Name: Eldbjørg Hemsing
Start: 2025-10-12T19:30:00
Location: Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Eldbjørg Hemsing

Elbphilharmonie

Classical Music Without Borders – that is the name of the OPUS KLASSIK Prize awarded to Eldbjørg Hemsing in 2024. This could also be the title of her artistic career to date: In the Norwegian violinist's discography, Shostakovich and Grieg stand alongside Max Richter and Tan Dun. Her award-winning concept album "Arctic" also pursues a socio-political aspiration by drawing attention to the fragile beauty of her homeland, threatened by climate change. "Music will not solve the big problems. But it has an enormous power that is often lost in the confusing discussions: the power of emotion." With this in mind, Eldbjørg Hemsing approaches the incredible melodic richness of Johann Sebastian Bach in her latest project, "Colors of Bach." In arrangements that are as simple as they are dazzling, the works of the Baroque master sound both reduced to their essence and new.