Grand Concert on Stangholmen

Welcome to one of the country's great summer concerts! On an island in Risør's beautiful archipelago, there will be a celebration of folk music and symphony orchestra hand in hand.

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Fugleperspektiv av et fullsatt Stangholmen
Drone: Lars Gunnar Liestøl, Kilden

About the concert

People are still talking about last year's record-breaking concert out on Stangholmen. We're going for the same thing this year, because this is the summer concert with a capital S in this country.

And what could be more festive than getting enormous sound from our friends in the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, mixed with the primal force of the Swedish forests and the Finnmark plateau. Emilia Amper works magic on the nyckelharpa, and Kajsa Balto blows you away with Sami pride. All you have to do here is sit back and take it all in.

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This year's summer concert

  • The Risør Chamber Music Festival flag waves against a blue sky while the audience enjoys the sunshine
  • Trumpeter and Artistic Director Tine Thing Helseth plays in front of a sunlit Stangholmen, with the audience under a blue sky
  • The audience sits shoulder to shoulder on the rocks, enjoying the concert on Stangholmen under a brilliant blue sky
  • A packed Stangholmen with the audience beneath a glowing evening sky
  • A delighted male audience member in quick glasses applauds during the concert on Stangholmen

Concert program

Boat transport

The boats to Stangholmen start running around 4:00 PM. There is a restaurant on the island for anyone who wants to enjoy life a little extra before the concert starts at 6:30 PM.

Concert works and performers

Concert works:

  • Halvorsen: Bojarenes inntogsmarsj
  • Haydn: From Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Finale
  • Balto: Sámi sokha
  • Trad: Báchet dearvan
  • Wallin: Elegy for Trumpet and Strings
  • Boulanger: Lux Aeterna
  • Hazelius/Hedin: Jag haver ingen kärare
  • Amper: Isadoras land
  • Clyne: Restless Ocean
  • Debussy: Ballet from Petite Suite
  • Piazzolla: Milonga del angel
  • Balto: Bout eallá / Fárrol
  • Amper: Spelpuma

Performers:

  • Kajsa Balto, vocals
  • Emilia Amper, nyckelharpa
  • Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet
  • Jakop Janssønn, percussion
  • Kristiansand Symfoniorkester
  • Cathrine Winnes, conductor

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