Velkommen tilbake til Fjord Classics 2025 - 18.-22. juni

Looking back at this year´s festival

We have now uploaded pictures from the 2024 festival, as well as sound recordings from all the concerts. Thanks to our wonderful artists and audience for giving us great memories!

Welcome back to our next festival, 18.-22. juni, 2025

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Aksel Rykkvin – from Boy to Man

Aksel Rykkvin – from Boy to Man

Many have followed the astonishing career of boy soprano Aksel Rykkvin. Equally many have wondered what would happen when his voice breaks. What will his new voice sound like and when will he be able to use it? None of these questions were possible to answer until his...

The Danish String Quartet – 4 Inseperable Pals

The Danish String Quartet – 4 Inseperable Pals

The string quartet is considered by many to be the ultimate chamber music ensemble, that allows the deepest inner communication, the most perfectly balanced sonorities. Composers from the classical era to the present day have written more for this instrumentation...

Piers Lane – Mini Interview

Piers Lane – Mini Interview

We asked our eminent guest pianist from Australia a few questions about his life and his past. London-based Piers Lane is looking forward to meeting old and new colleagues and discovering new parts of Norway when he performs at this year’s Fjord Classics in...

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.

Concert Films from 2020

Get a taste of what the festival has to offer by watching our films from the complete 2020 festival. 21 pieces performed by some of Norway´s finest musicians. Free to view.

Watch our Aftermovie from the 2019 festival

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