Short explanaition
The program was inspired by the East Indiaman’s voyages to Asia during the 18th century, featuring Asian and Asian-inspired music by, among others, Tan Dun and Claude Debussy. The Chinese musician Wu Wei fascinated with his expressive playing on the ancient instrument “Sheng” (mouth organ). Alongside him were the French pianist Julien Quentin, one of Europe’s most sought-after pianists, and the Swedish cellist Karolina Öhman, who has established herself abroad as one of the leading performers of contemporary music. The well-known Duo Granmo-Berg performed newly composed sounds for violin and marimba.
Daniel Berg (*1971) Frontside for violin, sheng and marimba
Tobias Granmo, Wu Wei, Daniel Berg
Ruo Huang (*1976) Wind blows… for piano and sheng
Wu Wei, Julien Quentin
Antonio Vivaldi (*1678 †1741) La Folia in a version for sheng, violin and cello
Wu Wei, Tobias Granmo, Karolina Öhman
Sergej Rachmaninov (*1873 †1943) from Two pieces for cello and piano, op. 2
– Dance oriental
Karolina Öhman, Julien Quentin
John Adams (*1947) China Gates for piano
Julien Quentin
Chinese Folk music for sheng
Wu Wei
Claude Debussy (*1862 †1918) Pagodes version for sheng, violin, cello, piano and percussion
Wu Wei, Tobias Granmo, Karolina Öhman, Julien Quntin, Daniel Berg
The program is under construction. Tickets will be available soon. Keep an eye out for updates.
Frontside has existed since 2019 and is largely driven by volunteer efforts, but we are highly dependent on additional financial sponsors and fundings. All contributions are used to engage fantastic musicians, rents of venues and all other things that make the festival a magical experience.
Welcome as a member of the Frontside Chamber Music Association.
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If you wish to donate some extra money, it would be greatly appreciated! You will then belong to our Tone-donating members and will continuously receive our newsletters and advance information about tickets, as well as be offered a glass of sparkling wine in a unique meeting with our artists during the festival days.
If you wish to sponsor the festival with larger amounts, we are extremely grateful. You will continuously receive our newsletters and advance information about tickets, as well as be offered a glass of sparkling wine in a unique meeting with our artists during the festival days, and your name will be published (upon agreement) on our website.
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