Concerts in the Thaulow exhibition
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10 June – 21 August
Concerts every Wednesday and Friday in Permanenten at 16:00
At the end of the nineteenth century, a new direction in music emerged. Instead of clear forms and a dramatic, goal‑oriented development typical of Romantic music, composers began to prioritise sound itself.
This music focuses on tone colour, atmosphere and fleeting impressions, distancing itself from rhetorical or descriptive expression. It does not aim to depict the sea, but to evoke the sensation of being by the sea.
In this way, it shares affinities with both symbolism and impressionism in poetry and visual art.
This musical direction is particularly associated with the French composer Claude Debussy. He employed whole‑tone scales, church modes and unconventional harmonies, creating music with a sensuous and ambiguous character.
We also find many examples of this approach in Norway. Edvard Grieg wrote works in which sound and harmonic colour take precedence, and similar tendencies appear in the music of Agathe Backer Grøndahl. Later, the impressionist influence can be traced in the works of Alf Hurum, Geirr Tveitt, Pauline Hall and David Monrad Johansen.
The concert lasts 30 minutes.
450 NOK.
The pianist of the week performs the concerts throughout the summer season. See the overview below to find out who is playing when.
9.–14. juni 2026 – Kei Solvang
16.–21. juni 2026 – Ellisiv Tandberg
23.–28. juni 2026 – Frode Skag Storheim
30. juni–5. juli 2026 – Fabrice Vestad
7.–12. juli 2026 – Sara Smiseth
14.–19. juli 2026 – Tore Eide Bordal
21.–26. juli 2026 – Stefan Ibsen Zlatanos
28. juli–2. august 2026 – Oda Voltersvik
4.–9. august 2026 – Martha Berit Belt
11.–16. august 2026 – Eirik Haug Stømner
18.–23. august 2026 – Sebastian Egebakken Svenøy
25.–30. august 2026 – Romolo Ludovico Lanza
1.–6. september 2026 – Ingunn Tennøe
8.–13. september 2026 – Olga Jørgensen
Welcome!
Concerts every Wednesday and Friday in Permanenten at 16:00
At the end of the nineteenth century, a new direction in music emerged. Instead of clear forms and a dramatic, goal‑oriented development typical of Romantic music, composers began to prioritise sound itself.
This music focuses on tone colour, atmosphere and fleeting impressions, distancing itself from rhetorical or descriptive expression. It does not aim to depict the sea, but to evoke the sensation of being by the sea.
In this way, it shares affinities with both symbolism and impressionism in poetry and visual art.
This musical direction is particularly associated with the French composer Claude Debussy. He employed whole‑tone scales, church modes and unconventional harmonies, creating music with a sensuous and ambiguous character.
We also find many examples of this approach in Norway. Edvard Grieg wrote works in which sound and harmonic colour take precedence, and similar tendencies appear in the music of Agathe Backer Grøndahl. Later, the impressionist influence can be traced in the works of Alf Hurum, Geirr Tveitt, Pauline Hall and David Monrad Johansen.
The concert lasts 30 minutes.
450 NOK.
The pianist of the week performs the concerts throughout the summer season. See the overview below to find out who is playing when.
9.–14. juni 2026 – Kei Solvang
16.–21. juni 2026 – Ellisiv Tandberg
23.–28. juni 2026 – Frode Skag Storheim
30. juni–5. juli 2026 – Fabrice Vestad
7.–12. juli 2026 – Sara Smiseth
14.–19. juli 2026 – Tore Eide Bordal
21.–26. juli 2026 – Stefan Ibsen Zlatanos
28. juli–2. august 2026 – Oda Voltersvik
4.–9. august 2026 – Martha Berit Belt
11.–16. august 2026 – Eirik Haug Stømner
18.–23. august 2026 – Sebastian Egebakken Svenøy
25.–30. august 2026 – Romolo Ludovico Lanza
1.–6. september 2026 – Ingunn Tennøe
8.–13. september 2026 – Olga Jørgensen
Welcome!
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Where is it happening?
Nordahl Bruns gate 9, 5014 Bergen, Norge, Nordahl Bruns gate 9, 5014 Bergen, Norge, Bergen, Norway
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