Attmed (2026) 31′

for Violin, Hardanger fiddle and orchestra

Vl./Hardanger f. + 2.2.2.2/2.2.2.0/timp.2perc/str

Commissioned by Ragnhild Hemsing.
First performance on 1 October 2026 by Ragnhild Hemsing and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Collon.

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Attmed is composed for Solo Hardanger Fiddle, Solo Violin and Orchestra, with the soloist performing both instruments. The title “Attmed” is a Norwegian word, meaning “beside” or “together.” In many ways, the work consists of two solo concertos interwoven, where the two solo instruments have relatively little in common: the Violin lines are classical, almost Romantic in character, while the Hardanger Fiddle parts draw inspiration from Norwegian folk music (sections of the Hardanger Fiddle part are inspired by the folk tune “Huldrelått frå Vang”). Toward the end, the two instruments move closer to one another, and material begins to gradually flow from one instrument to the other.