Hommage à Piazzolla

Bach / Ranelid / Rydvall / Härenstam - Människan är ett mirakel! With music by J.S.

Bach and texts by Björn Ranelid!

Author Björn Ranelid takes us on an inner journey through his distinctive, moving language, interspersed with music by J.

S.

Bach performed by two of Sweden’s very finest musicians, nyckelharpa player Erik Rydvall and classical guitarist David Härenstam.

Experience a unique concert where literature and music merge, bringing life’s deepest questions into dialogue with the timeless power of music.

The concert takes J.S.

Bach’s music as its starting point, with sonatas, partitas and cello suites taking on a new guise in arrangements for nyckelharpa and guitar.

We will hear works including Sonat i e-moll, BWV 1023, Flöjtsonat i C-dur, BWV 1033 and parts of the magnificent Partitan i d-moll, BWV 1004.

In these works, Bach’s refined counterpoint is interwoven with Swedish polskas, hallings, waltzes and Björn Ranelid’s texts.

The result is both surprising and entirely natural. --- Erik Rydvall, nyckelharpa, is one of the world’s foremost nyckelharpa players and a musician who innovatively combines the expressive qualities of Baroque music with the Nordic folk music tradition.

With a background in Swedish folk music and training at Kungliga Musikhögskolan, he has developed a distinctive, virtuosic style that brings out the nyckelharpa’s full tonal richness.

As a soloist, Rydvall has performed with ensembles including Drottningholms Barockensemble, Musica Vitae and Dalasinfoniettan.

He has also contributed to several international film and television productions in Hollywood, where his playing has helped create unique soundscapes.

Björn Ranelid, recitation, is one of Sweden’s leading authors and cultural figures.

He made his debut in 1983 with the novel Den överlevande trädgårdsmästaren and has since published around thirty books, including novels, essays and autobiographical works characterised by poetic language and existential intensity.

He was awarded Augustpriset in 1994 for Synden and has also received Aftonbladets litteraturpris.

Ranelid is also a frequent contributor to public debate and a prominent stage personality.

He is known for his passion, his rhetorical brilliance and his unwavering belief in love as the sustaining force of life!

David Härenstam, classical guitar, has toured as a soloist and chamber musician in China, Australia and Europe after completing an Advanced Diploma under Professor John Mills at Royal Welsh College of Music.

He is known for his many successful recordings, which have prompted critics to write “one of the leading guitarists of his generation” or, as Classical Guitar Magazine (USA) puts it, “Technical wizardry”.

David is also the artistic director of three chamber music festivals.

Accessibility: Riddarhuset is a wonderful historic building, but accessibility is limited.

The grand stone staircase can be difficult to negotiate, but there is a smaller staircase via the stage entrance that makes access easier.

Visitors with specific needs can contact us in advance at [email protected].

The concerts held in Sevenbomsalen Stadsmuseet during winter and spring are, however, fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or walking frames.

The building has lift access throughout, accessible toilets and contrast markings.

Wheelchair users can reach the different floors using lifts and ramps.