Nordic Noir Mari Samuelsen, Trondheim Soloists & Hakon Samuelsen

• Uno Helmersson (1977- ):
• 1 Timelapse 02:41
• Ólafur Arnalds (1986- ):
• 2 Near Light 02:59
• Frans Bak (1958- ):
• 3 The Mist: Pt. 1 04:45
• 4 The Mist: Pt. 2 02:30
• 5 The Mist: Pt. 3 02:34
• Arvo Pärt (1935- ):
• 6 Darf ich ... 03:43
• Johan Söderqvist (1966- ):
• 7 Love & Rage 03:14
• 8 Study In Rituals, Prelude 03:36
• Uno Helmersson:
• 9 Study In Rituals, Pt. 1 06:03
• 10 Study In Rituals, Pt. 2 02:55
• Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981):
• 11 Vél komne Med Aera 03:29
• Ólafur Arnalds:
• 12 Words Of Amber 04:39
• Total Runtime 43:08

Info for Nordic Noir

The Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen examines the fascinating world of Scandinavian film music on her solo album „Nordic Noir“. “Nordic Noir” stands for dark Scandinavian drama and crime series. You can listen to the music of this cinematic genre sounds on the album of the same name that Mari Samuelsen has recorded. In a duo with her brother Håkon Samuelsen, the violinist has long been known for exploring new sound environments and interpreting the works of contemporary composers. Together with Max Richter and the "12 ensemble", she regularly explores the broad spectrum of modern classical music.

With „Nordic Noir“, Mari Samuelsen presents her recording debut as a soloist and devotes herself to mysterious, gloomy and melancholic compositions, which convey and characterize the character of Scandinavian crime stories that have established themselves over the last years as an independent genre. The works are written by Ólafur Arnalds, Frans Bak, Uno Helmersson, Johan Söderqvist and Arvo Pärt, and some of them have been created in close collaboration with the artist so that Mari Samuelsen has penetrated the music with her personality and created recordings whose authentic charisma get under your skin.

Mari Samuelsen, violin
Trondheim Soloists
Hakon Samuelsen, direction

Mari Samuelsen
Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen has enjoyed a remarkable rise on the international concert stage through a characteristic mixture of artistry and enterprise. Her concerts combine a breathtaking musical finesse and virtuosity and an imaginative and innovative approach to presentation.

Mari has appeared as soloist at some of the world’s most prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, New York; Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris; Konzerthaus, Berlin; Smetana Hall, Prague; Kremlin Hall, Moscow and the Victoria Hall, Geneva. Recent performances have included a return to the Barbican, London; debuts at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and with Kristjan Järvi and the MDR Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig and performances in Munich and Luzern.

She works regularly with composer Max Richter, as soloist in concert performances of his works ‘Recomposed’ (most recently in Leipzig and Paris) and ‘Memoryhouse’.

Future highlights include opening this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival, Philip Glass’s double concerto in Istanbul, performances at the Bremen Musikfest and the release of her solo album, ‘Nordic Noir’ (Universal) featuring new works from contemporary Nordic composers.

For the past two years, alongside her brother, Håkon, Mari has been artistic director of the Yellow Lounge in Norway, bringing the Berlin-born clubnight to Oslo and collaborating with partners such as the pre-eminent video artist, Philipp Geist. Their debut album, Pas de Deux, on Mercury Classics (Universal), included a new work written for them by the Oscar-winning composer, the late James Horner. It went straight to no. 1 in the Norwegian pop charts, the first classical album to do so in more than 20 years.

Mari Samuelsen plays the ‘Duke of Edinburgh’ Stradivarius 1724, generously on loan from Florian Leonhard Fine Violins, London.

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