Risør kammermusikkfest

Risør kammermusikkfest or the Risør Chamber Music Festival is an annually occurring festival in Risør, Norway.^[1] It was established in 1991 by Bernt Lauritz Larsen from Risør, in collaboration with Lars Anders Tomter. From 1992 Leif Ove Andsnes^[2] entered as artistic director with Tomter.

The Risør Chamber Music Festival Risør kammermusikkfest
Status	Active
Genre	Music Festival
Date(s)	Late June
Begins	25 June 2019 (2019-06-25)
Ends	30 June 2019 (2019-06-30)
Frequency	Annually
Venue	Risør Church
Location(s)	Risør
Country	Norway
Years active	1991–present
Founder	Bernt Lauritz Larsen and Lars Anders Tomter
Website	www.kammermusikkfest.no

Turid Birkeland,^[3] former Norwegian Culture minister, replaced Bernt Lauritz Larsen^[4] as festival manager in 2004. After a tour to Brussels, London and New York in 2010, Birkeland and Andsnes resigned, and Henning Kraggerud entered as new artistic director with Tomter. At the same time, the festival entered into a collaboration with the Det Norske Kammerorkester.^[5] DNK's director Per Erik Kise Larsen became the festival director, the orchestra became a permanent festival orchestra, and the festival and orchestra received joint administration.

This scheme ended in 2016. Erik Kise Larsen^[6] was terminated as festival director, and Henning Kraggerud and Lars Anders Tomter both joined as artistic leaders.^[7] Eirik Raude^[8] was hired as the new festival manager the same year. The festival was linked up with artistic guest leaders, such as pianist Enrico Pace^[9] in 2017 and violinist Christian Tetzlaff^[10] in 2018. In 2019, mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland^[11] became the artistic director of the festival.

Risør Church, built in 1647, is still the festival's main venue,^[12] but in the concert hall on Hødnebø, on the water's edge overlooking the archipelago, the festival features creative musical collaboration across age and genre.

References

1. "Marianne Beate Kielland ny kunstnerisk leder i Risør kammermusikkfest". ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
2. Skar, Bård (2018-06-13). "Stjernespekket klassisk festivalsommer 2018". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-02-28.
3. "Tango for Turid". www.austagderblad.no (in Norwegian). 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
4. "Krise og kollaps etter 26 år med kammerfestival i Risør". www.vl.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-02-28.
5. Skar, Bård (2018-06-13). "Stjernespekket klassisk festivalsommer 2018". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-02-28.
6. "Per Erik Kise Larsen slutter i Risør kammermusikkfest". ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
7. "Sparket i Risør, ny festival i Sandefjord". www.h-a.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-02-28.
8. "Kammerfesten er reddet". www.vl.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-02-28.
9. Bjørhovde, Hilde. "Lover eksperimenter på Risør kammermusikkfest". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
10. "Fiolinisten Christian Tetzlaff blir kunstnerisk leder for Risør Kammermusikkfest i 2018. | Risør kammermusikkfest". www.ntbinfo.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-02-28.
11. "Billettsalget for Risør kammermusikkfest starter tirsdag 5. februar kl. 10. | Risør kammermusikkfest". www.ntbinfo.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-02-28.
12. "Risør Kammermusikkfest - Chamber music festival". www.visitnorway.com. Retrieved 2019-02-28.

External links

• Official website