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Spring 2015

Raga Seasons
Kristallkvartetten is going on tour with the Indian musicians Jyotsna Srikanth, Shadrach Solomon and Manjunath NS.



Tour:

March 27 at 7 pm, Årsta Teater, Stockholm
March 28 at 7.30 pm, Olympiateatern, Stockholm

March 29 at 7 pm Konsthallen, Kulturens Hus, Luleå
April 1 at 6.30 pm Acusticum, Stora Salen, Piteå

With support from Norrbotten County Council, Swedish Arts Council and Sparbanken Nord.

Tickets: 
www.olympiateatern.se, info@olympiateatern.se
www.kulturenshus.com, 0920-45 59 00, Ticnet: 077-170 70 70,www.ticnet.se
www.studioacusticum.com, 0911-93006, Ticnet: 077-170 70 70,www.ticnet.se


Participants:
Jyotsna Srikanth, Carnatic violin
Shadrach Solomon, piano
Manjunath NS, percussion



Kristallkvartetten:
Isabelle Andö, violin
Nina Sandell, violin
Marie-Louise Klestrup Röijezon, viola
Peter Danielsson, double bass



Producer: Isabelle Andö




Classical NEXT 2014


As 1 of 8 international acts, Kristallkvartetten was selected by the official jury to participate in Classical NEXT - the world's biggest forum for classical and contemporary music, held in Vienna, Austria May 15-18.


The quartet performed with a live showcase at Porgy & Bess with the programme "Crystals from the North"
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 Photo Eric van Nieuwland
   




MHPNC 2013


Kristallkvartetten made some performances during MHPNC - Musicians' Health and Performance 1st Nordic Conference 2013, the first nordic conference dedicated to muiscians' health. The conference was held in Acusticum, Piteå and the quartet played a mixed programme of music by Mozart, ABBA and Steely Dan- the later ones arranged by David Saulesco.



Gala concert in Luleå


In the end of August 2013 Kristallkvartetten participated in the gala concert "Korpilombolo kommer till Luleå", a support concert for the European Festival of the Night. (Pia-Karin Helsing on violoncell instead of Peter Danielsson, double bass).
With the performance of Jan Sandströms "Sång till Lotta" the quartet received the following review in the paper Norrbottenskuriren 2/9 2013:

"...och om gåshuden själv får välja får nog Kristallkvartettens tolkning av Jan Sandströms Sång till Lotta räknas till kvällens höjdpunkter."


"...and if the goosebumps get to choose, probably the interpretation of Jan Sandströms' Sång till Lotta by Kristallkavrtetten has to be viewed as one of the the highlights of the evening."



"Sagan om den lilla farbrorn"



Kristallkvartetten after the première of "Sagan om den lilla farbrorn" in Sundsvall:



Elisabeth Frick (director), Agneta Hellström (flute), Isabelle Andö (violin), Marie-Louise Klestrup Röijezon (viola), Pia-Karin Helsing (cello and "Flickan")




Tour start of "Kristaller i Norrbotten" ("Crystals from the North")


Öjeby Church:

Från vänster: Maria Sjöstedt - violin, Peter Danielsson - bas, Isabelle Andö - violin, Marie-Louise Klestrup- Röijezon - viola, Björn Sikström - tonsättare






KRISTALLER I NORRBOTTEN

Idea & concept: LISA STENBERG PRODUCTIONS

Producers: Lisa Stenberg, Isabelle Andö, Marie-Louise Klestrup Röijezon och Björn Sikström.

Kristallkvartetten
Violin: Isabelle Andö
Violin: Maria Sjöstedt
Viola: Marie-Louise Klestrup Röijezon
Kontrabas: Peter Danielsson

Composers
Gísli Jóhann Grétarsson
Emil Råberg
Björn Sikström

Lisa Stenberg
With support from KLUSTER, 
Swedish Arts Council and Norrbotten County Council


More info about our composers:

www.lisastenberg.com/
http://www.emilraberg.com 
www.bjornsikstromnews.wordpress.com
www.gjgretarsson.com




 












Ruuskanen&Railio meets Kristallkvartetten

Collaboration with the Finish duo Ruuskanen & Railio from Helsinki, during The European Festival of the Night in Korpilombolo (december 2012)!
Isabelle Andö, violin, Veera Railio, sång&violin, Maria Sjöstedt, violin, Marie-Louise Klestrup-Röijezon, viola,  Maija Ruuskanen piano&sång  och Pia-Karin Helsing, cello



foto NSD



Click here for a review of the concert 

Veera Railio, Maija Ruuskanen och Maria Sjöstedt
foto: NSD



Yoga with Kristallkvartetten


Yoga with Korpen and Kristallkvartetten
Badhusparken, Piteå 17 juni kl. 10.00

Korpen Sportcompaniet will offer a yoga class at Badhusparken, to the sound tonerna of string music by Kristallkvartetten. Arranged by Festspelen i Piteå.





In this concert Nino Bisori will substitute for Isabelle Andö.


Other concerts during Festspelen, where Kristallkvartettens members are participating:


Galakonsert - Festspelen 30 år!
Studio Acusticum, Stora salen
kl. 18:00

and

Kl. 19:00
Sofia Karlsson + NKO
Studio Acusticum, Stora salen



Folk music!

Kristallkvartetten are very happy to get to play some music by the world  musician Ale Möller, arranged by Hans Ek for string orchestra.