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The Norwegian Seamen's Church in New York proudly presents
AKSEL KOLSTAD
in Concert
including dance performance with
Kristina Skjelberg and Saskia Hannemann
Sunday, Sep 23 at 12.30 pm

The young Norwegian pianist and compser, Aksel Kolstad, is giving a solo recital at the Norwegian Seaman´s Church, with works of Grieg, Gershwin and some of his own compositions for piano solo. A sequence from one of his orchestral works will be choreographed and danced by Kristina Skjelberg and Sasia Hannemann. Aslaug Pernille Norli will exibit one of her paintings during the concert. Aksel is not only a extraordinary pianist - he is also an extraordinary person - and you never know what will happen at his concerts. Dont miss this opportunity to hear and meet him up close and in an intimate setting.

Saskia Hannemann grew up in Germany where she studied Ballet at the "Academy of Dance Mannheim". In 2005 she moved to NYC to study at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance where she recently completed her Professional Training Program.

Where: The Norwegian Seamen’s Church -
317 East 52nd Street (between 1st and 2nd avenue)
When: Sunday, Sep 23, at 12.30 p.m.
Admission free!

Visit Aksel's website to read more.
Download pdf
with info and program.
Visit the painter Aslaug Pernille Norli's website to read more.

Playing the piano Aksel Kolstad in action

 

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Program:
Edvard Grieg/ Aksel Kolstad:
Five surreal interpretations of
five lyric pieces
Variations on a Norwegian folk-song
Aksel Kolstad:
Variations on a theme of
Sergey Rachmaninov

Choreographed sequence from Kolstad´s “The Anthropomorphique Cabine

INTERMISSION

George Gershwin/Aksel Kolstad:
Variations over Summertime
George Gershwin/Maurice C.
Whitney: An American in Paris
George Gershwin: Three Preludes:
Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Andante con moto e poco rubato
Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

Porgy and Bess (piano-version):
Summertime
My man's gone now
A woman is a somtime thing
I got plenty o' nuttin
It ain't necessarily so
Bess you is my woman
There's a boat dat's leavin' for New York