FRIDAY 23 APRIL 2010

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Vibrations - Moving, breathing and awareness

09.00 - 09.45h

Start the day with some gentle exercises and get ready for the exciting activities and events ahead. We welcome competitors, jury members, students and others to come along and join in. 

Free entrance

Venue: Norwegian Academy of Music
Bevegelsesrommet

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ESTA Norway Conference

9.00 -17.00h

A day of seminars arranged by the Norwegian division of the European String Teachers Association (ESTA). The seminars are for string teachers and string students alike.

Programme to include:
Victoria Johnsen – Exploring new sounds with the electric violin
Eva Wedin - Motoric skills, rhythm and instrumental teaching. - Is it a musical or a motoric problem?
Are Sandbakken - Chamber music - demonstration teaching
Hilde Sponberg Hansen - motivation and fun in cello playing

Venue: Chateau Neuf

Participation fees: ESTA members NOK 510- Others: NOK 710

Booking: Halvard Heggdal, esta@webmail.no

More Info & Contact: Norwegian division of ESTA

Collaboration Partner:
Norwegian division of ESTA

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Creative Learning Conference

8.00 -16.00h

Seminar about creative communication and arts education for cultural workers, music teachers, music students and politicians
The seminar will be held in Norwegian

Venue:
Scene 2 - Opera House

Register your participation here

Collaboration Partners:
Music in School (Musikk i Skolen) 
Norwegian Musicians’ Union (Musikernes Fellesorganisasjon - Mfo)
National Centre for Arts and Culture Education (Nasjonalt senteret for kunst og kultur i opplæringen)

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Exhibition - Ole Bull Guarneri del Gesù Project

10.00 - 19.00h

Internationally renowned violin maker, restorer and dealer Christophe Landon is organising this exciting project around Ole Bull's famous Guarneri del Gesù violin. Violinmakers from around the world are invited to make a copy of the ‘Ole Bull’ 1744 Guarneri del Gesù violin. The copies may not only be looked at - theye are there to be played by competitors, students and visiting violinists.

The instruments can also be heard in concert.

Also on show will be a selection of Hardanger fiddles from the collection of Kjell Chr. Midtgaard, among them an instrument by Erik Johnsen Helland from 1862. One instrument will also be available for playing.

Venue: Norwegian Academy of Music

Free entry

Collaboration Partner:
Christophe Landon Rare Violins
Kjell Chr Midtgaard

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Masterclass with opera singer Håkan Hagegaard

10.00-11.30h

Professor and opera singer Håkan Hagegaard shares his knowledge whit students from Barratt Due Music Institute and the Norwegian Academy of Music.

Venue: Kammersalen, BDM

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Lunchtime Series "Music Connects" - Dialogue & Soup

12.30 – 13.30h - Music Competitions

Throughout human history it has been our nature to define best, also within music. How important are music competitions, and do they have any significance for a future career?

Music related dialogue combined with an opportunity to enjoy our soup of the day! Open for music lovers, musicians, music students and music teachers.

The dialogue will be held in Norwegian.

Venue:
Chateau Neuf

Free entry

Collaboration Partners:
Norwegian Academy of Music
Barratt Due Music Institute
Supported by: The Freedom of Expression Foundation (Fritt Ord)

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Menuhin Competition - Junior Finals - Part 1

14.00-17.00h 

  

Join the all star jury in their search for the very best violin virtuosos. Be live in the concert hall and witness some stunning performances. Enjoy the incredibly varied and exciting repertoire designed to test the skills of each player and be the first to know the winners.

8 Junior finalists will play to jury and audiences in Part 1 of the two-part Junior Finals. Each competitor performs a 30 minute programme with their choice of the following works:

First Movement of their chose Sonata for violin and piano by Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms or Schuhman

The first violin in one of the following two Dvorak trios:
A. DVORAK Terzetto in C major, Op.74, Introduzione: Allegro ma non troppo and Larghetto
A. DVORAK Terzetto in C major, Op.74, Scherzo: Vivace and Thema con variazioni

Candidates will be accompanied in the trio by:

Anders Kjellberg Nilsson, violin
Ida Bryhn, viola

Venue:
Lindemansalen, Norwegian Academy of Music

Tickets: NOK 170 - Buy Now!
Senior: NOK 150
Students/teachers/children: NOK 50

The Finals will be live broadcast on NRK P2 – radio

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Menuhin Outdoors!

from 17.00h

An outdoor stage where performers from the Competition’s collaborating partners present a variety of musical experiences. Presented by the Norwegian Council for School of Music and Performing Art.

Venue: Youngstorget (see map)

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Menuhin Competition - Junior Finals - Part 2

19.30-21.30h 

   

Join the all star jury in their search for the very best violin virtuosos. Be live in the concert hall and witness some stunning performances. Enjoy the incredibly varied and exciting repertoire designed to test the skills of each player and be the first to know the winners.

8 Junior finalists will play to jury and audiences in Part 2 of the two-part Junior Finals. Each competitor performs one of the following works with orchestra:

P. SARASATE Zigeunerweisen                                                
M. RAVEL Tzigane
C. SAINT-SÆNS Rondo Capriccioso                                    
P. SARASATE Carmen Fantasy
E. CHAUSSON Poeme     

Orchestra: players from the Norwegian Academy of Music and the Barratt Due Music Institute
Conductor: Per Kristian Skalstad 

The Prize winners will be announced after the jury deliberation following the performances.

Venue:
Lindemansalen, Norwegian Academy of Music

Tickets: NOK 170 - Buy Now!
Senior: NOK 150
Students/teachers/children: NOK 50

The Finals will be live broadcast on NRK P2 – radio

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Mathias Eick Quartet

21:00 (doors open 20:00)

During the last years Mathias Eick has achieved great success as one of Norway's top jazz artist. At the age of 27, the young trumpeter recieved the IJFP International Jazz Award for New Talent in 2007. Mathias Eick is a multiinstrumental talent, playing both the trumpet, double bass and vibraphone with excellence. He is an eclectic musician, finding inspiration in different genres and unafraid to find his own musical path.

Venue:
Nasjonal Jazzscene - Victoria

Tickets: Buy Now!

Collaboration Partner:
Nasjonal Jazzscene

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Competition & Festival Club @ Nasjonal Jazzscene - Victoria

from 22.00h

When Menuhin daytime activities are history, you are welcome to visit our festival Club “Victoria”, in the middle of Karl Johan. Here you’ll find a meeting point and a watering hole. Take the opportunity to socialize or jam with musicians from different genres, competitors and jury members. At Victoria you can relax, chat in the bar and meet people from many countries visiting Menuhin Competition 2010.

MUSIC CONNECTS!

Venue:
Nasjonal Jazzscene - Victoria

Tickets: On the door

Collaboration Partner:
Nasjonal Jazzscene

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Please also see the exciting range of free education events

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To the best of our knowledge, information on this page was correct at time of publication.  We reserve the right to change information and programmes without prior notice if necessary.

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