ACMF 2025 Opening Concert

Join us for a mesmerising evening where music weaves tales, and melodies bring stories to life. Welcome to the festival’s official opening, in which we present you some of the flavours of this year’s performances. Let yourself be immersed by a vibrant collection of songs, concertos and symphonic music, brought to you by the festival artists in the historical venue at Huset. Liza Ferschtman, violin Berit Norbakken, soprano Solmund Nystabakk, lute Sander Tingstad, violin Alma Kraggerud, violin Helga Diljá Jörundsdóttir, violin Birgitta Elisa Oftestad, cello Arctic Philharmonic Programme Trad. Maze Barbara Strozzi, selected works Antonio Vivaldi, “Winter” from The Four Seasons Georg Friedrich Händel, Giulio Cesare / Act3: «Piangero la Sorte Mia» Antonio Vivaldi, Cessate, Omai Cessate, RV 684: “Ah Ch’infelice Sempre” —intermission— Joseph Haydn, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, 1st and 3rd movement Peter Tchaikovsky, Nocturne op. 19 Sergej Prokofiev, excerpt from “Peter and the Wolf” Geir Bøhren / Bent Åserud, Svalbardtemaet

• Liza Ferschtman
• Berit Norbakken
• Solmund Nystabakk
• Sander Tingstad
• Alma Kraggerud
• Helga Diljá Jörundsdóttir
• Birgitta Elisa Oftestad