Drop-in concerts
Festival academy of Bergen
Daytime concerts with artists of the future.
Drop by the Grieg Hall foyer for a musical break around lunchtime! Students from the Grieg Academy take the stage, ensuring memorable musical experiences nearly every day during the Festival.
These short daytime concerts offer a wide range of music, with a primary focus on the classical repertoire. The Drop-in concerts are a popular Festival tradition with a low threshold, plenty of surprises, and a great atmosphere. Among previous Drop-in artists is the Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen.
Photo: Thor Brødreskift
Duo Lignum:
Lisa Daae clarinet
Benjamin Søreide guitar
MIROSLAV TADIC (1959–), arr. Benjamin Søreide (1996–)
Rustemul
SIGURD BEVANS KVITVIK (1997–)
Idyll
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA (1921–1992)
Night Club 1960
MIROSLAV TADIC (1959–), arr. Benjamin Søreide (1996–)
Gajdarsko oro
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Inga Bialach violin
Julia Palmer viola
Johanna Saaek cello
Charis Hadjisophocleous double bass
Marina Matsuoka piano
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)
Piano quintet i A major, D 667 ("Forellenquintett")
1. Allegro vivace
4. Andantino – Allegretto
5. Allegro giusto
Grieg Academy Chamber Orchestra
Ricardo Odriozola conductor
Tora Theigmann flute
Hedda Frøland, Vilde Schøyen oboe
Isak Holm, Johannes Byrkjeland basoon
Arild Ronæs, Håvard Breistein French horn
Alexandra Wolff, Joanna Ridao, Heidi Lyngholm, Bernhard Sekkelsten, Weronika Matusiak, Nazrin Huseynova, Emilie Hughes, Inga Bialach, Kari Knudsen violin
Maria Boross, Mona Sjøvåg, Sebastian Goepel viola
June Kiesczek, Karina Medvetska, Adrianna Arapinowicz, Mads Hamberg cello
Charis Hadjosophocleous, Didrik Berg double bass
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809)
Cello concert no. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb/2, op. 101
1.Allegro moderato
Soloist: Adrianna Arapinowicz cello
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)
Piano concerto no. 9 in E-flat major, K 271
1. Allegro
2. Andantino
3. Rondo (Presto)
Soloist: Marina Matsuoka piano
Grieg Academy Chamber Orchestra
Ricardo Odriozola conductor
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)
Violin concerto no. 5 in A major, K. 219
1. Allegro aperto – Adagio – Allegro aperto
Soloist: Inga Bialach violin
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)
Piano concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 19
1. Allegro con brio
2. Adagio
3. Rondo - Molto allegro
Soloist: Diana Galakhova piano
Grieg Academy Young Talents
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Anna Bracke oboe
Amanda Kvammen voice
Kristoffer Steinsvåg piano
GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (1685-1759)
Meine Seele hört im Sehen, HWV 207, arr.: Michel Rondeau
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Sunniva Karlsen Wüller oboe
Knut Christian Jansson piano
CARL NIELSEN (1865-1931)
Fantasy pieces for oboe and piano, op. 2
1. Romanze
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Tristan David Safir Brandanger clarinet
Knut Christian Jansson piano
MAX REGER (1873-1916)
Sonate no. 3 in Bb-major, op. 107
1. Moderato
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Amanda Kvammen voice
Luca-Kristina Solheim piano
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Torna, di Tito a lato (from «La clemenza di Tito»)
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Sunniva Karlsen Wüller oboe
Kristoffer Steinsvåg piano
OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992)
Vocalise-étude
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Luca-Kristina Solheim piano
BELA BARTOK (1881-1945)
Suite, op. 14
1. Allegretto
2. Scherzo
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Amanda Kvammen voice
Knut Christian Jansson piano
MAX REGER (1873-1916)
Waldeinsamkeit, op. 76 no. 3
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Kristoffer Steinsvåg piano
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)
La cathédrale engloutie (From Preludes, book 1)
Programme updated 16 May
Grieg Academy Young Talents
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Anna Bracke oboe
Knut Christian Jansson piano
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
Oboe concerto in C-major, Hob VIIg:C1
1. Allegro spirituoso
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Anastasiya Ostianina fløyte
Knut Christian Jansson piano
BENJAMIN GODARD (1849-1895)
Suite for flute and piano, op. 116
1. Allegretto
2. Idylle
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Adrian Tvedt Hellevik piano
SERGEJ RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)
Moment Musicaux op. 16
4. Presto
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Lene Marie Hofstätter clarinet
Marit Mangersnes Lie violin
Balder Holmedal piano
ARAM KHACHATURIAN (1903-1978)
Trio for clarinet, violin and piano
1. Moderato
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Anastasiya Ostianina flute
Adrian Tvedt Hellevik piano
SVERRE JORDAN (1889-1972)
Sonatine for flute and piano, op. 61
1. Allegro moderato
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Balder Holmedal piano
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Piano sonata no. 2 in g-minor, op. 22
1. So rasch wie möglich
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Lene Marie Hofstätter clarinet
Manuel Hofstätter percussion
Knut Christian Jansson piano
ARTIE SHAW (1910-2004)
Clarinet concerto
Programme updated 16 May
Karina Medvetska cello
Torleif Torgersen piano
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)
Sonata for cello and piano no. 3 in A major, op. 69
1. Allegro ma non tanto
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Bernhard Sekkelsten violin
Sølve Andre Håvik piano
Karina Medvetska cello
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)
Pianotrio nr. 2 in E-flat major, D.929
1. Allegro
2. Andante con moto
*Programme updated 11 May
Leon Zapffe piano
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)
3 Intermezzi, op. 117
1. Andante moderato
2. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione
3. Andante con moto
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)/FRANZ LISZT (1811–1886)
Widmung
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Helen Tyssekvam voice
Anders Mulder clarinet
Sofie Haukland Weist piano
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D 965
Boreas:
Sergio Llorente violin
Johanna Saaek cello
Marina Matsouka piano
FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY (1809–1847)
Piano trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 49
1. Molto allegro e agitato
2. Andante con moto tranquillo
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Una Kristin Sagatun Kristjansdottir voice
Alf Marius Kjærås guitar
MANUEL DE FALLA (1876–1946)
Siete canciones populares españolas
1. El paño moruno
3. Asturiana
4. Jota
5. Nana
6. Canción
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Una Kristin Sagatun Kristjansdottir voice
Marina Matsuoka piano
EDVARD GRIEG (1843–1907)
Four poems from Fiskerjenten, op. 21
1. Det første Møde
2. God morgen
3. Jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren
4. Tak for dit Råd
Irina Tarasova fortepiano
Piano sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2
1. Allegro Vivace
2. Largo appasionato
3. Scherzo. Allegretto
4. Rondo Grazioso
*Programme updated 7 May
Kateryna Persysta piano
EDVARD GRIEG (1843–1907)
Lyrical pieces, book 7, op. 62*
1. Sylfide
2. Takk
3. Fransk serenade
4. Bekken
5. Drømmesyn
6. Hjemad
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Ingrid Reinan voice
Maria Haukenes Malmedal voice
Elena Dikić piano
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI (1710–1736)
Stabat Mater (P.77)
1. Stabat mater dolorosa
2. Cujus animam gementem
3. O quam tristis
5. Quis est homo
8. Fac ut ardeat
12. Quando corpus morietur
*Programme updated 7 May
Szilard Simon Pal piano
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
Chromatic fantasia and fugue in D minor, BWV 903
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Helen Tyssekvam voice
Szilard Simon Pal piano
RICHARD STRAUSS (1864–1949)
8 Gedichte aus “Letzte Blätter”, op. 10
1. Zueignung
2. Nichts
3. Die Nacht
4. Die Georgine
5. Geduld
6. Die Verschwiegenen
7. Die Zeitlose
8. Allerseelen
Sigurd Mosbakk piano
MARC ALEXANDRE MAYOR FERRER (1998–)
Rain Triptych
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)
Faschingsschwank aus Wien, op. 26
1. Allegro: Sehr Lebhaft
2. Romanze: Ziemlich Langsam
3. Scherzino
4. Intermezzo: Mit Größter Energie
5. Finale: Höchst Lebhaft
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Alme quartet:
Bernhard Sekkelsten violin
Emilie Victoria Hughes violin
Mona Sjøvaag viola
Mads Oliver Hamberg cello
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841–1904)
String quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96
2. Lento
4. Finale
Sofie Haukland Weist piano
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)
Piano sonata no. 13 in A major, D. 664
1. Allegro Moderato
EDVARD GRIEG (1843–1907)
Lyrical pieces, book 4, op. 47
1. Valse Impromtu
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Julie Kristine Berg voice
Sofie Haukland Weist piano
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
Cinq poemes de Baudelarie, L.64
1. Le balcon
2. Harmonie du Soir
3. Le Jet d’Eau
4. Recueillement
5. La mort des Amants
Kari Knudsen violin
Tor Erik Seime Pettersen piano
ASTOR PIAZOLLA (1921–1992)
L'histoire du tango
Bordell 1900
Cafe 1930
Nightclub 1960
Concert d'aujourd'hui
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Bernhard Sekkelsten violin
Sebastian Goepel viola
Mads Hamberg cello
Agnes Önnerstad piano
GUSTAV MAHLER (1860–1911)
Piano quartet in A minor
ALFRED SCHNITTKE (1934–1998)
Piano Quartet
Theodor Odland piano
Sølve Andre Håvik piano
Sigbjørn Forland piano
Sigurd Mosbakk piano
KETIL HVOSLEF (1939–)
4 Footnotes for piano (2024) – first performance
Programme change: Sunday 1 June at 12.00 there will not be a Drop-in concert as previously announced. Updated 6 March 2025.
Standard: 60
Ticket bundles with five optional concerts: 190
Ticket bundles in sale at the Festival ticket booth and at the concert entrance.
Same price for all concerts. Ticket sales online, or at the ticket booth at Torgallmenningen after 19 May or at the entrance before each concert.
Doors open 30 minutes before each concert.
Bergen International Festival and The Grieg Academy – Department of Music
by William Kentridge
Fateful music theatre from one of our time's greatest artists.