Pictures from 2008
Posted on | November 13, 2008 | No Comments
Take a trip down memory lane and view our selection of pictures from Koster Festival 2008.
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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 [...]
“There are no free lunches”
Posted on | November 4, 2008 | No Comments
Koster Chamber Music Festival is back for the fourth year. Again, the heavenly tones float over Koster islands by the beautiful cliffs and meadows. Thomas & Martin, the musicians and many employees are working hard and lovingly so that we can face the music’s magic in a magical landscape.
But love is not enough. Everything costs [...]
Valfjäll
Posted on | November 3, 2008 | No Comments
Valfjäll is South Kosters’ highest point, and offers an unbeatable view over Kosters’ archipelago, Hvaler islands and the northern Bohus coast. You will find the stairs up to the concert site opposite Kosters’ church.
This is where the sunset concerts take place every night during the festival, if the weather permits.
Richard Russell
Posted on | November 3, 2008 | No Comments
Richard is from Linlithgow, Scotland. After graduating with first class honours and the prestigious PPRNCM recital diploma from the Royal Northern College of Music he won a scholarship to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, supported by awards from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust and Sir James Caird Travelling Scholarship. After [...]
Karina Vermes
Posted on | November 2, 2008 | No Comments
Karina is a handy woman. Karinas’ tasks in previous years have included making banners, cooking, building stages, playing the flute, promotion, selling tickets among a lot of other things.
Bio coming soon…
Heidi B. Martinsen
Posted on | November 2, 2008 | No Comments
Heidi is usually involved with stage building, ticket sales, playing the horn, fixing musicians, among other things. She therefore qualifies as a handy woman along with Karina. Heidi is responsible for this website.
Heidi B. Martinsen was born in Oslo in 1978. She is a trained horn player and has been awarded a Bachelor of Music (Honours) [...]
Martin G. Rasten
Posted on | November 2, 2008 | Comments Off
The cellist Martin is the festival’s Artistic Leader. He fixes musicians, decides the program, he is in contact with sponsors, arranges music among a lot of other things. In addition Martin is incredibly handy, as he knows exactly how to build concert stages out of wood, sail and a few pieces of string. Martin is, [...]
Thomas Flodin
Posted on | November 2, 2008 | No Comments
Thomas is the festivals’ Manager. Thomas is heavily involved with promotion, media contact, sponsorship contact, finance, housing of musicians as well as singing, among other things. Thomas is, along with Martin the founder and driving force behind Koster Chamber Music Festival.
Bio coming soon.
Transport
Posted on | November 2, 2008 | Comments Off
To and from Koster
Boats operate in dense traffic between Strömstads’ northern port and Koster Islands. The last two departures from Longagärde to Strömstad daily are at 9.15pm and 11pm on Friday. For more information visit www.vasttrafik.se or +46 (0) 771-414300.
Where to get off the ferry
For concerts at South Koster, get off at Longagärde.
For performances at [...]
Tickets
Posted on | November 2, 2008 | Comments Off
Tickets can be purchased at the respective stage entrances. You will meet our friendly sales personnel in good time before the concerts start. We only accept cash, but we do accept both Swedish and Norwegian currency.
Prices 2010
Evening concert @ 18.00: 200 SEK / NOK
Children up to 16 yrs: FREE
Summernight concert @ 22.30: 150 SEK / [...]
Islands in the Skagerrak
Posted on | November 2, 2008 | Comments Off
To the west of Strömstad lie the Koster Islands, noted for the beauty of its scenery. These are Sweden´s most westerly populated islands. The islands consist of North and South Koster. Around them lie the Koster archipelago with a large number of skerries and rocky isles.
North Koster is a mere 4km2 consisting of both a [...]
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 [...]
