The Trondheim soloists are a dynamic quality ensemble of musicians with links to the city of Trondheim. The orchestra was established in 1988 and has since toured extensively abroad in Europe, Asia, USA and Brazil. They last visited China during the Far-East tour of 2008, along with the world-renowned German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. Among the soloists for this tour are names such as Sissel Kyrkjebø and the folk musician Emilia Amper. The concerts have been characterized as remarkably spontaneous and intense.
The orchestra will perform during the official opening of Norway Day at the Expo Center Green Hall and during the main concert at the Expo Center Red Hall. They will perform the Tan Dun violin concert ”The Love” in collaboration with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, and with Secret Garden, Sissel Kyrkjebø and Eldbjørg Hemsing performing as soloists. Tan Dun is China’s most internationally acclaimed composer and will personally be conducting at the Expo concert. “The Love” has never been performed in China before. The Trondheim Soloists are also performing together with the Norwegian dance company Frikar and a group of Chinese wushu dancers.
For more information see: www.expo2010.no
Besides the World Expo they will also be performing in Chongqing and in the Peking University Concert Hall in Beijing. In addition, the orchestra will be performing in Hangzhou, Suzhou and Chongqing at the opening of a travelling exhibition by the Norwegian painter Håkon Gullvåg.
Trondheimsolosists will also be releasing a new CD/Blu-ray entitled In Folk Style with pieces of Edvard Grieg and Nordic folk music. The previous release Divertimenti was three times nominated for the prestigious Grammy awards and gained considerable international acclaim. Soloists on the new release are Emilia Amper and Gjermund Larsen.
For more information on the new CD In Folk Style see: www.2l.no/pages/album/068.html
2010-05-26, Fudan University, Shanghai
2010-05-26, Suzhou University Museum, Suzhou
2010-05-27, Shanghai Operahouse, Shanghai
2010-05-28, Shanghai Expo, Shanghai
2010-05-30, Chongqing Grand Theatre, Chongqing
2010-05-31, Three Gorges Museum, Chongqing
2010-06-02, Peking University Concert Hall, Beijing
For more information see www.trondheimsolistene.no