— From darkness to light.

Spring has always inspired our Nordic composers — and Swedish Kurt Atterberg is no exception. His popular suite, a lyrical and evocative double concerto for violin and viola, sets the tone for this April Sunday's musical journey from darkness to light.

Bergen Chamber Orchestra , a project ensemble with strong roots in the city's rich freelance and chamber music community, is also presenting a top-notch soloist group this time. They invite us further into Benjamin Britten's Les Illuminations for tenor and strings — a journey full of musical richness based on Arthur Rimbaud's poetic universe.

The concert concludes with Czech composer Josef Suk's String Serenade, a work full of springtime fervor, Brahmsian warmth and melodic genius à la Dvořák — with whom Suk studied when the serenade was written. Welcome!

Bergen Chamber Orchestra is supported by the Arts Council of Norway.

Erlend Tvinnereim tenor
Alexander Kagan violin
Ilze Klava viola
Alexey Cherkasov conductor & artistic director

Duration approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. The program is without intermission.
Please note that this Sunday we are holding two concerts simultaneously in Bergen and Oslo. When ordering tickets, we recommend double-checking that you are purchasing a ticket for the correct concert/venue.

• Concert program

  Kurt Atterberg (1887—1974)
  Suite No. 3 for violin, viola and strings, op. 19

  Benjamin Britten (1913—1976)
  Les Illuminations, op. 18 for tenor and strings

  Josef Suk (1874—1935)
  Serenade for strings in E flat major, op. 6

• About the performers

  Biographies will be published later.

We wish you an enjoyable, unique concert experience with us. Welcome!

Photo: Denis Yulov (Tvinnereim) / Tatiana Chulochnikova (Kagan) / Tommy Næss (Klava) / Jaroslaw Wasilewski (Bergen Chamber Orchestra) / Mikael Tjemsland (Cherkasov)