FIKA Supper Club Concert Series: Oda Voltersvik

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

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
25 Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances, Op.17: No. 1: Spring Dance (Springar)
Lyric Pieces, Op. 43: VI. To Spring
Lyric Pieces, Op. 54: III. March of the dwarfs
Lyric Pieces, Op. 68: IV. Evening in the mountains
EG.110: Tempest Clouds

Wilhelm Peterson Berger (1867–1942)
Flowers from Frösö Island (Frösöblomster):
Book 1, No.4: To the Roses
Book 2, No.3: Far Away in the Forest
Book 1, No.7: At Twilight

Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847–1907)
4 Sketches, Op.19: No.2: Allegretto leggiero in A – Flat Major
Fantasies, Op.39: No.4: Song of the roses
Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances Op. 33: 6. Spring Dance
3 études de concert, Op. 32: No.1: Allegro

– Intermission –

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
Lyric Pieces, Op. 54: VI. Bell – Ringing (1891)

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Préludes, Book 1: 10. La cathédrale engloutie (1909 – 1910)

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
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 (1881–1945)
From “Romanian Folk Dances” Sz.56, BB.68 (1915):
I. Stick Dance
III. In One Spot
IV. Dance from Bucsum
VI. Fast Dance

From “15 Hungarian Peasant Songs”, Sz.71, BB.79 (1914–1918):
11. Assai moderato
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