— A chamber musical visit from Norsjø.
Our Oslo spring season is rounded off with a stellar line-up of young chamber musicians from all across Europe. The performers come directly from the Norsjø Chamber Music Festival in Telemark, where Ludvig Gudim and Eivind Ringstad are artistic directors.
The concert opens with one of Beethoven's early chamber music works, the Piano Quartet in C major. Next, we experience burlesque energy from Béla Bartók, before the programme culminates in Edward Elgar's rarely performed Piano Quintet.
The latter is the concert's main work, encompassing both reflection and hope in the wake of the First World War. Elgar presents a searching and enigmatic opening movement, before gradually opening the doors to his romantic, warm, and symphonic sound world with clear echoes from both Brahms and Beethoven — in addition to his own, iconic Nimrod. Welcome!
Ludvig Gudim violin
Noa Wildschut violin
Eivind Ringstad viola
Senja Rummukainen cello
Kasparas Mikužis piano
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.
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827)
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C major, WoO 36Béla Bartók (1881—1945)
Selected Duets for Two Violins, Sz. 98Sir Edward Elgar (1857—1934)
Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84 -
Violinist Ludvig Gudim from Risør became a familiar face to many when he won NRK's Virtuoso in 2016. The following year he entered the prestigious Juilliard School of Music in New York, where he studied with Li Lin and Itzhak Perlman until he completed his bachelor's degree in 2021. As early as 2013, he traveled to New York to participate in the Perlman Music programme , a summer program for gifted young musicians. The following year he won third prize in the Menhuin Competition, the world's leading international competition for young violinists, and in 2019 he emerged victorious from Juilliard's own competition and was invited to be a soloist with the Juilliard Chamber Orchestra at Lincoln Center. Since then, he has been a soloist with leading Norwegian and international orchestras. In October 2022, his debut release came with the Vienna Radio Symphony and Howard Griffiths. Ludvig was recently appointed as 1st concertmaster of the DR Symphony Orchestra in Copenhagen, where he now resides. He became a member of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra in 2022 and has also worked as a guest concertmaster in orchestras such as the Oslo Philharmonic and the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. Ludvig plays an Antonio Stradivari from 1710, on loan from Anders Sveaas' Almennyttige Fond.
Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut has appeared as a soloist with prestigious orchestras worldwide, including the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Camerata Salzburg, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Performances alongside inspiring artists such as Janine Jansen, Menahem Pressler, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Daniel Müller-Schott, Pablo Ferrández, Kian Soltani, Amihai Grosz, Timothy Ridout, Pablo Barragán, Frank Dupree and Elisabeth Brauss showcase her passion for chamber music.
Noa has won numerous international prizes, including first prizes at the Louis Spohr Competition at age nine and the Iordens Competition at age eleven. She received the Concertgebouw Young Talent Award in 2013, the Kersjes Violin Prize in 2017, and the WEMAG Soloist Award at Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 2018. In 2019/2020, Noa was selected by the European Concert Hall Organization (ECHO) as a Rising Star, performing in leading concert halls across Europe.
Noa was appointed artistic director of Festspielfrühling Rügen 2023, as part of Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. She plays the “Ex-Lady-Stretton” violin (ca. 1730) by Guarneri del Gesù and uses a bow by Léonard Tourte (ca. 1800), both on loan from the Stretton Society.
Eivind Ringstad is principal violist of the London Symphony Orchestra and professor at the Royal College of Music. As a soloist, Eivind has performed with orchestras such as the Oslo Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, Copenhagen Phil, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic and collaborated with leading conductors such as Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Han-ah Chang, Anja Bilhmaier and Joshua Weilerstein. Eivind has made several recordings, among his most recent release is Mozart Next Generation with Swedish violinist Johan Dalene, conductor Howard Griffiths and the Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg. Eivind began playing the violin at the age of 5 and switched to viola as his main instrument nine years later. He completed his studies in 2017 at the Barratt Due Institute of Music with Prof. Soon-Mi Chung Barratt-Due. He plays a viola built by Andrea Guarneri in 1676 and nicknamed “Conte Vitale” generously loaned from Dextra Musica.
Senja Rummukainen has established herself as one of Finland's brightest musical talents over the past decade. Born in 1994, she gained national prominence by winning the Turku National Cello Competition in 2014. She has since achieved international recognition, including as a finalist at the 2019 Tchaikovsky Competition. Rummukainen has performed with orchestras such as the BBC Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Göteborg Symphony Orchestra, Iceland Symphony and Orquestra Filarmônica de Bogotá. Her collaborations with conductors such as Sakari Oramo, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Nicholas Collon and Leif Segerstam have been met with rave reviews. She regularly performs at leading festivals and with renowned artists such as Janine Jansen and Augustin Hadelich. Rummukainen plays a 1707 David Tecchler cello, generously loaned by the Finnish Cultural Foundation.
Kasparas Mikužis is a Lithuanian-born pianist based in London. Named as one of Classic FM's 'Rising Stars' for 2025, he has taken the stages of various highly respected venues such as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Lithuanian National Philharmonic in Vilnius. In May 2025, Kasparas was one of the winners of the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) international auditions.
Highlights include recitals at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, UK, the Krzysztof Penderecki Center in Lusławice, Poland and his debut at Wigmore Hall in London in December 2024. Kasparas has also performed at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva on multiple occasions. The 25/26 season sees Kasparas performing Gershwin's Concerto in F with the Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra, as well as working on a new CD with the Royal Academy of Music. During his burgeoning career, Kasparas has been privileged to receive support from various foundations, including the Countess of Munster Trust (UK), the SOS Talents Foundation (France), the Hattori Foundation (UK), the Drake Calleja Trust (UK), the Wayne Sleep Foundation (UK) among others.
We wish you an enjoyable, unique concert experience with us. Welcome!
Photo: Maaike Eijkman (Wildschut) / Nikolaj Lund (Ringstad) / Eeva Suutari (Rummukainen) / Sveinung Hoel Bjorå (Gudim) / Kaupo Kikkas (Mikužis)