— When time stands completely still.

The season opens with some of the most timeless music there is. Bach’s Cello Suite in G major, perhaps the most famous of them all, sets the tone for the theme Time, with cellist Clara Friedensburg on stage, one of the rising stars recently handpicked for Talent Norway’s new international PODIUM initiative.

At this season opening in Bergen, we will also hear Janáček’s dramatic Violin Sonata, a work where everything between life and death is at stake, performed by violinist Mara Haugen and pianist Oda Voltersvik. The concert concludes with one of Brahms’ great chamber music highlights, the Horn Trio in E-flat major, featuring principal horn player Eirik Baardsen Haaland from the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. The programme is woven together with texts about time, read by actor Juni Dahr.

Let yourself be embraced by chamber music warmth in January. Welcome to the season opening.

Eirik Baardsen Haaland horn
Mara Haugen violin
Oda Voltersvik piano
Juni Dahr actor

For a complete programme and performer presentation, see our programme page.
Duration approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, including intermission.

Welcome to a major classical music experience.