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With the Hardanger fiddle in one hand and the violin in the other

at 19:30, Grieghallen
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Wednesday 30. Sep, 19:30 - Free
Image credit: Kaupo Kikkas

With the Hardanger fiddle in one hand and the violin in the other

at 19:30, Grieghallen
Image credit: Kaupo Kikkas

Artists

Andrey Boreyko conductor
Ragnhild Hemsing Hardanger fiddle and violin
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Program

Ørjan Matre Spring dance and Solitary Traveller from Lyric pieces
Ørjan Matre Attmed, for violin and Hardanger fiddle and orchestra (World premiere)
interval (25 mins)
Peter Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

The sound of the Hardanger fiddle, with its distinctive tuning and resonating overtones, connects Norway to its deepest musical traditions while channeling centuries of joy and sorrow, patience and fortitude. A brand-new piece by our Composer-in-Residence Ørjan Matre combines the evocative sounds of the Hardanger fiddle with the refined world of the classical violin. To play it, we welcome a musician who excels on both instruments and even managed to win Norway the Eurovision Song Contest on her Hardanger fiddle in 2009 – Ragnhild Hemsing.

After the new concerto and two hypnotic excerpts from Matre’s own reworking of Edvard Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, Andrey Boreyko conducts Tchaikovsky’s  Symphony No. 4, one of the composer's  most popular works, full of energy and beautiful melodies. From its opening "fate" motif, the symphony moves toward an explosive and joyful finale.

Programme change

Conductor Andrey Boreyko is replacing Nicholas Collon on short notice. Following the interval, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 is replaced by Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.
28 September 2026