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BE RGE N INTE RN AT I ON AL
FE STIVAL 2019
Nils
Frahm
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GRIEGH A LLE N
GRIEG SA L E N
DAT E/ T I M E
Friday 24 May
at 21:00
T IC KET
Standard:
250/400/490
Senior:
225/360/441
Under 30: 190
FiB Fordel:
200/320/392
Hypnotic neoclassical from Berlin.
Berlin-based composer, studio artist and pia-
nist Nils Frahm last played in Bergen during
the Ekko Festival in 2014, and is said to create
minimalism for the great emotions.
Last year's album All Melody had reviewers
around the world using big words to describe
it. This spring, Frahm embarks on a European
and US tour that has already sold out a num-
ber of venues. At Store Scene in Oslo last year,
the audience jostled for the best spots, and
the concert ended with tremendous applause
from clapping hands and stomping feet.
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FR I CT I ON
Almost all descriptions of Nils Frahm remark
that his inspiration comes from different wor-
lds. He has played the piano since childhood
and immersed himself in the style of classical
pianists and composers of the past before for-
ging his own path as a composer in our time.
Today, he is considered one of the leading and
most popular neo- or post-classical artists,
with music containing elements from both the
classical and from electronica.
The soundscape is continuously beautiful,
melodious and hypnotising. Frahm adds new
ideas, emotions and dreamlike qualities to the
classical music which has resulted in millions
of streams and dedicated fans of many diffe-
rent musical tastes.
‘Some albums are rooms that you can walk
into, and live in. All you have to do is plug in
your earphones and shut your eyes, and you
are there.'
– DAG OG TID REVIEW ON ALL MELODY
Nils Frahm instruments
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