Avslutningskonserten blir siste mulighet til å fylle sjela med musikalsk optimisme i ekte FESTIVALTA-stil.

Kort oppsummert: -Schumanns Folketoner med cellisten Jakob Koranyi og Nils på piano blir antakelig noe av det fineste du har hørt. -Vi får også i år et innslag med unge gjester fra Alta kulturskole i energisk og kult samspill med FESTIVALTA-artistene -Og så Brahms' perle av en klarinettkvintett da... Her blir ord fattige. Kan vel ikke si annet at den blir et verdig punktum for en herlig helg.

KONSERTPROGRAM Prokofiev: Overture over hebraiske temaer for klarinett, strykerkvartett og piano Bartok: Rumenske Folkedanser med små og store gjester fra Alta kulturskole + FESTIVALTA-artistene Schumann: 5 folketoner for cello og piano, op. 102

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Brahms: Klarinettkvintett

Allegro
Adagio
Andantino
Con moto
Pablo Barragan - klarinett Miriam Helms Ålien - fiolin Hyeyoon Park - fiolin Eivind Ringstad - bratsj Jakob Koranyi - cello Knut Erik Sundquist - kontrabass Nils Anders Mortensen - piano

FESTIVALTA is an international chamber music festival taking place in Alta, Northern-Norway, a long weekend mid-February every year. Alta, a small town situated well above the arctic circle, is famous for its salmon river, as the start&goal of Europe’s longest dog-sledding race and as a prime spot for experiencing the northern lights.
 
Artistic director is the local-born, now Berlin-based violinist Miriam Helms Ålien, whose passion for chamber music, nature and community has inspired her to envision this festival combining the best of all worlds. Aiming to create a bridge between north and south, old and new, the festival seeks to provide concerts for everyone – whether seasoned hardcore fans or curious first-timers completely new to classical music.

Nearly all the festivals 6-8 concerts take place in the town’s architectural jewel, the Northern Lights Cathedral, which seats 300-350 people at full capacity. 

Here, local neighbours and international guests gather to experience incredible performances at the highest level, presented in an authentic down to earth-atmosphere. 

The region’s incredible arctic nature provide further inspiration for both audience and artists – it is raw, honest and magical.

The 2020 first edition of the festival was a huge success, earning superlative praise from audiences, artists and critics alike. Visiting artists included international guests like Alexander Sitkovetsky, Bruno Philippe, Eckart Runge, Dana Zemtsov, as well as Norway’s own Eivind Ringstad, Nils Mortensen and artistic director Ålien.

In the coming years FESTIVALTA looks forward to welcoming artists including Jakob Koranyi, Tabea Zimmermann, Gidon Kremer, Pablo Barragan and Radovan Vlatkovic.

The 2021 FESTIVALTA dates are 17th-21st of February and in 2022 the festival will take place from February 17th-20th. 


Festivalta - Finnmarks kammermusikkfestival

Pablo Barragan

Miriam Helms Ålien

Hyeyoon Park

Eivind Ringstad

Jakob Koranyi

Knut Erik Sundquist

Nils Anders Mortensen

Ouverture over hebraiske temaer

Overture on Hebrew Themes

Rumænske folkedanse

Romanian Folk Dances

Rumenske folkedanser

Fem stykker i folketone

Five Pieces in Folk Style

Klarinetkvintet

Clarinet Quintet

Klarinettkvintett