Nordc Jazz and classical highlights (opening koncert)
This year’s opening concert offers a special encounter between young Nordic jazz and world-class classical music.
Monday, August 11th
20:00 - 21:45 - Helligåndskirken
Young singer Anna Stæhr leads her trio with a rare charisma and presence, and together they lift the concert from the first note. Then we enter the classical world with Bach and festival composer Ole Buck, performed by award-winning pianist Anne Mette Stæhr – her interpretation of Buck’s Sonatina is an invitation into new music that is both present and compelling.
After the break, the groundbreaking Norwegian trio POING takes us on a musical journey where anything can happen – including their own wild version of Mahler’s Scherzo from Symphony No. 6, arranged for saxophone, accordion and double bass.
Cast:
Anna Stæhr Trio: Anna Stæhr, vocals – Alfred Ocansey, piano – Eigil Lau Andersen, double bass
Anne Mette Stæhr, piano
POING, Norwegian jazz trio: Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, saxophone – Frode Haltli, accordion – Håkon Thelin, double bass
Program
Anna Stæhr Trio: youthful jazz for the first time at the festival
Bach: French Suite for solo piano
Ole Buck: Sonatina for solo piano (celebrating this year’s festival composer, who turns 80)
Jazz and finally Mahler’s Scherzo from Symphony No. 6, in POINGS arrangement for saxophone, accordion and double bass