Hardanger Musikkfest or The Hardanger Music Festival is an annual

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. In November 2021, media wrote that it is scheduled for later that month. Previously it had been held every Pentecost since 1996. In June, Hardanger Musikkfest arranges about 40 concerts over five days in the Hardanger municipalities Ullensvang,

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, Eidfjord and Jondal (5.-10. juni 2019). The festival program mainly comprises

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and Contemporary folke music from Hardanger and Norway in general. At the Hardanger conference in Ulvik it was announced byTora Augestad that 'Hiking' will be the theme of the festival in 2019. The main base at the Hardanger Music Festival is in Lofthus in Ullensvang, the largest venues are Fjordahallen in Kinsarvik and Kraftkatedalen in Tyssedal. Each year a number of renowned Norwegian and international musicians play at Hardanger Music Festival. These have included

Oslo-Filharmonien The Oslo Philharmonic (Oslo-Filharmonien) is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra traces its roots to the Philharmonic Society founded in 1847 and the Christiania Musical Association co-founded by Edvard Grieg in 187 ...

, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester,

Kringkastingsorkestret The Norwegian Radio Orchestra (Norwegian, ''Kringkastingsorkestret'', abbreviated as KORK) is a radio orchestra affiliated with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (''Norsk rikskringkasting AS'', or NRK). Its principal base is the ''Store Studi ...

, Lautten Compagney (Berlin) Forsvarets Musikkorps, TrondheimSolistene, Barratt Dues Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble Allegria, Det Norske Kammerorkester, Vertavokvartetten, Cikada Strykekvartett, Den Danske strykekvartett, Engegårdkvartetten, Grieg Trio, Oslo Trio,

Hot Club de Norvège Hot Club de Norvège is a string jazz quartet from Norway, established in 1979, by guitarist Jon Larsen with childhood friends Per Frydenlund and Svein Aarbostad. Biography They are influenced by the music of Hot Club de France, and the French ...

, Mathias Eick Trio,

Tord Gustavsen Trio Tord is a given name, derived from the elements thor''' meaning thunder, thunder god; and '' meaning peace, beautiful, fair. The name developed as a short form of Thorfrid (Old Norse). Notable people with the name include: *Tord Andersson ...

, The Brazz Brothers, Trio Mediæval, Nordic Voices,

Music for a While "Music for a While" is a da capo aria for voice (usually soprano or tenor), harpsichord and bass viol by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell. Based on a repeating ground bass pattern, it is the second of four movements from his incidental ...

Solveig Kringlebotn Solveig Kringlebotn () (4 June 1963), better known outside Norway as Solveig Kringelborn, is an internationally known Norwegian operatic soprano.Listen to Norway v1-3 Norsk musikkinformasjon – 1993 "Two of these are CD recordings featuring tw ...

, Håkan Hagegård, Johannes Weisser,

Ann-Helen Moen Ann-Helen Moen (born 29 November 1969 in Molde, Norway) is a Norwegian lyric soprano from Molde, Norway, currently residing in Saffron Walden, United Kingdom. Biography A graduate of the Grieg Academy (University of Bergen) and the Opera Acad ...

Vilde Frang Vilde Frang Bjærke (born 19 August 1986) is a Norway, Norwegian classical music, classical violinist. Early life and education Born in Oslo, Norway, Frang began playing the violin by the Suzuki method at the age of four. In the years 1993–2 ...

Jan Garbarek Jan Garbarek () (born 4 March 1947) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, who is also active in classical music and world music. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Østfold, southeastern Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war, Czesław ...

Knut Buen Knut Buen (born 31 October 1948) is a Norwegian fiddler, composer, folklorist and publisher. He was born in Kongsberg; the son of folk musician Anders Buen and Margit Tjønn, and is brother of Hauk Buen, Agnes Buen Garnås and the artist Kari Bue ...

Knut Hamre Knut Hamre (born 3 March 1952) is a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle A Hardanger fiddle ( no, hardingfele) is a traditional stringed instrument considered to be the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar ...

Benedicte Maurseth Benedicte Maurseth (born 7 February 1983) is a Norwegian traditional folk singer and musician. Career Maurseth picked up the fiddle at the age seven, and studied with Knut Hamre. In addition to studies at the University of Bergen (minor in a ...

, Åse Teigland,

Unni Løvlid Unni Løvlid (born 23 March 1976) is a Norwegian musician. She was raised in Hornindal, Sogn og Fjordane, where she was taught to play piano, fiddle, and Hardanger fiddle. Her interest in folk music was initiated by her mother, Oline Ragnhild ...

, Leif Ove Andsnes, Truls Mørk, Henning Kraggerud, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Christian Ihle Hadland, Simon Trpčeski, Håvard Gimse, Sveinung Bjelland,

Ole Edvard Antonsen Ole Edvard Antonsen (born 25 April 1962) is a Norwegian trumpeter, musician and conductor. Antonsen was born in Vang, Hedmark, now part of Hamar. He is best known as a solo trumpeter, active in different genres of music; classical music, chamber ...

Tine Thing Helseth Tine Thing Helseth ( ; ; born 18 August 1987) is a Norwegian trumpet soloist specializing in classical repertoire. Career Helseth was born in Oslo. She started to play trumpet at the age of 7 in a school band and studied at the Barratt Due In ...

Svein Tindberg Svein Randor Tindberg (born 25 June 1953) is a Norwegian actor. He was born in Oslo; the son of Snorre Tindberg and Inger Mogstad. He made his stage debut 13 years old at Det Norske Teatret in 1966, in the musical ''The King and I''. As an actor, ...

Helge Jordal Helge Jordal (born 17 February 1946) is a Norwegian actor. He was appointed a Knight of the Royal Order of St. Olav in 2006 for his long career as an actor both on screen and on stage, and for his position as a "grand old man" among Norwegian a ...

, Åse Kleveland, Gunilla Süssmann and Wolfgang Plagge.

History

The music festival was initiated by concertmaster Stig Nilsson of the

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra The Oslo Philharmonic (Oslo-Filharmonien) is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra traces its roots to the Philharmonic Society founded in 1847 and the Christiania Musical Association co-founded by Edvard Grieg in 187 ...

Artistic leaders

* Stig Nilsson 1996-2012 * Anders Kjellberg Nilsson and Wolfgang Plagge 2012-2014. *

Therese Birkelund Ulvo Therese Birkelund Ulvo (born 24 November 1982) is a Norwegian composer and producer. Birkelund Ulvo studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music from 2002 to 2008 and at the Guildhall School of Music in 2005 under the tutorship of Lasse Thoresen, Pe ...

and

Tora Augestad Tora Karen Elisabeth Augestad (born 10 December 1979) is a Norwegian mezzosoprano, musical conductor and actor. One of Norway's most established classical singers, she focuses on jazz, musical theater, contemporary music, and cabaret. Her stage ...

2015-present.

Managing directors

* Per Erik Kise Larsen 1996-2001 * Alf Magnus Reistad 2001-2005 * Tone Tveito Eidnes 2005-2012 * Alf Magnus Reistad 2012-

References

External links

*{{Official website, www.hardangermusikkfest.no Recurring events established in 1996 Music festivals in Norway Pages with unreviewed translations