Foajélørdag - Flute Poetic // Sandnes kulturhus

Sandnes is a municipality with great artistic diversity and many highly skilled performers without celebrity status. On Foajé Saturdays, you meet a selected group of professional artists from different genres, some of whom you may already be familiar with. This Saturday, you can experience a concert project created by the professional flutist Laura Lovišková.

Laura Lovišková – flute
Svitlana Ivanova – flute
Elias Mursula – piano

This is a unique musical concert project created by the professional flutist Laura Lovišková, based on both traditional and modern gems from the flute repertoire. Flute Poetic tells stories from different centuries. The artistic concept embraces a wide range of styles and has opened the door to new collaborations between musicians and colourful instrumental combinations.

For the Foajé Saturdays concert series, we have chosen to present works written for two flutes and piano. The concert repertoire spans a broad range of styles, including classical music, groovy jazz, rhythmic Latin American music, Hungarian traditional folk music, dramatic opera melodies, as well as lyrical and expressive film music.

Programme

Franz and Karl Doppler – Duettino Hongrois, Op. 36, for two flutes and piano
Anže Rozman – Two Rivers, for two flutes and piano
Gary Schocker – Three Dances, for two flutes and piano
Ian Clarke – A Winged Brocade, for two flutes and piano
Franz and Karl Doppler – Fantasia Rigoletto, Op. 38, for two flutes and piano
Ian Clarke – Maya, for two flutes and piano
Samuel Zyman – Fantasia Mexicana, for flutes and piano

Biography

Laura Lovišková is a professional flutist from Slovakia based in Norway. She graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and completed an Erasmus+ exchange year at the Iceland University of the Arts with Prof. Martial Nardeau. She continued her studies with Vidar Austvik at the University of Stavanger (Master’s degree, PDM/Postgraduate Diploma, and extension studies in performance, piccolo and chamber music). During her studies, she performed as a soloist with several orchestras, including the State Philharmonic Košice, the Bratislava Chamber Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava.
She is the recipient of the 1st Prize of the Skjeies Chamber Music Grant and the Bjønnes Grant 2022. Laura has been a member of numerous contemporary and classical ensembles, including Asynchronie Ensemble, Veni Academy, Musica Falsa et Ficta, Rogaland Sinfonietta and Estuary Ensemble. In November 2023, she won 2nd Prize at the Franz Schubert International Competition in Ruse (BG), chamber music category. In October 2024, she reached the second round of the Chieri International Competition (Italy). She is also the founder, composer and pianist of the Ecetera band. Currently, she works as a flute and piano teacher at Sola Cultural School and is a freelance musician in Rogaland.

Svitlana Ivanova is a professional flutist from Ukraine, based in Norway. She studied at the Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music and later worked as a flutist and piccoloist with leading Ukrainian national ensembles. She has performed across Europe, China, Japan and the Middle East. She lives in Stavanger and works as a flute teacher at Time Cultural School, while freelancing in Rogaland.

Elias Mursula is a professional pianist from Finland, based in Norway. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Turku Arts Academy and a Master’s degree and postgraduate diploma from the University of Stavanger. He has performed as a soloist in several European countries and has won multiple chamber music awards, including 1st Prize at the UiS Chamber Music Competition. He lives in Stavanger, works as a piano teacher at Stavanger Cultural School and is a freelance musician in Rogaland.