Afternoon on 3 - European Summer Festivals 2007 - Bergen International Festival 2007 - Part 1

Presented by Fiona Talkington. European Summer Festivals 1/2. This summer, the Bergen International Festival celebrated the 100th anniversary of local composer Grieg's death. Besides music from the Grieg Gala, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra perform music by Lindberg, Dvorak and Prokofiev under their new conductor Andrew Litton, and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir sing works by Delius and Grainger as part of a concert titled 'In Search of Grieg'. Grieg: Varen (Spring) Kerstin Avemo (soprano) Johan Ullen (piano) Grieg: Cello sonata in A minor Truls Mork (cello) Havard Gimse (piano) Grieg: Ballade in G minor Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Lindberg: Aura (In memoriam Witold Lutoslawski) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Litton (conductor) Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor Truls Mork (cello) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Litton (conductor) Prokofiev: Five Songs Without Words Alina Pogostkina (violin) Sveinung Bjelland (piano) Grieg: 3 Lyric Pieces (Gangar; Notturno; Trolltog) Sveinung Bjelland (piano) Delius: Two songs to be sung of a summer Night on the Water Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Paul Hillier (conductor) Van Der Stucken: Maientag Solveig Kringleborn (soprano) Malcolm Martineau (piano) Grainger: Ye Banks and Braes O'Bonnie Doon Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Paul Hillier (conductor) Prokofiev: Symphony No 5 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Litton (conductor).