Praised for their vitality and range of colors, Swedish-Norwegian string quartet Opus13 is one of Scandinavia’s most exciting ensembles. Formed in 2014, the quartet comprises Sonoko Miriam Welde, Edvard Erdal, Albin Uusijärvi and Daniel Thorell. They are 2nd prize winners of the prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition 2022. In 2023 they received the Norwegian Equinor Classical Music Award, joining a list of previous winners including Leif Ove Andsnes, Lise Davidsen and Vilde Frang.
They have guested concert series and festivals such as the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht in the Netherlands, Chamber Music Northwest in Oregon, East Neuk Festival in Scotland, Yeulmaru and Yonsei Chamber Music Festivals in South-Korea, Rusk Festival in Finland, and most of the major chamber music festivals in Norway, including Bergen International Festival, Stavanger, Rosendal, Trondheim and Risør Chamber Music Festivals.
Opus13 has collaborated with international top musicians such as Janine Jansen, Olli Mustonen, Julian Bliss, Alisa Weilerstein, Tabea Zimmermann, Jonathan Biss and Anne Sofie von Otter. They receive guidance and coaching from Bjørg Lewis and Berit Cardas of the Vertavo Quartet, and Tim Frederiksen.
The Opus13s are founders and artistic directors of Vinterspill på Lillehammer, a chamber music festival in the winter town of Lillehammer.
Edvard Grieg: Cow Call from 19 Norwegian Folk Tunes, op.66 no.1
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Opening speech
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no.1 in D minor, op.49
Johan Dalene (violin), Julia Hagen (cello), Yulianna Avdeeva (piano)
Interval
Geirr Tveitt: Three Songs
Eirik Grøtvedt (tenor), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Knut Vaage: Bumerang
Opus13 (String Quartet)
Edvard Grieg: Songs, op.33 no.6-12
Eirik Grøtvedt (tenor), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
"Leipzig"
Felix Mendelssohn: Three Duets
Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Eirik Grøtvedt (tenor), James Baillieu (piano)
Edvard Grieg: Six Songs, op.4
Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Eirik Grøtvedt (tenor), James Baillieu (piano)
Niels Gade: Fantasy Piece for Clarinet and Piano, op.43 no.3
Björn Nyman (clarinet), James Baillieu (piano)
Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata no.1 in A minor, op.105
Johan Dalene (violin), Yulianna Avdeeva (piano)
Interval
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet no.2 in A minor, op.13
Opus13 (String Quartet)
«Ravel 150!»
Claude Debussy: Syrinx
Cecilie Løken (flute)
Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Cecilie Løken (flute), Björn Nyman (clarinet), Opus13 (String Quartet), Ida Aubert Bang (harp)
Rebecca Clarke: Viola Sonata
Timothy Ridout (viola), James Baillieu (piano)
Maurice Ravel: 3 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M.64
Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Edvard Erdal (violin), Albin Uusijärvi (viola), Daniel Thorell (cello), Cecilie Løken, Sigrid Holmstrand (flutes), Björn Nyman, Marita Elise Holme (clarinets), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Interval
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio
Johan Dalene (violin), Julia Hagen (cello), Yulianna Avdeeva (piano)
«Grieg in Hardanger 2»
Edvard Grieg: Five Songs, op.26 and Six Songs, op.25
Eirik Grøtvedt (tenor), James Baillieu (piano)
Interval
Edvard Grieg: From Peer Gynt, op.23: Solvejg’s Lullaby
Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), James Baillieu (piano)
Edvard Grieg: String Quartet in G minor, op.27
Opus13 (String Quartet)
This concert is supported by Sigmund Torsteinson foundation
“Grand Finale in Three Parts”
Alesandro Scarlatti: Sinfonia di concerto grosso no.8 in G major
«Ensemble C4»
Edvard Grieg: From Six Romances, op.39
Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), James Baillieu (piano)
Henri Duparc: Three Songs
Eirik Grøtvedt (tenor), Yulianna Avdeeva (piano)
Geirr Tveitt: 3 Folk Tunes from Hardanger
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Knut Vaage: “kom lindereid kom” (Summer) (World première) text: Erlend O. Nødtvedt
Daniel Sæther (countertenor), “Ensemble C4”
Interval
Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat Major, op.20
Opus13 (String Quartet), Johan Dalene, Oda Holt Günther (violins), Timothy Ridout (viola), Julia Hagen (cello)
Interval
Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonata no.12 in D minor, RV 63 “Follia Variations”
«Ensemble C4»
Louis Andriessen: Workers Union
Festival musicians
