"med løs snipp" 16.,17.og 18.august

En spennende gruppe med solister, som samtidig utgjør et ensemble med muntre repertoar-ideer

Silvia Moi, sopran
Kjell Tore Innervik, multi-slagverker, Dr. Grad stipendiat ved NMH som utøver Tor Espen Aspaas, stjernepianist med ”humørrepertoar” som tilleggskompetanse
Mari Silje Samuelsen, fiolin / Håkon Samuelsen, ung søsken duo med internasjonal lansering
Andreas Sønning – fløytist og kunstnerisk leder i Nordiske Sommernetter
Konsertsteder kl 20:00:
16.08. Ballsalen, Strand hotell fevik
17.08. Glasshallen, Ernst Hotell, Kristiansand
18.08. Steinsfossen kraftstasjon i Vennesla

De følger opp Med løs snipp konseptet som har hatt stor publikumssuksess innen Nordiske sommernetter. Gruppen vil presentere høydepunkt fra kammermusikklitteraturen og i tradisjonen tro fremføre stykker innen flere genre som nok er uventet i kammermusikalske sammenhenger

Dette ble noen flåtte konserter med mange entusiastiske tilhøre. Utsagn som"bedre har det aldri vært".
Fra responsen etter Med løs snipp tidligere år:
”Bringer musikken ut til nye målgrupper”
”Seriøse og briljante musikere som løser opp konsertformen og viser humor”
” Visste ikke at det er slik å gå på konsert, dette vil jeg gjøre igjen”
16.08. Ballsalen, Strand hotell fevik
17.08. Glasshallen, Ernst Hotell, Kristiansand
18.08. Steinsfossen, Fjellhall,

Nok et år har Nordiske sommernetter kommet frem med et spennende ensemble med både unge og etablerte solister, alle med internasjonalt virke inne klassisk musikk. Samtidig utgjør de et ensemble med muntre repertoarideer som virkelig følger opp Med løs snipp konseptet

Tor Espen Aspaas, brilliant superpianist, 1. amanuensis ved Norges musikkhøgskole, solist med Oslo Filharmonien, strålende CD – kritikker, ble nylig tildelt Lindemanprisen. OG: i tillegg vil han bidra medmuntre musikalske og verbale nummer som eller ikke vises for det offentlige publikum

Kjell Tore Innervik, er en ung norsk slagverker som vinner det meste, nylig godkjent som Doktorgrads stipendiat ved Norges musikkhøgskole, spiller i mange genre, virtuos, ider til morsomme arrangement bl a av Leroy Andersen stykker som The Type writer, The synoptic Clock etc. Han har også stipendiet kalt INTRO KLASSISK fra Rikskonsertene

Silvia Moi, opprinnelig fra Kvinesdal, hadde stor suksess i Fjellhallen 2003 og er sterkt ønsket tilbake. I mellom tiden har hun en stadig stigende karriere med base i London og opera - oppgaver rundt i Europa. Hun debuterer i Zalzburg sommeren 2005.

Mari Silje Samuelsen, fiolin/Håkon Samuelsen, cello er et super søskenpar som er 21. og 23 år gamle og skal debutere i Carnegie Hall i New York sommeren 2005. Tross sin alder er de allerede i gang med internasjonale karrierer som solister med symfoniorkestre, som kammermusikere på prestisjefylte festivaler med navn som Leif Ove Andsnes, Truls Mørk, Lawrence Power, Håkan Hagegård, Arve Tellefsen, Stefan Tønz, Grieg Trio og Oslo Strykekvartett.

Andreas Sønning har som fløytesolist og kammermusiker hatt konserter Norge rundt med bl.a. Rikskonsertene, i Skandinavia, U. S. A., Russland, Ukraina, Tyskland, Ungarn, Slovakia, Hellas, Japan, Ghana og Pakistan dessuten oppdrag for radio og TV. Som produsent har han bygget opp kulturprogram for norske myndigheter og næringsliv nasjonalt og internasjonalt siden 1993. Sønning er fra 1987 fast tilknyttet Norges musikkhøgskole i feltet Musikkformidling og gjesteforeleser ved Universitetet i Oslo. Fra 2000 er han kunstnerisk ansvarlig for Nordiske sommernetter.
Mari and Håkon Samuelsen are way ahead of schedule on their path to international stardom. The 19-year-old violinist Mari and her cello-playing brother have let music play center stage in their lives since they both were toddlers. Today, their unique skills both together and separately are in high demand, not only in their native Norway but also abroad.

Thankfully, the siblings have the instruments to go with their formidable skills. Mari plays a fine Lorenzo Storioni violin from 1790, on loan from the Norwegian institution Snefonn. Håkon plays a fine Francesco Ruggieri cello from 1688, on loan from the Sveaas Foundation in Oslo.

Skills and instruments are two parts of the troika that enable the two musicians to perform at such a high level. The third part, the tuition, is also top-notch. Mari received classes from famed Norwegian violinist Arve Tellefsen for ten years from the age of four. She is now the pupil of legendary Russian professor Zachar Bron. Håkon, whose skills on the cello were recognized at a very early stage, now receives the exclusive tutoring of Swedish master cellist Frans Helmerson.

The siblings have performed as soloists with an impressive and ever-increasing group of acclaimed musicians and orchestras. The year 2005 will add new venues and collaborators to that list. Highlights include a special concert featuring the siblings at Carnegie Hall in New York in June and Mari’s performances with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra in October.
Mari Samuelsen (19)

A child of musical parents, Mari first picked up a violin at the tender age of three. By the time the toddler had reached four, she was taken up as a student of the internationally acclaimed Norwegian violinist Arve Tellefsen. He taught her for ten years. Today, Mari studies towards a Bachelor’s Degree at the Barat Due Music Institute in Oslo. She is also the pupil of the legendary Russian music professor Zachar Bron in Cologne, Germany.

Mari Samuelsen has played several times as a soloist with major Norwegian and international orchestras like the Oslo Philharmonic, the Oslo Symphony Orchestra, the Bergen Philharmonic, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, the Vilnius Philharmonic and the Budapest Chamber Orchestra. Her violin has taken her, more often than not together with her cello-playing brother Håkon, to venues across Europe, the U.S. and Asia.

Norway is blessed with several thriving chamber music festivals. Mari Samuelsen regularly guests them all as a soloist. During these festivals, she has played with musicians like Leif Ove Andsnes, Truls Mørk, Lawrence Power, Håkan Hagegård, Arve Tellefsen, Stefan Tønz, the Grieg Trio and Oslo String Quartet.

One of the highlights of the siblings’ career came in November 2003, when they were invited by Sotheby’s in London to promote two instruments by Antonio Stradivari the auction house were selling. Mari’s handling of the 1716 “ex-Nachez” violin was featured in several national newspapers as well as on BBC radio and BBC World Service.
Another highlight came in 1998, when the siblings performed at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo’s City Hall. A short time after the concert, the two were invited to Monaco to play for the Royal Family in a packed Salle Garnier in Monte Carlo.

When Mari was nine years old, she won first prize in the Norwegian national string competition. Other top awards and scholarships have followed, among them a sought-after culture prize from the Norwegian State in 2003. As a soloist, she has also been invited to highly prestigious events. In the spring of 2001, she was invited by the Vladimir Spivakov-foundation to play several concerts in Moscow. One of them took place inside the Kremlin.

Mari Samuelsen plays a fine Lorenzo Storioni violin (Cremona 1790), kindly on loan by Snefonn AS and Morten Sig. Bergesen.
Håkon Samuelsen (23)

The Samuelsen household became musical indeed when Håkon picked up playing the cello at around the same time as his younger sister started rehearsing on the violin. After some groundwork studies at his local music school, Håkon began taking lessons with Bjørn Solum, at that time the principal cellist in the Oslo Philharmonic. His talents were soon discovered by others, and Håkon was quickly picked up by the Barrat Due Institute of Music in Oslo.

Several world-famous cellists have spent time developing Håkon into one of the most exciting young musicians in Norway. Among them are Norway’s perhaps most acclaimed cellist Truls Mørk and the legendary Russian instructor Natalia Shakowskaya. In January 2005, Håkon was accepted by famed Swedish cellist Frans Helmerson, who by tutoring the Norwegian has departed from his vow not to instruct individual musicians.

Håkon has, in addition to his steady tutoring from these masters, received master classes from Young Chang Cho,Colin Carr,Frans Helmerson,Boris Pergamensicow and Zakhar Bron.

The list of orchestras with which Håkon has played as a solo artist is impressive and growing. So far, some of the highlights include the Budapest Chamber Orchestra, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, the Bergen Philharmonic, the Oslo Symphony Orchestra and the Barrat-Due Chamber Orchestra.

Together with his sister Mari, he has held concerts not only in Norway’s biggest and best venues, but also around the globe. The two have performed in countries like England, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Monaco, Spain, India, France and Sweden.

A definite highlight for the cellist came in November 2003, when Håkon and Mari held several concerts in London on instruments created by Antonio Stradivari. The two were invited by Sotheby’s, who wished to let potential buyers listen to the instruments’ sound before they placed their bids. The special event became a news story in three national newspapers. BBC Radio and BBC World Service also made stories featuring the siblings and the two outstanding instruments.

Like his sister, Håkon Samuelsen has performed at all the major Norwegian chamber music festivals, during which he has worked with artists such as A.Brendel, Leif Ove Andsnes, Truls Mørk, Lawrence Power, Håkan Hagegård, Arve Tellefsen, The Grieg trio, Phillipe Graffin and Stefan Tønz.

In 1998 the two played at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, and the same year they gave a concert in Salle Garnier in Mote Carlo for Monaco’s Royal family.

During the summer of 2004, Håkon was selected to play at the Radio France Festival, where violin master Ruggiero Ricci received the ‘medaille de chevalier des arts et des lettres’.

Håkon Samuelsen plays a fine Francesco Ruggieri (Cremona 1688), kindly on loan from Anders Sveaas’ Foundation