Byström “Screen Memories” Trumpet Concerto with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Elias Grandy, conductor
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet
Program
• Giuseppe Verdi: Overture to The Force of Destiny (La Forza del Distina)
• Britta Byström: Screen Memories, trumpet concerto
• Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 2
Tine Thing Helseth is one of the foremost trumpet players of our time, with a unique ability to touch the hearts of her audience with her distinctive trumpet tone and musical delivery. It is no wonder that composers want to write music for her. Among them is the highly acclaimed composer Britta Bystrøm. Trumpet Concerto No. 2, titled “Screen Memories”, was written for Tine Thing Helseth in 2013. The title is both a nod to psychology and Freud’s theory of “cover memory”, but also references to both a Danish composer and the singer Donovan. Come to a concert, become more enlightened, and enjoy trumpet playing in a class of its own. And speaking of psychology, Robert Schumann’s mental state varied greatly throughout his life. When he began his 2nd symphony he was in a mental trough, but whether it is a new will to live that characterizes the symphony or whether it is the music itself that brings him out of his depression, The light and the courage that shines through Symphony No. 2 is one of the strongest moments in music history. The start of the evening is actually tragic, especially if you know the plot in The Power of Destiny. In Hjertnes, however, we let the drama unfold instrumentally in Verdi’s fabulous music. There is a break before Schumann’s Symphony No. 2. Speaker: Gunilla Süssmann