Frode Haltli began playing the accordion at the age of 7. In the following years, he won several national competitions. He studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music and at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, where he graduated from the soloist class in 2000. Already in 1999, he received the second prize in the International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition in the Netherlands, and in 2001 he was named “Young Soloist of the Year” by Rikskonsertene (Concerts Norway). In the following years, he established himself as an international soloist and chamber musician. He has been a soloist with orchestras all over the world and has performed with the same ease at festivals for contemporary music in Warsaw, Witten, and Huddersfield as at international chamber music, jazz, and folk music festivals.
Haltli has released a series of albums on the prestigious German record label ECM. The debut album “Looking on Darkness” (ECM 2002) received the Spellemann Prize in the contemporary music category. On “Passing Images” (ECM 2007), trumpeter Arve Henriksen, violist Garth Knox, and singer Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje also participate in a lyrical exploration of folk music towards contemporary music and free improvisation. The albums “Arne Nordheim Complete Accordion Works” (Simax 2012) and “Vagabonde Blu” (Hubro 2014) received favorable reviews. With the help of the Arditti Quartet and TrondheimSolistene, Haitli released “Air” (ECM 2016) featuring music for accordion and strings by Hans Abrahamsen and Bent Sørensen, two composers he has collaborated with for several years. Composers such as Maja S. K. Ratkje, Rolf Wallin, Atli Ingólfsson, Jo Kondo, and Sam Hayden have also written works specifically for Haltli. In addition, Frode Haltli has been involved in numerous transcultural projects and collaborated with Norwegian folk musicians such as Gjermund Larsen, Unni Løvlid, Vegar Vårdal, and Ragnhild Furebotten. He regularly performs with saxophonist Rolf-Erik Nystrøm and double bassist Håkon Thelin in the trio POING, which has premiered more than 60 works by composers from around the world and released several albums. He has also had a long-standing collaboration with saxophonist Trygve Seim, resulting in duo albums “Yeraz” (ECM 2008) and “Rumi Songs” (ECM 2016). Frode Haltli teaches accordion at the Norwegian Academy of Music.
Frontside Chamber Music Association 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.
If you are interested in chamber music that goes beyond the ordinary, you should become a member! As a member, you are invited to the association’s annual meeting and participate in electing the board. You can also suggest activities for the association, thereby influencing future festivals and other events we organize. You also have the opportunity to volunteer during the festival, allowing you to enjoy wonderful chamber music without paying an entrance fee.
How do I become a member and support Frontside? Submit your information in the form below and pay the membership fee, and we will register you as a member immediately. Please also indicate which chamber music you love the most. Together with your personal information, this helps us better understand who our members are. How we handle your information can be read under the GDPR section.
You renew your membership every fall term – we’ll remind you! Alternatively, you can purchase a lifetime membership and thus become a permanent member with a one-time fee.
If you join as a new member in the spring, your payment also covers the following year’s membership.
How do I do it and what does it cost? You can pay the membership fee to Bankgiro 5318-7969 or via Swish 123 356 63 95. Always include your name and, if paying via bankgiro, your mobile number.
Welcome as a member!
For requests, feedback, and additional information, fill in your message in the form at the bottom or send an email to info@frontside-festival.se
The General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, came into force within the EU on May 25, 2018.
How does Frontside handle its membership register? In our membership register, we store your name, address details, email address, phone number, and birth year. If you leave the association, we will retain your information for a maximum of seven (7) years before deleting it.
Who has access to my information? We register your details digitally in our membership register. Only you (first party) and individuals with trusted roles in the association (second party) have access to your information. No information is shared with third parties.
You can request to see what information we have collected about you at any time.
Validity? By becoming a member of the association, you enter into an agreement regarding which information about you can be stored with us and who has access to this information, as described above. This agreement is valid indefinitely, as long as you are a member of the Frontside Chamber Music Association.
Do I have the right to have my information deleted? According to GDPR, you have the right to have your information deleted, but you will also lose your membership in the association. To request this, send an email to info@frontside-festival.se and ask for your stored information to be deleted.
