We met this fantastic duo most recently at COLLAGE FESTIVAL 2021, where they had put together a Danish-Norwegian program as a perfect input to the Festival theme “Norway in Denmark”. Mogens Dahl was quick to invite the duo back so that even more people could experience the two together. This time there is also the Nordic repertoire on the program, but the unifying thematic thread is the year 1915 which is the year when all works were composed. Let’s experience the impact the dificult world situation had o the composers.

The duo Brantelid-Hadland is formed by two of the most sought-after and imaginative Scandinavian musicians of the time.

Danish cellist Andreas Brantelid made his debut as a soloist at the age of 14, performing Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in his hometown of Copenhagen with The Royal Danish Orchestra. He went on to make a string of acclaimed recordings for EMI and BIS and performs both solo, chamber music and as a concert soloist with orchestras around the world.

Norwegian Christian Ihle Hadland, a former BBC New Generation Artist, is Brantelid’s partner in the duo. He was born in Stavanger in 1983 and has made a name for himself as a true wizard at the piano with a distinctive touch and a hunger for repertoire of all kinds. He has made concert appearances at the BBC Proms, collaborated with some of the most high-profile artists of our time, including Renée Fleming, and is a frequent guest soloist at Wigmore Hall in London.

The duo Brantelid-Hadland have performed throughout Scandinavia with notable performances at Mogens Dahl Concert Hall in Copenhagen and at Hindsgavl, Bergen and Dresden Festivals. Concerts broadcast on all the major Nordic and German radio networks and on the BBC.

Photo: Marios Taramides & Kim Laland