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Why not stay at one of four beautiful Rica Hotels?

Rica Hotels are the official hotel partner of the
Menuhin Competition Oslo 2010. Their hotels offer
exceptional quality and personal service at affordable prices. For
visitors of the competition four selected Rica hotels offer a
special discount.
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Choose the Grand Hotel, the Rica Oslo, the Rica Travel or Rica Victoria Hotel. All of them centrally located with easy access to the competition venues.
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For reservations mail: rica@rica.no or phone: +47 66 85 45 60, Booking code: Menuhin Visitor
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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.
The instruments can also be heard in concert.
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. One instrument will also be available for playing.
Venue: Norwegian Academy of Music
Free entry
Collaboration Partner:
Christophe Landon
Rare Violins
Kjell Chr Midtgaard
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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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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.
10.00-12:00 MASTERCLASS
with Erich Gruenberg, violin
Venue: Barratt Due Institute of Music: Chamber Hall
10.00-12:00 MASTERCLASS
with Lydia Baich,
violin
Venue: Barratt Due Institute of
Music: Living Room
12.00-14.00
MASTERCLASS with Koyoko Takezawa,
violin
Venue: Barratt Due Institute of
Music: Chamber Hall
12.00-14.00
MASTERCLASS with Lars Anders Tomter,
violin/viola
Venue: Barratt Due
Institute of Music: Living Room
10.00-12.00
MASTERCLASS with Hu Kun,
violin
Venue: Norwegian Academy of
Music: Levinsalen
12.00-14.00
MASTERCLASS with Hu Kun,
violin
Venue: Norwegian Academy of
Music: Levinsalen
14.00-16.00h
MASTERCLASS with Arve Tellefsen,
violin
Venue: Barratt Due Institute of
Music: Chamber Hall
Venues:
Barratt Due Music Institute (BDM)
Norwegian Academy of Music (NMH)
Tickets: on the door
NOK 100, Teachers NOK 50, Students Free
Collaboration Partners:
Barratt Due Music
Institute
Norwegian Academy of
Music
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10.00 - 12.00h Master Class - Renaud Capuçon
12.30 – 14.30h Master Class - Henning Kraggerud
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 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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from 12.00h
An outdoor stage where performers from the Competition’s collaborating partners present a variety of musical experiences. Presented by the Norwegian Council for School of Music and Performing Art.
Venue: Youngstorget (see map)
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16.00-17.00h
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Norwegian Children's Symphony Orchestra |
Alf Årdal |
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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19.00h
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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: Markus Lehtinen
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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Zanussi 5 is an outstanding jazz quintet consisting of a rather original line-up of three saxophones, bass and drums. Bassplayer Per Zanussi is the band leader and composer, delivering energic tunes met with powerful improvisations. Zanussi 5 was formed in 2001, and tonight is the release of their third CD. Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, Jørgen Mathisen, Eirik Hegdal (saxophones), Per Zanussi (bass) and Gard Nilssen (drums).
Venue: Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria
Tickets (see Billettservice): NOK 180/130
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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
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Please also see the exciting range of free education events
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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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