SYNOPSIS

re:Sound goes Nordic with Norwegian trumpet superstar Tine Thing Helseth, in the ever-popular Hummel trumpet concerto and a set of Norwegian songs.

Then savour the forests and fjords of Norway with Edvard Grieg’s music for strings, with selections from his first String Quartet, and his irrepressible Holberg Suite.

PROGRAMME

Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, S. 49

Edvarg Grieg
Two Elegiac Melodies Op. 34 (2nd movement – Last Spring)
Two Nordic Melodies, Op. 64 (2nd movement, 2 – Cow Call & Peasant Dance)
String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27 (3rd movement)
Holberg Suite: Op. 40

Programme duration ~ 90 min with 20 min intermission