Season: 2024-2025

TINE THING HELSETH, trumpet & leader MAREN INGEBORG TJERNSLI, trumpet GURO BJØRNSTAD KRAFT, trumpet ELIN HOLMEN KURVERUD, Flugelhorn LENA WIK, horn HEIDI SOLEM, tuba MARIE NØKELBY HANSSEN, trombone INGEBORG KLOVHOLT, trombone TONE CHRISTIN LIUM RØSSLAND, trombone ASTRI KAROLINE ELLANN, bass trombone In 2012 we presented our first-ever trumpet recital featuring Tine Thing Helseth in her…

THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT   “The Rach 3 heard round the world” was how it was described when 18-year-old South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim astonished listeners with his rendition of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 at the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. His breathtaking performances at the Cliburn secured his place as the…

Post-performance Talk Back 23-year-old Swedish/Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene won the prestigious Carl Nielsen Competition in 2019 and since then has performed with leading orchestras and has been heard in celebrated recital halls. His ability to make his Stradivarius “sing like a master”, coupled with his refreshingly honest musicality and engagement with musicians and audiences alike,…

Pre-concert Talk at 2:15pm Steven Osborne is one of Britain’s most treasured musicians with an immense depth of musicality and exceptional refinement of expression across diverse repertoire, be it in Beethoven or Messiaen, Schubert or Ravel, Prokofiev or jazz improvisations. His numerous awards include the Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist of the Year, two BBC Music…

Pre-concert Talk at 2:15pm Captivating musicianship and compelling expressive integrity will be at the forefront when Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander Melnikov return to the VRS. Both artists are celebrated and respected international soloists, but clearly these friends enjoy making music together. As long-time musical collaborators, they’ve released recordings of Beethoven’s cello sonatas and, more recently,…

Pre-concert Talk at 6:45pm From child prodigy to international superstar, Evgeny Kissin has travelled the world and brought audiences to their feet wherever he appears. Kissin’s musicality, the depth and poetic quality of his interpretations, and his extraordinary virtuosity have solidified his position as one of ‘The Greats’. We are thrilled to present this riveting…

THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT   REFLECTIONS IN WORDS AND MUSIC Join cellist Yo-Yo Ma for an evening of music and words. In this one-night-only event, Yo-Yo will pair repertoire from the centre of his musical firmament with reflections on how it has shaped his thinking about art, human nature, and our search for meaning. Together,…