Klassiskmusikk.com: Eldbjørg Hemsing med ny podcast

Eldbjørg Hemsing violinist

Klassiskmusikk.com – Publisert 18. 11. 2020

Hva er typisk nordisk? Hva karakteriserer vår historie, utvikling og hvem er vi i dag? Disse spørsmålene stiller Eldbjørg Hemsing i sin nye podcast, The Nordics Uveiled, som lanseres i disse dager.

Hun tar sikte på å nå et internasjonalt publikum som for tiden er sulteforet på levende konserter, og inviterer dem til å legge ut på en reise nordover for å utforske temaer i nordisk mytologi, folkemusikk og samisk tradisjon, samt oppdage glemte nordiske verk innen musikk, filosofi, arkitektur og natur.

– Den såkalte «nordiske klangen» er sterkt inspirert av natur, stemninger og forskjeller, fra nordlys til høye fjell, dype daler og vann. «Lyrisk», «melankolsk» og «forsiktig optimisme» er ord som ofte brukes om det nordiske; det rene, enkle og pittoreske. Samtidig det modige og kraftfulle, som man forbinder med nordiske folkeeventyr – gjerne forbundet med varm humor. Mange av disse trekkene kan man finne igjen i andre kunstarter. Hvordan har historien formet oss og hva kan vi lære av hvordan vi er i dag? skriver Hemsing i sin presentasjon av podcasten.

De tre første episodene ligger allerede ute. Der presenteres Lasse Thoresen og hans bruk av folkemusikk, Mette Henriette med bruk av sin samiske arv og Ottar Kåsa som spiller «djevelens instrument» hardingfele. Hver episode har en kort skriftlig presentasjon, en spilleliste og lenker til aktuelle nettsteder for videre lytting.

Klassisk CD blogspot: Podcast: Unveiling Nordic (NO)

Klassisk CD BlogspotTrond Erikson , 16. november 2020

Fiolinisten Eldbjørg Hemsing har lansert podcasten The Nordics Unveiled, der hun ønsker å utforske temaene nordisk mytologi, folkemusikken, samisk tradisjon, oppdagelse av glemte verk innenfor musikken, filosofi, arkitektur og natur. Slikt blir det spennende lytting av.

Eldbjørg Hemsing har vokst opp i en bygd og et dalføre som har en rik folkemusikktradisjon som har påvirket og inspirert komponister som Grieg, Ole Bull og Halvorsen. Folkemusikken har vært en stor kilde til inspirasjon for mange komponister. Den nordiske lyden er også sterkt inspirert av naturen, stemninger og forandringer. Alt fra nordlyset, til dype fjell og daler, til vann. Den lyriske, melankolske og ofte forsiktige optimismen er et nøkkelord for å forklare hva som ofte kan karaktiseres som nordisk. Det rene, enkle og ofte billedlige. Samtidig som det er et mot og en pågangskraft som kan hentes fra nordiske eventyr, ofte med en lun humor. Mange av disse egenskapene vises også i andre sjangre enn musikk. Hvordan har historien formet oss og hva kan vi lære av hvem i er i dag?


Podcasten The Nordics Unveiled finner du her!

Musical chairs: new Stradivaris for top violin soloists

The Strad – September 16, 2020

Eldbjørg Hemsing receives the 1707 ‘Rivaz, Baron Gutmann’ while Janine Jansen has the 1715 ‘Rode, Duke of Cambridge’

Two of the world’s leading female violinists have been granted the use of ‘golden period’ Stradivari violins. Norwegian soloist Eldbjørg Hemsing is now playing the 1707 ‘Rivaz, Baron Gutmann’ Stradivari violin, owned by the Dextra Musica foundation. Its most recent player, Janine Jansen, has been gifted the use of the 1715 ‘Rode, Duke of Cambridge’ Stradivari, courtesy of a European benefactor. ‘I want to thank Dextra Musica for having given me the fantastic opportunity to play on one of the finest Stradivari violins for these past years,’ said Jansen. ‘The velvety beauty, depth and richness of sound have been a true inspiration for me. I wish Eldbjørg Hemsing and the “Rivaz, Baron Gutmann” a wonderful journey together.’

‘Being part of the Dextra Musica family for over twelve years, I am thrilled and grateful to continue expanding this fruitful collaboration,’ said Hemsing. ‘Having the support of a foundation loaning me this incredible violin, one of the world’s finest, is truly a honour as well as a huge artistic inspiration. I am very much looking forward to continue building the artistic legacy of the instrument as well as inspiring audiences with its sound.’

To read the full article follow the link on the Strad

Eldbjørg Hemsing joining HarrisonParrott for General Management

Eldbjørg Hemsing is delighted to announce change in her General Management, joining the roster of HarrisonParrott for her global representation.

Read the full announcement by HarrisonParrott below:

HARRISONPARROTT IS DELIGHTED TO WELCOME VIOLINIST ELDBJØRG HEMSING TO ITS ROSTER FOR WORLDWIDE MANAGEMENT

A champion of Norway’s rich musical tradition, Eldbjørg Hemsing made a name for herself in her native country beginning with her solo debut with Bergen Philharmonic at the age of 11. Today she counts amongst the leading violinists of the younger generation.

In the 2020/21 season Eldbjørg performs with orchestras such as Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra and Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Highlights of past seasons include performances with Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in the opening concert of the Bergen International Music Festival 2020 and with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Zürcher Kammerorchester, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover and Shanghai and Hong Kong Philharmonic orchestras. Offering a broad repertoire, Eldbjørg has a close connection to Tan Dun, having premiered and recorded his violin concerto Fire Ritual. A passionate chamber musician, recitals take Eldbjørg to Mozartwoche Salzburg, Dialoge Festival Salzburg, Musikwoche Bad Berleburg, and to her own Hemsing Festival amongst others.

In addition to her engagements as a soloist Eldbjørg is actively involved in many societal projects. As Artistic Director and mentor in the SPIRE programme she follows her passion in supporting young talents with their artistic and personal self-development in the classical music world.

Concerti: Internationale Klassikstars im eigenen Wohnzimmer (DE)

Mit der Streaming-Reihe #deinconcertiabend bietet concerti ab sofort digitale Konzerterlebnisse.

Von Ninja Anderlohr-Hepp, 18. März 2020 – Concerti.de

Noch vor wenigen Tagen gehörte der abendliche Konzertgang zur Normalität: Die Frage war nicht, ob, sondern in welches Konzert man gehen wollte. Seit dem 13. März hat die Schließung aller öffentlichen Bühnen und Konzertsäle zur Eindämmung der Verbreitung des Corona-Virus die deutsche Kulturlandschaft in eine Schockstarre versetzt – nun müssen digitale Alternativen gefunden werden. Mit der neuen Streaming-Reihe #deinconcertiabend möchte concerti der Musik ein digitales Zuhause geben und Ihnen ein Konzerterlebnis in den heimischen vier Wänden ermöglichen.

Ab Donnerstag, den 19. März, begrüßen wir auf unseren Social Media-Kanälen jeweils um 20 Uhr (MEZ) regelmäßig Künstler aus aller Welt und laden Sie ein zum Hauskonzert. Der Konzertabend wird so zum „concerti-Abend“, und Sie können live dabei sein, wenn Künstler wie Anna Prohaska, Benedict Kloeckner oder Simon Höfele das Internet zum Klingen bringen. Dabei möchten wir auch in Erfahrung bringen, wie es den Künstlern in der aktuellen Shutdown-Situation geht: Der Verlust von Engagements stellt die Musiker vor ungewohnte Herausforderungen, viele Freischaffende müssen um ihre berufliche Existenz bangen. #deinconcertiabend soll zusammenbringen, was zusammengehört: die Musik, die Künstler und ihr Publikum.

#deinconcertiabend mit Eldbjørg Hemsing

Den Anfang macht für Sie die norwegische Geigerin Eldbjørg Hemsing, deren Album mit Werken von Edvard Grieg vor wenigen Tagen erschienen ist. Zu diesem Komponisten hat sie ein ganz besonderes Verhältnis, da Grieg über Umwege das Thema seiner berühmten Ballade op. 24 aus den Händen von Hemsings Ururgroßvater erhielt. Passenderweise dreht sich auch das Programm der ersten Ausgabe von #deinconcertiabend rund um den norwegischen Nationalkomponisten: Ausschnitte aus seinen Violinsonaten werden romantisch passend ergänzt mit Werken von Massenet und Sommerfeldt.

Die Geigerin ist gerade aus Berlin in ihre Heimatstadt Oslo zurückgekehrt und blickt mit gemischten Gefühlen auf die aktuelle Lage: „Wenn ich bedenke, dass ich in einer Zeit ohne Krieg auf europäischen Boden aufgewachsen bin, ist diese neue Realität, mit der wir konfrontiert sind, eine sehr fremde. Nichtsdestotrotz liegt mein Fokus jetzt darauf, neue Projekte voranzutreiben und zu entwickeln. Ich muss aber gleichzeitig sagen, dass ich als Musikerin, die viel auf Reisen ist und sonst nicht so viel Zeit zu Hause verbringt, nun zwei ganze Wochen am Stück daheim vor mir habe. Das fühlt sich auch irgendwie positiv an und hilft mir, guter Dinge zu bleiben. In diesen Zeiten müssen wir vielleicht noch mehr Solidarität untereinander zeigen, und Musik kann dabei wirklich etwas sein, das uns auf eine tiefere Ebene miteinander verbindet.“

#deinconcertiabend
Do. 19.3.2020, 20:00 Uhr
Eldbjørg Hemsing (Violine)
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Hier geht’s zum Livestream mit Eldbjørg Hemsing

Grieg: Violinsonate Nr. 1 F-Dur op. 8, 2. Satz: Allegretto quasi andantino
Grieg: Våren (Frühling) op. 33
Sommerfeldt: Sonata Saxifraga
Massenet: Meditation aus der Oper „Thaïs“
Grieg: Violinsonate Nr. 3 c-Moll op. 45, 2. Satz: Allegretto espressivo alla romanza
Grieg: Violinsonate Nr. 2 G-Dur op. 13, 1. Satz: Lento doloroso – Allegro vivace

Hemsing Festival: Klassisk musikk, rakfisk og natur setter Valdres-bygd på verdenskartet (Aftenposten)

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Aurdal i Valdres har beskjedne 671 innbyggere. Likevel klarer det vesle tettstedet å lokke til seg noen av verdens fremste klassiske musikere – på grunn av to søstre.

Onsdag starter den åttende utgaven av Hemsingfestivalen i søstrene Hemsings hjembygd Aurdal, stedet de færreste har hørt om, såfremt du ikke er blant de mange tusen som har hytte i Valdres.

Søstrene Ragnhild og Elbjørg Hemsing er vant til å stå på noen av verdens største klassiske scener. Nå inviterer de sine musikerkolleger hjem til Aurdal.

Full Artikel på Aftenposten.no

Eldbjørg Hemsing with new recording release ‘Grieg – The Violin Sonatas’

Credits: Photography by Nikolaj Lund

Following the acclaimed recordings of concertos by Borgström and Shostakovich, Dvořák and Suk, and by Tan Dun, Eldbjørg Hemsing is following in the footsteps of her great-great-grandfather, who once inspired Edvard Grieg to compose one of his most famous works. Joint by Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski, Eldbjørg is embarks the journey of Grieg violin sonatas on her latest release on BIS Records.

As a celebrated ambassador of Norwegian cultural heritage, Eldbjørg Hemsing was always going to turn to Edvard Grieg eventually – a composer who is central to both Norwegian music history and the Romantic era in general. Hemsing’s new recording of Grieg’s three violin sonatas on BIS Records also has a much more personal biographic background, however.  

In 1848, Ludvig Mathias Lindeman received funding from the Collegium academicum of Christiania (Oslo) University to collect folk tunes for Edvard Grieg. During his travels across Norway, he stayed in Valdres and met Hemsing’s great-great-grandfather Anders Nielsen Pelesteinbakken, who sang a tune to him. Lindeman noted it down and Grieg later found it in the collection. The small fragment of the folk tune must have caught the composer’s attention and he subsequently used the melody as the inspiration and main theme of one of his greatest works for solo piano, the Ballade, Op. 24

Over 170 years later, Eldbjørg Hemsing is presenting her own interpretation of Grieg’s three sonatas for violin and piano. The sonatas are considered to be representative of different stages in Grieg’s artistic development and were composed over a period of 20 years. The second violin sonata can be seen as one of Grieg’s great successes in capturing the musical identity of his native country, particularly in the sequences based on peasants’ dances. Because of her passion for preserving Norway’s rich folk music heritage – as demonstrated in her previous projects such as the second ever recording of Hjalmar Borgström’s violin concerto – Hemsing was keen to explore the compositions of her famous fellow countryman, who so profoundly shaped the Norwegian cultural identity. 

Alongside the Grieg sonatas, Eldbjørg Hemsing is also presenting her first original composition „Homecoming – Varitations on the folk tune from Valdres“ as a testament to the personal significance of this new recording and its history. Moreover, in pianist Simon Trpčeski Hemsing has found a strong musical partner, an internationally acclaimed artist praised for celebrating the rich folk traditions of his own native country, Macedonia.  

Grieg Violin Sonatas will be available exclusively on Apple Music from February 21st 2020. The album will be released globally from March 6th 2020 on all streaming platforms as well as in physical format in your closest CD shop.

Grieg Recording praised by Süddeutsche Zeitung (DE)

Eldbjørg Hemsing’s new recording release Grieg Violin Sonatas together with the acclaimed Macedonian pianist Simon Trčeski on BIS Records received a praising review by Harald Eggebrecht in the Süddeutsche Zeitung´s Klassikkolumne.

“The violin tone of the young Norwegian Eldbjørg Hemsing has something spacious, immediate, unseen, nothing pretentious about it. This goes wonderfully with the three violin sonatas by Edvard Grieg. Hemsing and her piano partner Simon Trčeski do not doubt for a second the quality, intensity, imagination and touching beauty of this music, which is pulsating with a sense of landscape, natural sensations and passion. One can really say that [Eldbjørg] plays so brilliantly and convincingly in her “mother tongue” that it must captivate everyone. The violinist’s joy in inventing music is demonstrated by her fine variations on a folk tune.”

Read full Klassikkolumne from January 20th 2020

Grieg Violin Sonatas will be available exclusively on Apple Music from February 21st 2020. The album will be released globally from March 6th 2020 on all streaming platforms as well as in physical format in your closest CD shop.

Eldbjørg Hemsing nominated for 2019 Spellemann (Norwegian recording award)


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Tan Dun: Fire Ritual

BIS Records

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This excellent disc of violin concertos showcases Dun’s dexterity and imagination in writing for the instrument and features radiant and sophisticated performances from the violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing…[In Rhapsody and Fantasia] Dun explores every inch of the solo violin with a depth of imagination that calls to mind Berg’s groundbreaking concerto…[Fire Ritual] blends the fierce with the meditative, and is performed with integrity and precision by Hemsing to complete this fine disc.

BBC Music Magazine

The violin concerto Fire Ritual – ‘A music ritual for the Victims of War’ – was written for and premièred by Eldbjørg Hemsing. The musical narrative is divided into four parts: Cruel Wars, Innocent People, Mantras of the Heavenly Birds and Eternity. These four themes create a musical ceremony for the victims of war, for those who have suffered through human history, and a prayer for eternal peace.

Fire Ritual unfolds and extends from a single note D (‘re’ on the solfège scale) – Re is a prefix used with the meaning ‘again’: REnew, REstart, REsurrect… As a ritual and ceremonial rite, the work is centred on the note ‘re’, calling for the REturn of souls and the REbirth of all victims of war so that they may RElive another life, and love once more.

Reviews

BBC Music Magazine

This excellent disc of violin concertos showcases Dun’s dexterity and imagination in writing for the instrument and features radiant and sophisticated performances from the violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing…[In Rhapsody and Fantasia] Dun explores every inch of the solo violin with a depth of imagination that calls to mind Berg’s groundbreaking concerto…[Fire Ritual] blends the fierce with the meditative, and is performed with integrity and precision by Hemsing to complete this fine disc.

May 2019

Gramophone

While some of Tan Dun’s ideas may seem rather overextended at times…what comes across most powerfully here is the dynamic three-way synergetic split between Tan Dun as conductor, Eldbjørg Hemsing’s striking characterisation of the solo violin’s material, and the sheer force and power of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Recommended.

April 2019

MusicWeb International

Eldbjørg Hemsing shows a powerful affinity for this very visual, symbolic music, while the BIS SACD sound is nothing short of magnificent.

April 2019

Presto Classical

Dun casts his stylistic net wide in these two East-meets-West concertos (indeed both scores veer into ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ territory in places), and their language is immediately accessible and attractive; highlights include the berceuse-like interlude of ‘Rock the Violin in Rhapsody’, where the soft-focus cinematic atmosphere is undercut by unsettling orchestral glissandi, and the high-energy sparring between marimba and violin in the opening track.

March 2019

Review: Dvořák&Suk Recording in The Strad (UK)

A splendid combination of purity and sweeping, Heifetz-like intensity

The Strad | By Julian Haylock, 16. November 2018

Dvořák’s sole Violin Concerto is not among his most free-flowingly spontaneous scores. It took him four years (on and off) to complete, by which time the intended dedicatee Joseph Joachim had grown tired of the project and, despite having already advised on several changes, was still unhappy about what he considered the terse bridge between the first and second movements and over-repetitious finale.

Only comparatively recently has it become virtually standard repertoire, yet is remains a problematic work requiring sensitive and impassioned advocacy to sound its best. This it receives in spades from Eldbjørg Hemsing, who sustains high standards of intonational purity and beguiling tonal lustre throughout even most awkward of passages. She also shapes phrases with a chamber-scale dynamic suppleness, in contrast to the majority of recorded players, whose tendency towards special pleading often leads to over-projection.

However, the star turn here is the Suk Fantasy, which sounds (no bad thing) like an evacuee soundtrack from the Golden Age of Hollywood, with Hemsing hurling herself into the fray with an almost Heifetz-like intensity and swashbuckling bravado. Alan Buribayev and the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra provide sterling support and the commendably natural recording opens out seductively when the SACD-surround track is activated.

FORTE FEATURE FILM WITH ELDBJØRG HEMSING

“Forte” is the new feature film from David Donnelly(“Maestro“) on three strong, utmost remarkable and ouststanding women who are achieving unlikely success in classical music: Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing, Argentinian composer and conductor Lucía Caruso and Russian-born violinist Tatiana Berman from the United States.

Story: Forte is the international story of three women who are challenging industry norms by making their own rules in a musical genre steeped in tradition. A young Norwegian soloist champions a rare, self-discovered composition and risks a promising career to bring it to life. A small-town girl, born and raised in the Russian Arctic, gives up an executive position at a top artist management corporation to create her own international maverick agency. An Argentinian composer gets the opportunity of a lifetime. And a cultural entrepreneur and mother of three struggles to balance her family and career. The one thing these bold, game-changing individuals have in common is: strength.

Direction/Production: Forte is written and directed by David Donnelly, founder of Culture Monster and director of the acclaimed hit documentary Maestro. It is produced by David Donnelly and Anastasia Boudanoque, founder of Primavera Consulting. Executive Producer is Roland Göhde of the Göhde Foundation.

Filming Locations: Sintra, Portugal; Cincinnati, Ohio; Paris, France; London, England; New York, New York; Rhinecliff, NY; Mendoza, Argentina; Aurdal/Oslo, Norway; Berlin, Germany; Moscow, Russia

> Forte website
> Forte on Facebook

The first official trailer of “Forte” is out now:

ELDBJØRG HEMSING AT WOMEN IN GLOBAL HEALTH

Eldbjørg Hemsing with Welcome Note and Music Performance at Women in Global Health – Germany Launch Event

Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing was invited to perform and to give a welcome speech at the launch event of the Women in Global Health – Germany initiative at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development on 12th January 2018.

Among the 100 high-level participants, 93 of them leading women in global health from ministries, politics, academia & science, private sector, civil society and NGOs, have been the initiative founders Professor Ilona Kickbusch and Dr Sabine Ludwig, as well, as State Secretary Lutz Stroppe, German Federal Ministry of Health, and the Royal Norwegian Ambassador H.E. Petter Ølberg.

In her impressive welcome note Eldbjørg Hemsing highlighted the fascination from discoveries of scientists, revealing significantly positive impacts of music on development of children, brain health and brain function, psychiatric conditions and stress and the vast knowledge science has generated throughout the centuries, leading to knowledge about the positive impacts of music and the significant change which can be made particularly with those members of our society who are in severe health conditions and at greatest risk. Eldbjørg Hemsing closed her speech by mentioning that it should be the mission of any artist to continuously strive for creating positive impact through sharing their greatest passion – music, and contribute not only to the individuals but to the society at greater.

ELDBJØRG HEMSING NEW CJD AMBASSADOR

Eldbjørg Hemsing appointed as CJD Panorama Ambassador

Internationally upstriving violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing has been invited to become the first Ambassador for the highly remarkable CJD Panorama project. Officially, Eldbjørg Hemsing has started to take this new role starting at January 12, 2018, underlining her impressive commitment for engaging in educational areas for youngest children. The charitable Göhde Foundation was supporting this development based on its contacts and cooperation with CJD.

CJD Panorama is a social educational project in which children learn a symphonic instrument and build experience by playing together in an orchestra in a community which strengthen the young individuals. For children with migration background or coming from a difficult social background, CJD Panorama creates pathways to build up on their potentials and possibilities: By learning an instrument within an orchestra-like formation, the child expands its horizon of experience, leading to building up character and personality. >More about the CJD Panorama Project

The CJD is one of Germany’s largest social and educational organisations. Every year, it gives 155,000 young people and adults guidance and opportunities for the future. 9,500 full-time employees and numerous volunteers at over 150 locations provide help, support and education/training. This work is based on the Christian conception of what it means to be human, with the vision: “Let no one fall by the wayside!” >More about CJD

ELDBJØRG HEMSING STORMEN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Eldbjørg Hemsing named 2018 ‘Artist in Residence’ at Stormen Konserthus

Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing is the ‘2018 Artist in Residence’ at Stormen Konserthus Bodø Norway, where she will perform in concert and recital on several occasions throughout the year. The iconic concert hall, which is situated in Bodø in the far North of Norway, was unveiled in 2014 and has been praised for both its world-class acoustics and initiative in presenting musical excellence. In her first appearance at Stormen Eldbjørg Hemsing will perform Massenet’s Thaïs: Méditation at the New Year’s Gala Concert (5 January 2018), together with the Nordnorsk Opera og Symfoniorkester – Arctic Philharmonic and conductor Henrik Schaefer. She returns in spring to perform Hjalmar Borgström’s Violin Concerto in G major, op. 25 (9 March) with the Nordnorsk Opera og Symfoniorkester – Arctic Philharmonic and Eva Ollikainen – Conductor, with an additional performance at KulturHuset i Tromsø. Also featured in the Residency are performances of Dvořák ́s Mazurek and Halvorsen’s Norwegian Dances for Violin and Orchestra at the NOSO ́s outdoor concert at Nordland Musikkfestuke, whilst her final appearance will be a specially programmed recital with the acclaimed Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski. “I am honoured to be appointed Stormen’s ‘2018 Artist in Residence” commented Eldbjørg Hemsing. “I can’t wait to get up to the North again where I have such fond memories of previous performances and where the wild and powerful nature gives a different dimension of musical inspiration. I am particularly proud to be performing Borgström’s violin concerto which is a piece that I have become passionate about and which deserves much more attention than it currently receives. He is a Norwegian composer who was famous at the beginning of the 20th century but whose name has completely dropped from programmes both at home and abroad.”

About Stormen Konserthus Bodø / Stormen Concert Hall Bodø

Stormen Konserthus Bodø / Stormen Concert Hall Bodø’s world-class acoustics ensure optimal conditions for classical masterpieces as well as the performances of pop/rock shows, theatre, dance and conferences.The large hall seats 900 people and offers some of the worlds best acoustics for classical music. Variable acoustic panels and a full size flytower and orchestra pit makes this hall equally suitable for opera, ballet, pop, jazz, rock and theatre. Our Steinway grand piano was carefully selected by Leif Ove Andsnes. The small hall seats 240, the chamber hall around 80. The foyers are well suitable for concerts and receptions, and legendary club venue Sinus (460 capacity) has the perfect atmosphere for jazz and rock. “We are very proud to appoint Eldbjørg Hemsing as the ‘2018 Artist in Residence’. She has truly established herself as a top international artist and we look forward to the variety of her virtuoso performances at our concert hall.” Rolf-Cato Raade, director Stormen.