Music of the North

This storytelling concert along the CD "Music of the North" is a musical journey from Scandinavia, along the Baltic Sea to the Baltic States. Well-known elements of Norwegian, Danish and Finnish folklore meet new and innovative sounds from Estonia. The vital and direct musical language of Edvard Grieg, whose often programmatic titles draw from Norwegian mythology and sagas, has captivated audiences for decades. Rarely heard piano works by Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen deepen the insight into the Nordic musical world, which fascinates with a cool elegance as well as a depth that is devoid of pathos.

Contemporary works from Estonia create an exciting contrast to the romanticism of Scandinavia. While the piano sonata by Erkki-Sven Tüür has an almost hypnotic effect with its tapestries of sound and dramatic climaxes, there is a very special magic in the calm of the minimalist piano pieces by Arvo Pärt, the so-called "composer of silence".

 "I have discovered that it is enough when a single note is beautifully played."

Arvo Pärt