— 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!

Erlend Tvinnereim tenor
Alexander Kagan violin
Ilze Klava viola
Alexey Cherkasov violin & musical 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)