Fjord Classics 2024 is on it's way!
We have now put the 2023 festival behind us, but the impressions are still there. Thanks to all of our musicians and our fantastic audience for great experiences! ✨ The 2024 festival is deep in planning. Artists will be announced shortly, and the program will be launched in early spring. Meanwhile …
Welcome back to our next festival, 2nd-6th July 2024
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Colin Currie – Mini Interview
Colin Currie Photo: Marco Borggreve Hailed as “the world’s finest and most daring percussionist” (Spectator), Colin Currie is a solo and chamber artist at the peak of his powers. Championing new music at the highest level, Currie is the soloist of choice for many of...
Sandra Lied Haga – Mini Interview
Sandra never made the tram in the mornings for her secondary school classes. But since then, her timing has been impeccable: she has given concerts in the UK, Germany, Austria, Russia, Italy, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Denmark, The Netherlands,...
Bjørn Simensen – «Operasjefen» tilbake i manesjen
Bjørn Simensen, operasjefen gjennom 18 år har takket ja til å være ærespresident for Fjord Classics. Dermed er han tilbake i Sandefjord, som i hans tid ble gjort til en betydelig konsertby både nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Alt ligger til rette i Sandefjord...
Bartok´s Viola Concerto from 2021
Here is the video recording of Bartok's viola concerto, in a new chamber orchestra version by Lars Anders Tomter. The performance was a world premiere of Tomter´s version, in which he plays the solo part. Fjord Festival Strings was conducted by Øyvind Bjorå. Tomter´s new version has since received much attention internationally, and is now performed regularly around the world.