Letter from Albrecht
Posted on | July 7, 2010 | No Comments
Albrecht Krauß, our trusted, fine oboist wrote us a very sweet letter recently. Albrecht is one of our regular musicians, returning to Kosterfestivalen for the third time this summer. We look forward to making music with you again, as always!
Dresden, 02.07.2010
Dear Martin, with this I just want to say thank you for your work about [...]
Article in Aftenposten, June 20., 2010
Posted on | June 21, 2010 | 2 Comments
To our surprise and excitement there is a small article about Kosterfestivalen written by Mala Wang Naveen in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten today. The article is listed among recommendations for various cultural experiences during the summer.
The article says:
It is not often us journalists come across original ways which to sell (cultural) events. After years being [...]
Festival poster for 2010
Posted on | May 31, 2010 | 1 Comment
The poster for 2010 is now ready! Thanks to Jan – Kåre Øien for this great piece of work.
Kosterfestivalen 2010
Posted on | February 15, 2010 | 2 Comments
Planleggingen foran årets festival er i full gang og mange spennende artister og musikere ventes i år til festivalen som går av stabelen i uke 29 – Mandag 19. til søndag 25. juli.
En av våre store nyheter i år er at en av Skandinavias ledende strykekvartetter skal delta som ‘ensemble in residence’. Disse skal blant [...]
A wet and windy experience
Posted on | August 13, 2009 | No Comments
Those of you who visited us this year had a wet, windy and sometimes cold experience, as did the main stage, the musicians and the crew! The main stage roof had to be water drained numerous times before the concerts. As the rainy days went by the crew members and volunteers developed a neat way [...]
Thank you all!
Posted on | August 4, 2009 | No Comments
Dear audience and artists.
Thank you so much for this years’ festival! Despite the weather and autumn feel the festival still remains the highlight of summer ‘09 for the festival arrangers.
Plans for Kosterfestivalen 2010 are already in making. Please stay tuned for news and updates.
We will post photos and videos from this year on this website [...]
Nina Åkerblom steps in on short notice
Posted on | July 16, 2009 | 2 Comments
Unfortunately, due to illness Signe Sannem Lund and Daria Serafin’s concert on the opening night and in the summer night’s concert on Tuesday 21. July has been cancelled.
We are working hard to find a substitute for Signe and Daria on the opening night. Further announcements will follow shortly.
On a brighter note Nina Åkerlom has thankfully [...]
Festival paper ready for download
Posted on | July 7, 2009 | No Comments
The festival paper is now ready for download as PDF. Read about this year’s artists, program and more.
Click on the link on the front page or download the paper here.
Velkommen til Kosterfestivalen!
Posted on | May 22, 2009 | No Comments
Sommeren er endelig her og snart er det igjen tid for festival og frydefylte høysommerdager -og netter- fylt av edle toner og lykke… Mange fantastiske verker står på programmet, deriblant flere symfonier inkludert to symfonier av Beethoven, en stor operagalla, to av Mozarts fiolinkonserter, en egen konsert med festivalens nystartede ‘Munkyrkans Mannskör’ og mye, mye [...]
Main stage being build these days
Posted on | May 21, 2009 | No Comments
Martin, our trusted cellist and handy man is building the main stage these days. Although Koster islands are usually blessed with gorgeous weather during the festival period Martin is making sure the stage roof this year will be water proof.
With financial help from our main sponsor Svennerstål & Partners AB we have been able to [...]
Festival pub at Kosters Trädgårdar
Posted on | January 31, 2009 | No Comments
Those of you who visited Kosterfestivalen in 2006 may remember the festival pub held at Galejen in the evenings. Prepare yourself for a moment of deja-vu! This year we have the pleasure of reintroducing the popular festival pub at Kosters Trädgårdar!
For a small entrance fee of 100 SEK you will have the opportunity to hear [...]
Program 2009
Posted on | November 13, 2008 | No Comments
The program for 2009 is still under discussion and development. One thing is for sure, though. The festival orchestra, Koster Philharmoniker will of course enter the stage at Kosters Trädgårdar the coming season. We’re also planning to organize chamber ensembles using musicians from Koster Philharmoniker, making sure we can present some luscious chamber music in [...]
Koster Festival 2009
Posted on | November 9, 2008 | No Comments
Festival dates
The dates for Koster Festival 2009 will be from 20th July – 2nd August. There will be concerts every day during this period.
Concert stages
All orchestra – and chamber concerts will be held at Kosters Trädgårdar. The family show will be held at Munkekyrkan and at Kosters Trädgårdar on alternate days. There will also [...]
Welcome!
Posted on | November 2, 2008 | 1 Comment
Welcome to our new website!
This site is in the process of being updated. In the mean time, feel free to view the content, browse the categories and view the picture gallery. Comments are welcome.
Some posts are still in Swedish and Norwegian. There is a Google Language Tool widget at the bottom of some of these posts. By [...]
Problems understanding Swedish?
Posted on | October 10, 2008 | No Comments
This site is meant to be in English. The content that still is in Swedish will be translated as soon as possible. We’re hoping to get it all translated in to German as well.
In the meantime – please bear with us.
Translate using Google Language Tools.
Brand new website (under construction)
Posted on | October 3, 2008 | No Comments
We’re happy to have launched a brand new website for what you know as Koster Chamber Music Festival! The festival is currently in the process of making some major changes. Our web sites’ domain name is just the beginning!
