Köln!

Hello,

I have now been back in Köln for two weeks, and I must admit, I would love some vacation.. Like, just lay on a beach for a week without worrying about anything! A got a good taste of that in Spain, but it was only four days.. Too short! At least I know what I´m gonna do next summer..
I will be back in Norway in two weeks today! That will be great! So much to do before, though.. Chamber music, lots of practising, and the most worst; Packing! I need to pack all my stuff in boxes, so it´s just to put it in the car and drive it back in the end of July.
Back in Norway there wil be a lot of fixing for my sisters wedding on July 11th.
July 18, I´m gonna play a concert in Bergen again :) and two days later I will depart for a summer course in Courchevel with Frans Helmerson! I am sooo looking forward to it! :)
You will here more about that later.

I have had some visitors here in Köln these weeks. First my spanish friend, Sara. She was here in Köln for erasmus last semester, but is coming back next year, so she needed to find a flat.
On friday dear Ingvild went back to Norway after staying here for three days! Very nice! :)
The stupid thing is that a got sick on tuesday, and it doesn´t seem to go away fast enough..
But I will try my best! take it eaaaasy, you know :)

I know the vacation started in Norway some weeks ago, and I feel it in my body. I wish you all a great summer! Now its time to upload new energy, so use the time wisely; relax!! I know I will when I have a day or two.. ;)

Peace be with you all :)

xoxo

WEDDING in MARO!! (SPAIN)

MARO

Im in Maro!! A little village 45 minutes from Malaga! Next to the Middle Sea, with a view to Africa when the fog is gone..
My dear friends Simon and Camilla is getting married today, and I´m gonna play!
And then there will be a party, until... who knows!? :)
75 guests from Norway have found the way here, and its all great people!
I´m gonna enjoy this day! :)

Until later, have fun! I know I will! :)

xox

The Wedding was soooo great! :) We danced and had fun until early sunday morning.. Think I was in bed around 6 a.m... Never been awake for so long before..
During the dinner a flamenco band came and entertained us. It was so fantastic! I had never seen anything like it before! I didn´t know so many of their guests before I came there. But this weekend was such a nice experience, and I will never forget it! :)

My Hotel, Playamaro :)

Just married!! Camilla and Simon! Beautiful!!


The Flamenco Band! :)

The Beach!My great friends!! :)

Hardanger!!

The beautiful mountains...

There are no words to describe this..

The weather was amazing!

I don´t look tense, do I? I thought we got a little far away from the land..
:)

We had a swim, and it was sooooo cold!!

(Unfortunatly I dont have any pictures from the concerts...)

BERGEN!!

Arriving in Bergen! :)

My sister Tora and I walking up the mountain, Ulriken!

On the way up to the top! :)
It was very foggy, so this was the last view of Bergen city

Behind me you can see the popular fishmarket in Bergen!

The concert Hall, Troldsalen, at Edvard Griegs home; Troldhaugen

BERGEN and ULLENSVANG!!!

I was sooo lucky to participate in the Music Festival in Bergen and Hardanger! Really great!
I was there from thursday May 21th until June 1st! :)

We were about ten students from the Razumovsky academy who went there to play both solo and chamber music together! I played the Trout-quintet with the norwegians Anders Kjeldberg-Nilsson on violin, Ida Bryhn on viola and Christian Ihle Hadland on piano, and the really good double bass player Ha-Youg Jung from Korea.

We played it in Korskirken in Bergen on Wednesday 27th of May, and the day after I played the Arpeggione sonata by Schubert at Trodhaugen. A concert hall next to Edvard Griegs house! It was great! :)
I´m gonna put in some pictures afterwards!

What I had been looking for was going to Ullensvang, Hardanger!! The most beautiful place in this world!! :) The fjord in the middle of big, norwegian mountains..
Its breathtaking and no words can describe of it feels to be there!! :)

I played the same repertoaire here again, but with different pianists.. Unfortunatly Truls Mørk has been sick lately, so he couldnt come and play his concert. So I played Arpeggione with Håvard Gimse! He is a fantastic pianist! WOW!!

The Trout we were so lucky to play with Simon Trpceski. :) A really great pianist and person from Macedonia.

It was so great to be in Norway again! I saw my sister, who lives in Bergen and my mother came driving over the mountains to listen to my concerts. Also a lot of my friends who played in an orchestra (Kammer Allegria) came to Hardanger, and it was so good to see them!!

I also had a very cold experience.... I took a swim in the fjord.. Maximum 10 degrees...

Have fun looking at the fantatisc nature of Norway!

xxx

17th of May

Norways Nationalday!!

I was so lucky to have the opportunity to celebrate it with other norwegians in Düsseldorf! :)

It was great! You notice how important it is to remark this day.. And I must say that I missed being in Norway on this day, but it was very nice to go there!

Norwegian food; hot dogs, cakes, ice cream! Children playing!! Fun!

Take a look at the pictures!!! :)

Hugs!