City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong presents NORDIC SEASONS

Ragnhild Hemsing will draw on her folk roots and the evocative sound world of the hardanger fiddle to offer new interpretations of well-loved Norwegian and Baroque works. The programme includes Vivaldi/Hemsing’s The Norwegian Seasons and arrangements of Grieg’s incidental music to Peer Gynt by Tormod Tvete Vik including Morning Mood, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Anitra’s Dance, Solveig’s Song and Arabian Dance. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with its rhythmic swing, rich ornamentation and references to birdsong and icy winter chills also resonates in Ragnhild Hemsing’sNordic world.

Tickets priced at $450, $300 and $200 are available from all URBTIX outlets, with half-price concessions for full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 and above, Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients and people with disabilities and their accompanying minders. For ticketing enquiries, call 3166 1100; for credit card telephone booking, call 3166 1288; for internet booking, visit www.urbtix.hk^[2]; for programme or media enquiries, call 2864 2156 or email info@ccohk.com. The programme is suitable for ages six and above. Further information: www.ccohk.com ^[3] Ragnhild Hemsing violin/hardanger fiddle/guest conductor

Norwegian violinist and Hardanger fiddle player Ragnhild Hemsing is deeply rooted in the musical traditions of her homeland. She has played a pivotal role in raising the profile of the Hardanger fiddle far beyond Norway’s borders. This season she will give the world premieres of three new concertos for Hardanger fiddle by Kim André Arnesen, Gordon Hamilton, and Ola Kvernberg. She has appeared as soloist with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, the Trondheim Soloists, the Residentie Orkest, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. She has performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., the Tonhalle Zurich, the Musée d’Orsay and the Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall in St. Petersburg. Her festival appearances include the Beethovenfest Bonn, the Risør Chamber Music Festival and the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Ragnhild Hemsing’s CDs are released on the Berlin Classics label. Her recordings of Grieg’s Peer Gynt achieved great success on digital platforms and in concerts. Vetra (“Winter”) was released in 2023 and features traditional music alongside her own compositions. In 2024 she released The Norwegian Seasons, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons arranged for Hardanger fiddle. Her most recent album, Unbound, was recorded with her folk-jazz ensemble Vetra and showcases her stylistic versatility.

References

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