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15. feb. - 18. feb.
Alta
On 14-16 February 2020 the violinist and Alta native Miriam Helms Ålien invited all of Finnmark, and music lovers across the country, to the first edition of FESTIVALTA - Finnmarks kammermusikkfestival; a weekend of magical concert experiences surrounded by sparkling North Norwegian winter nature.
As the very first festival of its kind north of Harstad, FESTIVALTA boldly bets from the start on an international all-star line-up of artists. All of them are known for their uncompromising life-and-death attitude to the music they convey.
Artistic director Miriam brings with her the super-violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky, the French cello prodigy Bruno Philippe, the Dutch viola princess Dana Zemtsov and music chameleon and badass cellist Eckart Runge (of Artemiskvartetten), in addition to homegrown favourites such as the European virtuoso-competition winner Eivind Ringstad and Northern Norway's piano jewel Nils Anders Mortensen.
FESTIVALTA aims to become a new arena for experiencing, being moved and being engaged by top-shelf classical music, both for those who are already super fans and for those who are perhaps curious but have not yet experienced the magic live.
In 2020 FESTIVALTA - with its main base in Nordlyskatedralen - will present five public concerts with a wide variety of music, from the opening concert «Nordlysets klang - fantasi eller virkelighet?», to the night concert «Bare Bach» and the show concert «Fra Händel til Hendrix» on Saturday evening.
In the days before the weekend, several of the town's care homes receive musical visits from the festival's artists, in addition to other possible surprise appearances around town.
FESTIVALTA's formal organiser is Alta Kammermusikkforening, and the festival is realised with generous support from Samfunnsløftet at Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge, Alta kommune and local businesses.
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