Bjørn Sundquist performs Henrik Ibsen’s På viddene, followed by the Engegård Quartet in Beethoven’s enigmatic String Quartet Op. 131.

What happens when someone turns away from the familiar world in search of something greater? In Henrik Ibsen’s poem På viddene (On the Heights), we meet a young man who leaves the valley and ventures into the mountains, driven by a longing for freedom, solitude and new perspectives.

Actor Bjørn Sundquist brings Ibsen’s powerful and visionary text to life, before the Engegård Quartet performs Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 131 — one of the composer’s most enigmatic and groundbreaking works.

The quartet consists of seven movements played without a break. The music travels from a deeply serious fugue through dance, lyricism, humour and drama, like a continuous journey through changing landscapes.

Two artists from different eras meet in their search for freedom, truth and something beyond the everyday world.

Programme

Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906)

På viddene (On the Heights)
Bjørn Sundquist, actor

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
Engegård Quartet