“THE GIRLS TAKE OVER THE MANOR HOUSE”

“They are two of the young Norwegian string players that have been selected to perform at the first chamber music festival at the Barony in Rosendal” comments Vårt Land.  Frida Fredrikke Waaler Wærvågen (cello) and Guro Kleven Hagen (violin) have been...

“PERFECT DEBUT”

“The Rosendal Chamber Music Festival had a perfect debut on Thursday night with a full house, wonderful musicians and a magical moon over the farmstead” writes Rosendal’s local newspaper Grenda.  

ROSENDAL FESTIVAL COUNTDOWN

With just one week to go before the opening of the first Rosendal Chamber Music Festival, the previous occupants of the new concert hall are now happily roaming in the adjacent fields.  On Leif Ove’s visit last November, they were still very much at home in the old...

“CONCERTO – A BEETHOVEN JOURNEY” IN TORONTO

Following a sell out screening of Concerto – A Beethoven Journey in New York which Leif Ove Andsnes attended, cinema lovers in Toronto can see the film at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema tonight where director Phil Grabsky will be in attendance for a post-screening...

ROSENDAL FESTIVAL COUNT DOWN

There are just three weeks to go before the Rosendal Festival begins and preparations are in full flow.  The new concert hall – converted from an old barn – is nearly complete and the famous rose garden is in full bloom. The festival – which sold out...

UK CANCELLATIONS

Due to a back injury Leif Ove Andsnes has had to cancel his Piano Recitals at the Anvil Basingstoke (9 June) and London Barbican (10 June) A new date has been found on Monday 19 September for Leif Ove to give the same recital progrmame at the Barbican and he hopes to...