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Echo of a silent scream: Asle and Alida premieres in Bergen
Jon Fosse's bleak tale of alienation is graced with fine performances from a strong cast and excellent playing by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Johannes Gustavsson.
Prom 36: the LPO play music from 2001: A Space Odyssey
Edward Gardner conducts the LPO in a shrewdly conceived programme of Ligeti and Strauss.
Edward Gardner conducts a sharp La clemenza di Tito live from Bergen
Mary Miller bows out after ten years at the helm of Bergen National Opera with a defiant account of Mozart’s final opera.
Inspired by Elizabethan music: Gardner and the Bergen Phil
The Bergen Phil and the Edvard Grieg Choir trace music from Elizabethan themes to 20th century works on them, culminating in Pärt's Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten.
True Grimes: a gripping semi-staging of Britten’s opera
A psychologically penetrating semi-staging of Britten’s Peter Grimes from leading soloists, the Bergen Philharmonic and its chief conductor Ed Gardner laid bare the opera’s music and drama.
Berlioz’s Grande Messe des morts opens Bergen International Festival
Berlioz’s gargantuan Grande Messe des morts with the Bergen Philharmonic and Edward Gardner opened the Bergen International Festival with deafening climaxes and even more resounding silence.
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Edward Gardner; Nicolai Riise; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Chorus; Stuart Skelton; Brindley Sherratt