The Grieg Academy master's concerts

Festival Academy of Bergen

Next event (4)

Duration: 

1 h 30 min

Exam season for music students.

The master’s students at the Grieg Academy – Department of Music are nearing the end of their studies, concluding with exam concerts featuring a varied program. The concerts are free and open to everyone.

Many of this year’s master’s concerts will take place in the University Aula, renowned for its excellent acoustics and beautiful design. There will also be concerts at other venues, please visit the Grieg Academy’s website for programme details and more information about all the master’s concerts.

Above: Violinist Johan Dalene at the 2019 Bergen International Festival. Photo: Anita Vedå

Tuesday 27 May at 20:00: Inga Kristine Bialach violin

Contributors

  • Inga Bialach violin

  • Sergio Llorente violin

  • Julia Palmer viola

  • Johanna Saaek cello

  • Torleif Torgersen piano

Music by

  • Dvorak

  • Bach

  • Korngold

  • Brustad

Works

  • Johann Sebastian Bach (16851750)
    Partita no. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006.1

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold (18971957)
    Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35

  • Bjarne Brustad (1895–1978)
    Fanitul Suite for solo violin

  • Àntonin Dvorak (1841–1904)
    String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96

Wednesday 28 May at 20:00: Adrianna Iris Arapinowicz cello

Contributors

  • Adrianna Iris Arapinowitz cello

  • Torleif Torgersen piano/fortepiano

  • Marina Matsuoka piano

Music by

  • Bertrau/Sammartini

  • Dvorak

  • Grieg

  • Beethoven

Works

  • Martin Berteau (1691–1771)/Giovanni Sammartini (1701–1775)
    Cello Sonata in G major

  • Àntonin Dvorak  (1841–1904)
    Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104, B. 191

  • Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
    Songs arranged for cello and piano:
    Solveig's song
    I love thee

  • Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
    Cello Sonata in F major, op. 5 no. 1

Friday 30 May at 17:30: Kateryna Persysta piano

Contributors

  • Kateryna Persysta piano

  • Hedda Frøland oboe

  • Kari Knudsen violin

  • Maria Magdolna Boross viola

  •  Mads Oliver Hamberg cello

Music by

  • Poulenc

  • Grieg

  • Faure

Works

  • Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
    Sonata for oboe and piano, FP 185

  • Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
    Lyric Pieces, op. 62

  • Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
    Piano Quartet no. 1 in C minor, op. 15

Friday 30 May at 20:00: Marina Matsuoka piano

Contributors

  • Marina Matsuoka piano

Music by

  • Grieg

  • Schubert

  • Mussorgsky

Works

  • Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
    Four pieces, op. 1
    Songs arranged for piano:
    Margrete's cradle song
    A mother's grief
    Love
    I love thee

  • Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
    Imprompti nr. 3 i B-dur og nr. 4 i f-moll, op.142, D.935

  • Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881)
    Pictures at an Exhibition

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Bergen International Festival and The Grieg Academy

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