SATURDAY 24 APRIL 2010

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Exhibition - Ole Bull Guarneri del Gesù Project

10.00 - 19.00h

Internationally renowned violin maker, restorer and dealer Christophe Landon is organising this exciting project around Ole Bull's famous Guarneri del Gesù violin. Violinmakers from around the world are invited to make a copy of the ‘Ole Bull’ 1744 Guarneri del Gesù violin. The copies may not only be looked at - theye are there to be played by competitors, students and visiting violinists.

Also on show will be a selection of Hardanger fiddles from the collection of Kjell Chr. Midtgaard, among them an instrument by Erik Johnsen Helland from 1862. All instruments equally available for playing.

Venue: Norwegian Academy of Music

Free entry

Collaboration Partner:
Christophe Landon Rare Violins
Kjell Chr Midtgaard

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Exhibition - The Line - a solidarity project

11.30-20.00h

The Line - a solidarity project by Music and Art Schools in Norway (24-25/4)

150 children from 15 music and culture schools work together in a solidarity art project. Each child brings their own line into the project. These lines creates joint works in sculpture and animation. The students meet children from other countries and exchange their lines with them. They make bridges from the lines. The students are no longer students but bridge builders. The lines are what ties them all together.

Venue:
Outreach- and Education Room (Formidlingsenteret)
Opera House

Free entry

Collaboration Partners:
The Norwegian Council for Schools of Music and Performing Art (Norsk Kulturskoleråd)
The Opera House

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Open Masterclasses with the Competition jury - Renaud Capuçon & Maxim Vengerov

10.00 - 12.00h Master Class - Renaud Capuçon
12.30 – 14.30h Master Class - Maxim Vengerov

The Menuhin Competition is the only competition to date that asks its jury members to perform and inspire audiences and competitiors alike. The open masterclass series in the middle of the competition week is an abolute highlight for competitors and for students and musicians of the host city.

Tickets: NOK 150 (students 100)
Renaud Capuçon Masterclass - Book now
Maxim Vengerov Masterclass - Book now

Venue:
Scene 2 - Opera House

Collaboration Partner:
The Opera House

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Norwegian Children's Symphony Orchestra in Concert

16.00-17.00h

Celebrating "Music Connects" this matinee will present a colourful programme with 106 young musicians from 9 to 15 years. They form the Norwegian Children's Symphony Orchestra - NBSO, under the leadership of conductor Alf Årdal. These young musicians come from all over Norway - from Kristiansand in the south to Alta in the north.

An afternoon to prepare the audiences for the evening highlight of the Menuhin Competition's Senior Finals.

Orchestra: Norwegian Children's Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:  Alf Årdal
Presenter: Dan Børge Akerø

Programme to include:
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Excerpts from Swan Lake
JEAN SIBELIUS various pieces including Finlandia

Venue:
Main stage - Opera House

Tickets: Book online now  If you have problems booking online, contact box office at venue

Collaboration Partners:
Music and Art Schools in Norway (Norsk kulturskoleråd) 
Norwegian Youth Orchestra Association (De unges orkesterforbund)

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Menuhin Competition - Senior Finals

19.00h 

4 Senior Finalists will perform their choice of the following violin concertos (and we only know which four concertos will be performed, once the Finalists are nominated on Wednesday 21 April):

B. BARTOK No.2 in B minor                                      
S. PROKOFIEV No.1 in D major, Op.19
J. BRAHMS in D major, Op.77                                  
S. PROKOFIEV No.2 in G minor, Op.63
A. DVORAK in A minor, Op.53                               
C. SAINT-SÆNS No.3 in B minor, Op.61
A. GLAZUNOV in A minor, Op.82                          
D. SHOSTAKOVITCH No.1 in A minor Op.77
J. KORNGOLD in D major, Op.35                          
J. SIBELIUS in D minor, Op.47
F. MENDELSSOHN in E minor, Op.63                     
P. TCHAIKOVSKY in D major, Op.35

Orchestra: The Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK)
Conductor: to be confirmed

The Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK) has enjoyed enormous success over the past years, harvesting critical acclaim, both at home and abroad. The orchestra is much sought after for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporations own productions, external productions/events in Norway and abroad.

The Finals will be live broadcast on NRK P2 – radio

Venue:
Main stage - Opera House

Tickets: NOK 540/390
Book online now  If you have problems booking online, contact box office at venue

Collaboration Partners:
Opera House
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK)
The Norwegian Broadcasting System (NRK)
Lillehammer University College for Film &TV

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Competition & Festival Club @ Nasjonal Jazzscene - Victoria

from 22.00h

When Menuhin daytime activities are history, you are welcome to visit our festival Club “Victoria”, in the middle of Karl Johan. Here you’ll find a meeting point and a watering hole. Take the opportunity to socialize or jam with musicians from different genres, competitors and jury members. At Victoria you can relax, chat in the bar and meet people from many countries visiting Menuhin Competition 2010.

MUSIC CONNECTS!

Venue:
Nasjonal Jazzscene - Victoria

Tickets: On the door

Collaboration Partner:
Nasjonal Jazzscene

To the best of our knowledge, information on this page was correct at time of publication.  We reserve the right to change information and programmes without prior notice if necessary.

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