Frontside Visits

What is a Visit?

Short explanaition

2019

Frontside Visit Arvika

Artists

2020

Frontside Visits Koster

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

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Artists

Visits 2020

beyond the horizon Frontside festival 2025

The program is under construction. Tickets will be available soon. Keep an eye out for updates.

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