest international level receive guidance from three masters , all of whom are great Beethoven aficionados . Richard Goode , the ‘ pianist ’ s pianist ’, practically has Beethoven as a trademark . He will also be playing Beethoven in Håkonshallen on 25 May . Leif Ove Andsnes devoted four years of his life to the successful project The Beethoven Journey , a worldwide concert series which was featured at the Bergen International Festivals in 2012 , 2013 and 2014 with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra . Jan Jiracek von Arnim , professor of piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts , Vienna and artistic director of the quadrennial International Beethoven Competition Vienna , is also a concert pianist in his own right .
In collaboration with Prof . Jiři Hlinka Piano Academy and the Reksten Collections . m
UNIVERSITETS- AULAEN ( THE UNIVERSITY AULA )
DATE / TIME Friday 26 May at 16:00
In the course of five days of master classes , international students of the highest calibre will have honed their technique , working with and receiving guidance from Richard Goode , Jan Jiracek von Arnim and Leif Ove Andsnes . You can hear the result at the Master Class Concert in the Bergen University auditorium .
In collaboration with the University of Bergen , Prof . Jiři Hlinka Piano Academy and the Reksten Collections .
Master Class : Kaija Saariaho
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LOGEN
DATE / TIME Friday 02 June at 10:00
DURATION 2:00 including interval
TICKET Standard : 230 Under 30 : 150
Festival Card : 30 % discount
DURATION 2:00 including interval
LANGUAGE English
Free admission
Open master class with Festival Composer Kaija Saariaho .
Postgraduate composition students at the Grieg Academy have a rare opportunity to meet and learn from one of the most influential composers in the world today . Kaija Saariaho from Finland is this year ’ s Festival Composer and Artist in Residence . Among her compositions on the programme is the world premiere of Concordia , a work commissioned for the 2017 Bergen International Festival .
Supported by FINNO , the Norwegian-Finnish Cultural Foundation , the Sibelius Society of Norway and the Finnish-Norwegian Cultural Foundation .
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