Join us for the ASI debut of internationally acclaimed Norwegian concert pianist Oda Voltersvik! From years of touring with symphony and concert halls, Oda brings to Minneapolis a curated program, Edvard Grieg in Dialogue, featuring works of Norway’s most celebrated composer and his contemporaries. Don’t forget to make your dinner reservation with FIKA Café- call (612) 524-5108 or email [email protected].

Program

This program will present music by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) corresponding with works
by composers active within and after his lifetime, including Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847- 1907), Wilhelm Peterson Berger (1867 – 1942), Claude Debussy (1862 -1918) and Béla
Bartók (1881 – 1945), highlighting musical correspondences or similarities in the use of
poetic moods and characters.

Agathe Backer Grøndahl: 4 Sketches, Op.19 No.2: Allegretto leggiero in A – Flat Major

Edvard Grieg: 25 Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances, Op.17 No. 1: Spring Dance
Agathe Backer Grøndahl: Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances, Op. 33 No.6: Spring Dance

Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 No.6: To Spring

Agathe Backer Grøndahl: Fantasies, Op.39 No. 4: Song of the roses

Wilhelm Peterson Berger: Flowers from Frösö Island (Frösöblomster), Book 1 No.4: To the Roses

Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 54 No.3: March of the dwarfs

Wilhelm Peterson Berger: Flowers from Frösö Island, Book 1 No.7: At Twilight

Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 68: IV. Evening in the mountains

Wilhelm Peterson Berger: Flowers from Frösö Island, Book 2 No.3: Far Away in the
Forest

Edvard Grieg: EG.110: Tempest Clouds
Agathe Backer Grøndahl: Three concert etudes, Op. 32 No.1: Allegro

Intermission

Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 54 No.6: Bell – Ringing (1891)
Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1: 10. La cathédrale engloutie (1910)

Edvard Grieg:
Peasant Dances, Op. 72 No.9: Nils Rekve`s Halling
Norwegian Folk Tunes, Op.66 No. 6: Lullaby and Cattle Call
Peasant Dances, Op. 72 No.4: Halling from a Fairy Hill

Béla Bartók:

From “Romanian Folk Dances”, Sz. 56 / BB. 68 (1915):
III. In One Spot
IV. Dance from Bucsum
From “15 Hungarian Peasant Songs”, Sz.71, BB.79 (1914 – 1918):
12. Allegretto
13. Poco piu vivo – Allegretto
15. Allegro

About the Artist:

Oda Voltersvik, “an artist with the talent to make a serious name for herself” (Calum Petrie on Grieg Piano Concerto, Scottish Press and Journal), has performed at international festivals and venues such as Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Victor Borge Hall, Wigmore Hall, St. Martin in the Fields, Norwegian Opera House, Bergen International Festival and Palermo Classica International Festival.

She has appeared as soloist with orchestras internationally and as solo- and chamber musician for important concert societies in Europe and in the Unites States. For ten years, Voltersvik has been invited as artist-in-residence for a week at the Edvard Grieg Museum in Bergen, among other recital engagements at KODE composers homes. Her recordings “Neo” (solo), “Firebird” (solo) and “Khoreia” (piano duo) have received critical acclaim for their well-thought-out program choices, technical skill, and artistic expression. She won first prize of the Bradshaw & Buono International Competition in 2017 and the honorable work grant from the Norwegian Arts Council in 2021-2022.

Voltersvik received her Master in Performance Degree from the Royal College of Music London, and afterwards an Artist Diploma from Trinity Laban London with distinction from the Intercollegiate Jury. Since then, she has been managing solo projects and chamber music tours and series. Currently, Oda is continuously touring and appearing with orchestras in the US with a visa for “Individuals with extraordinary ability in the arts.”

www.odavoltersvik.com