Bergen: a distinctly contemporary closing concert
After 15 days of events of all kinds, the Bergen International Festival on June 9 offered one last major performance mixing music and imagery.…
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Bergen: A recital from Grieg’s living room to yours
The Bergen International Festival takes its “international” modifier seriously. There are offerings in various genres and many that could be classified as experimental. The American…
Bergen: Johannes Weisser – Moving moments but less than full control
On June 6, in front of a live audience, the Norwegian baritone Johannes Weisser, accompanied by pianist Christian Ihle Hadland, offered a recital in Troldhaugen…
Bergen International Festival: Grieg from the heartland
Before and after. Who now does not think in these terms? Many music lovers, for obvious reasons, feel nostalgia for the former and disdain for…
