Step into the Nordic soundscape – wild, beautiful, and deeply rooted in nature and mythology. Featuring works by Sibelius and Tveitt, this concert offers grand narratives, lyrical moods, and rhythms echoing from Norwegian valleys and fjords.

Into the Music: Free pre-concert talk with Gyri Tveitt in the VIP Room, 5th floor, at 18:30.

Programme:

• Jean Sibelius: A Saga

• Geirr Tveitt: Hundred Hardanger Tunes (excerpts)

• Geirr Tveitt: Hardanger Fiddle Concerto No. 2 – Three Fjords

• Jean Sibelius: The Bard

• Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen's Return

Performers:

• Julie Røssland, conductor

• Ragnhild Hemsing, violin and Hardanger fiddle (Artist-in-Residence)

Organiser: Stavanger Symphony Orchestra