From October 2023 through July 2026, Norwegian pianist
Oda Voltersvik is engaged as our Artist-in-Residence. Read Oda's biography here. Her residency began with her tour "Nordic Unrest", which featured a range of recitals and performances of Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor.
On this page, you can find Oda's complete list of projects in 2024:
"GRIEG IN ROME"
"Grieg in Rome" is a program related to Edvard Grieg's excursions to Rome, the first of which made a great impression on him artistically in 1865-66. He wrote the orchestral work "In Autumn" during this trip, which he later transcribed for four hands. His meetings with Franz Liszt in 1869-70 became a source of great encouragement for Grieg in his composing. Liszt praised Grieg`s piano concerto while Grieg was captivated by Liszt's virtuosic playing. The year 1899 included performances of the well known Peer Gynt Suites and more. As a tribute to its Norwegian-Italian cultural roots, the Volt & Potenza duo presents four-handed compositions related to Grieg’s presence in Rome and one of Franz Liszt's thirteen symphonic poems Les Preludes. Click here for more information about the Volt & Potenza duo and their full tour list.
Date: March 3
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Concordia College
Christiansen Recital Hall in the Hvidsten Hall of Music
901 8th St. S.
Moorhead, MN 56562
Tickets: Adults: $20, students: $10, children under 5: free
At door (cash or check only) or by emailing griegdakotas@gmail.com
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This is an Edvard Grieg Society of the Dakotas in-house concert.
"NORDIC FEMALE COMPOSERS"
This program presents piano works by lesser-known and underrepresented Nordic female composers, including Elfrida Andrée, Laura Netzel, Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Pauline Hall and Inger Bang Lund.
Dates: October 27 - December 10
Venues: Fargo (ND), Grand Forks (ND), Bloomington/Minneapolis (MN), Enderlin (ND), Oakes (ND), St. James (MN), Aberdeen (SD), Sioux Falls (SD), Hastings (MN), River Falls (WI)
Full concert dates list and program details are available here.
"CONCERTO"
Oda Voltersvik`s fall tour 2024 include concertos at the following:
Piano Concerto in a minor, Op.16 by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Date: October 26
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Minot Symphony Orchestra, Minot, North Dakota, US
Date: November 26
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra, Southwest Minnesota, US
