Friday July 11
A conversation with Barbara Hendricks
Talk
14.00
Meet the world renown artist and soprano Barbara Hendricks in a conversation about life, music, and the path to freedom.
Moderator: Sharon Jåma, Journalist and anchor
Festive Opening at Öregrund Harbour
Concert
17.00
A celebration of music, speeches, and a musical parade through the town.
Performers: Anki Svan’s Womens Choir, Christian Lindberg, Noah Hofvander, Erik Nilsson, Per Egland, Ulf Englund.
Opening Night
Concert
18.00
A festive opening concert filled with madness, joy, sorrow, and a longing for freedom.
Performing musicians: Anki Svan, Christian ”Triton” Lindberg, Noah Hofvander, Alice Power, Erik Nilsson, Per Egland, Sara Rosenquist, Niklas Ulfvebrand
NOTE tickets required: released at Nortic Wednesday 9 July at 12.00 free entry
Saturday July 12
Children and family performances - Music and theatre
Fanny The Pirate & the Landlubbers
11.00
Acclaimed children’s and family performance, suitable for ages 3 and up. Fanny the Pirate has settled into a cottage with three landlubbers. She has put the pirate life behind her, but after a while, Fanny begins to long for the freedom of the sea once again.
Performing musicians: Andrea Tarrodi, Per Egland, Niklas Ulfvebrand, Erik Nilsson
Roland Pöntinen och Barbara Hendricks by the Sea
Concert
14.00
Barbara Hendricks is one of the greatest opera stars of the 20th century. To this day, she receives standing ovations on the world’s grand concert stages. In this performance, we hear her in classic favourites, accompanied by the world-renowned pianist Roland Pöntinen. Music by Schubert, Debussy, Chopin, and others.
Performing musicians: Roland Pöntinen, Barbara Hendricks
Barbara Hendricks: Road to Freedom
Concert
19.00
A concert infused with the blues and gospel that inspired and accompanied the Civil Rights Movement in the USA, led by Martin Luther King, alongside newly composed works by Andrea Tarrodi. Barbara Hendricks invites all the festival’s artists to join her in a final performance,imbued with a profound yearning for freedom.
Performing musicians: Mathias Algotsson, Max Schultz, Ulf Englund, Andrea Tarrodi, Christian Lindberg, Noah Hofvander, Alice Power, Per Egland, Erik Nilsson, and others.
Sunday July 13
Duo Noah & Alice - Breaking Free
Concert
16.00
The acclaimed young duo Noah Hofvander, saxophone, and Alice Power, piano, invite you to a cross-genre concert about freedom. Experience a journey from classical masterpieces to modern soul music, where the torch of freedom illuminatets a distinctive fusion of timeless and modern sounds.
Performing musicians: Noah Hofvander, Alice Power
A magical piano evening by the sea with Roland Pöntinen
Concert
19.00
By popular demand, pianist Roland Pöntinen returns to the Öregrund Music Festival to offer the audience another magical musical experience by the sea. Music by Stenhammar, Scriabin, Ravel, Albéniz, and Saint-Saëns.
Dance Band Night with Cyprex Pest
Concert
22.00
An utterly unconventional evening, where the medieval band Cyprus Pest transforms into a new guise, and together with the festival’s artists, they present a truly unique dance band night.