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 [...]
Bohuslav Martinů – Nonet for winds & strings, H. 374
Posted on | June 19, 2010 | 2 Comments
In 1959, a hundred years after the demise of Spohr and only a few months before his own death from the terminal cancer from which he was already suffering, Martinů composed his own Nonet for the same combination of instruments as favoured by Spohr.
The work is dedicated to the Czech Nonet, [...]
Louis Spohr – Nonet for winds & strings, op. 31
Posted on | June 19, 2010 | 2 Comments
Louis Spohr (1784 – 1859), one of the 19th century’s foremost musicians, sometimes described as “The Forgotten Master” is now all but forgotten. He was renowned in his day as a violinist, teacher, composer and conductor (one of the first to stand in front of an orchestra and threaten the musicians with a baton), and [...]
Francis Poulenc – sextet for piano & winds (1932, revised 1939)
Posted on | June 19, 2010 | 1 Comment
Of his own work, he wrote, “I know perfectly well that I’m not one of those composers who have made harmonic innovations like Igor (Stravinsky), Ravel, or Debussy, but I think there’s room for “New” music which doesn’t mind using other peoples chords. Wasn’t that the case with Mozart-Schubert?”
The Sextet is [...]
Elisabeth Wentland
Posted on | June 17, 2010 | No Comments
Elisabeth Wentland was born in 1989 in Hoyerswerda, Germany. She started playing the flute at the age of seven. After she finished the Special Music School for young talented musicians in Dresden she started her flute studies at the “ Musikhochschule Carl Maria von Weber” Dresden in 2009 with Prof. Stephane Réty. During this time [...]
Albrecht Krauß
Posted on | June 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
Albrecht Krauß was born in 1983 in Dresden, Germany. After finishing his studies at the Musikhochschule „Carl Maria von Weber“ Dresden and the „Toho Gakuen“ Academy Toyama (Japan) he is now a postgraduate student with Prof. Matthias Bäcker at the Musikhochschule „Franz Liszt“ Weimar. He has participated in Master Classes with Prof. Matthias Bäcker (Weimar), [...]
Mei Yi Foo
Posted on | June 16, 2010 | No Comments
Hailed “a pianist to watch” by BBC Radio 3, “Rising Star” by International Piano Magazine, and the winner of the Maria Callas Grand Prix, Mei Yi Foo has captivated audiences across Europe at venues such as the Royal Festival Hall, Wigmore Hall, Verona Filarmonica, Megaron Athens and Finlandia Hall.
She worked alongside conductors such as Matthias [...]
Flemming Aksnes
Posted on | June 15, 2010 | No Comments
Flemming begynte sine studier hos Paul Farr i Stavanger, og etter tre år fortsatte han hos professor Frøydis Ree Wekre ved Norges Musikhøgskole, hvor han avsluttet med en mastergrad i horn og kammermusik.
Siden har Flemming Aksnes supplert sin utdannelse hos blant andre Radovan Vlatkovic, Stefan Dohr og Sahra Willis fra Berliner Philharmonikerne. Han har vært [...]
