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CONCERTS / BOOKING
17 November 2008
Ketil Bjørnstad presents a reading from his forthcoming novel
"To Music" (Maia Press 2009) and a solo piano performance at
Kings Place, during London Jazz Festival.
17 November 2008
Ketil Bjørnstad presents a reading from his forthcoming novel
"To Music" (Maia Press 2009) and a solo piano performance at
Kings Place, during London Jazz Festival.
Autumn
2008
KB is touring all over Norway (mostly solo piano). He will also
visit several German cities (Köln, Frankfurt, Ludwigshafen and
Oldenburg a. o.). He will play with Terje Rypdal in Porto,
Portugal, 26 October 2008. During the London International Jazz
festival, 17 November 2008, he presents a reading from his
forthcoming novel “To Music” (“Til Musikken”) and solo piano
performance at Kings Place, the iconic new creative centre in
Kings Cross.
25 May – 6 July 2008
KB will perform his suite "The Light - Songs of Love and Fear"
with Randi Stene and Lars Anders Tomter at the "Les signes parmi
nous - Musik von ECM"-festival at Schloss Elmau, Sunday 25 May
2008.
The trio also gave a cd-release concert at Logen, during the
Bergen International Festival on Wednesday 21 May 2008 and
performed the suite at Randi Stenes own festival "Sommersang",
at Ringve Museum, Trondheim, Friday 13 June, at the Barony in
Rosendal 4 July, and at Verdens Ende outside Tønsberg (early
morning open air concert) Sunday 6 July 2008.
April 2008
KB was touring solo-piano and also visited Germany for a "Lesung"-tour
in.
Autumn 2007
KB gave numerous solo piano-concerts in Norway
30 November 2007,
Ketil Bjørnstad played with Arild Andersen and Alex Riel in
Baden-Baden.
16 November 2007
KB and Wolfgang Puschnig played in London at the London
International Jazz Festival.
24 July 2007
Canal Street Jazz & Blues-festival in Arendal, asked Ketil
Bjørnstad to write a new piece for the 2007-festival.
"Coastlines" is performed with KB on piano and Lill Lindfors
(vocal), Nora Taksdal (viola), Svein Dag Hauge (guitars), Arild
Andersen (double bass) & Alex Riel (drums).
The
day after KB gave an open- air concert with Terje Rypdal
(guitar) and Paolo Vinaccia (drums).
July 2007
KB was given the honour of opening the Molde International Jazz
Festival with a specially written prologue, reflecting on the
power of improvised music and the energy of the city during the
festival days.
21 July 2007
Together with Terje Rypdal, Ketil Bjørnstad played the last
concert at the Molde International Jazz Festival. Rypdal is
Artist of Residence and they gave a duo-concert at the Molde
Cathedral,.
March 2007
Ketil Bjørnstad toured in Norway with Terje Rypdal, visiting the
following places: Modum Bad (7), Kolben Kulturhus, Kolbotn (8),
Huset Brandbu (9), Ullensaker Jessheim (10), Oseberg Kulturhus,
Tønsberg (13), Grong Kulturhus (14), Mo i Rana (15), Tysværtunet
(18).
14 February 2007.
Ketil Bjørnstad gave a concert with his trio (Arild Andersen,
bass. Alex Riel, drums) in Nürnberg
18 December 2006
With guitarist Terje Rypdal, Ketil Bjørnstad toured Shetland,
Gütersloh, Krefeld, Innsbruck, Vienna and Schwäbish-Gmünd before
Christmas. Ketil Bjørnstad also gave solo piano-concerts at the
Schwäbish Hall, Mandal, Berlin (silent movie Terje Vigen)
and Arendal, and performed Grace with Anneli Drecker in
Istanbul in the same period. He also gave a gala-concert with
the Swedish singer Lill Lindfors in Stockholm.
November and December 2006
Ketil Bjørnstad toured with Terje Rypdal in Europe
Summer 2006
KB gave solo-piano concerts in Åsgårdstrand and at the Barony in
Rosendal in June. He also performed Grace with Anneli
Drecker at the Fjellfestivalen in Åndalsnes and at the Canal
Street-festival in Arendal in July. He gave a trio-concert in
Bodø during the Nordland Musikkfestuke in August. The same month
he also performed Kildens Bredd together with Ole Paus in
Fredrikstad.
22 March 2006
After Ketil Bjørnstad’s concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in
London, John Fordham, The Guardian called the music "exquisite"
and wrote that "Seafarer's Song" had "a gripping eloquence". And
after the concert in Edinburgh the day before, Rob Adams from
The Herald wrote that it was "a work of major ambition carried
off with considerable skill”. BBC broadcasted the concert from
Southampton.
18 and 19 May 2006
Ketil Bjørnstad was invited to "Europa der Mutterspracen" in
Salzburg, both as an author and with his trio (Arild Andersen,
Alex Riel)
30 April 2006
Ketil Bjørnstad was participating together with Randi Stene
(mezzosoprano) in a performance of his "Messe For En Såret Jord"
(KKV) in Sandefjord.
20 to 26 April 2006
Ketil Bjørnstad toured Austria and Germany, in connection with
Suhrkamp/Insel Verlag's release of his latest novel "Vindings
Spiel" ("Til Musikken"). He visited Wien, Berlin, Leipzig,
Rostock, Kiel, Frankfurt and Stuttgart.
19 to 25 March 2006
Ketil Bjørnstad toured with CMN (contemporary Music Network)
visiting Gateshead (Sage), Manchester (Royal Northern College
of Music), Edinburgh (Queens Hall), London (Queen Elisabeth
Hall), Bristol (St. Georges), Birmingham (CBSO Centre) and
Southampton (Turner Sims Concert Hall). He presented music from
his albums "Before the light", "Floating" and "Seafarer's Song"
together with Kristin Asbjørnsen (vocal), Eivind Aarset
(guitar), Arild Andersen (double-bass), Svante Henryson (cello)
and Alex Riel (drums). Andy Sheppard (saxophone) is "Special
Guest Star".
11 March 2006
Ketil Bjørnstad gave a duo-concert with the Swedish singer Lill
Lindfors in Ålesund
12 to 17 February 2006
Ketil Bjørnstad toured with Palle Danielson & Alex Riel in
Germany visiting Regensburg, Neunkirchen, Heidelberg, Darmstadt,
Frankfurt & München.
9 February 2006
Ketil Bjørnstad gave a solo piano recital in the new Culture
House in Arendal.
October 2005
KETIL BJØRNSTAD is collaborating both with Kjell Kalleklev
Management and Bremme-Hohensee in Germany about touring in other
countries. A.O. Innsbruck and Marburg.
29 October 2005
KETIL BJØRNSTAD played with Terje Rypdal in Cork, Ireland,.
29 September 2005
KETIL BJØRNSTAD played in Nürnberg with the Norwegian
singer Kari Bremnes and had a reading in Nürnberg Litteraturhaus
the day before.
June 2005
KETIL BJØRNSTAD gave a duo-concert with the Swedish cellist
Svante Henryson at the Bath Festival.
July 2005
KETIL BJØRNSTAD played with Terje Rypdal in Warsaw.
March 2006
KETIL BJØRNSTAD was The Arts Council’s "Contemporary Music
Network-artist" in England.
May 2005
KETIL BJØRNSTAD used the same studio and instrument for his
trio-recording for Emarcy/Universal. The album was released in
the autumn 2005.
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January 2005
KETIL BJØRNSTAD gave a concert with Anneli Drecker (Grace) on
Svalbard/Spitsbergen.
20
to 22 January 2005
KETIL BJØRNSTAD played and read from his latest novel in
Germany, "Villa Europa" (Insel/Suhrkamp) in Rostock, Frankfurt
and Langenau.
November 2004
KETIL BJØRNSTAD was in Hamburg choosing a new Steinway Grand
(model D) for the new Rainbow Studio in Oslo, together with
sound-engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug.
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