“Accounting for Grieg” at Norway House

Dr. Rolf Erdahl, an authority on the music of Edvard Grieg, presents “Accounting for Grieg,” a lecture/recital about Grieg’s formative influences. Erdahl and fellow Grieg Society Board member, pianist Sonja Thompson perform Grieg’s “Intermezzo” along with selections from Grieg’s Cello Sonata, Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, Op. 73, and other music, assisted by Carrie Vecchione, oboe.

This previews a program they will sharing in Bergen, Norway October 26-29, where Rolf was invited to perform and speak at the International seminar, “Romantic Piano Meets the Hardanger Fiddle: Edvard Grieg’s Chamber Works and Solo Piano Music.”

The program will be in The Galleri at Norway House from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm, Wed., Oct., 18.

$5 admission. Free for members of Norway House or the Edvard Grieg Society.