16th October, 2018; 07.00 pm - 09.00 pm
Opera at the Castle, 34 Korsarzy Street (Pomeranian Dukes' Castle - Entry "A" and "F")
The star of the ECM label. A Norwegian pianist, composer and writer, a great master of mood.
Music improvised from Scandinavia is a synonym of refined art. An important element shaping the stylistic distinctiveness of
the Norwegians is the composer tradition, which draws inspiration from native folklore - nostalgic, melodic and related to the
local landscape, its severity and beauty.
The most famous representative of the Norwegian sound in jazz is saxophonist Jan Garbarek. Ketil Bjørnstad is from the same
generation. Both artists combine not only generational experience (both debuted at the turn of the 1960s and 1970s) but
perhaps more important - both are the leading representatives of ECM, the undisputed mark of quality and the most famous
European jazz label.
The artist has released dozens of original albums (recorded primarily for the previously mentioned ECM label) and almost 20
books. Ketil's music has been used many times in films, including in our country ("Loneliness on the Web").
The name Ketila Bjørnstada always appears alongside such outstanding pianists and masters of mood as Ludovico Einaudi and
Leszek Możdżer.
In Szczecin, Ketil Bjørnstad will play on Steinway's concert grand piano.
The concert - held in the cycle of West Pomerania - Sea of Music - will be graced by the gala of awarding artistic prizes
of the Marshal of the West Pomerania PRO ARTE.
More information about the concert: http://koncerty.com/pl/concert/667/ketil_bjornstad
artist's website: http://www.ketilbjornstad.com/index.php
* The concert is realized thanks to: European Funds Regional Program, Rzeczposopolita Polska, Western Pomerania and European
Union European Structural and Investment Funds.
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