COMMEMORATIVE CONCERT CELEBRATING 2005 CENTENNIAL OF NORWAY'S INDEPENDENCE

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Commemorative Concert
Celebrating the 2005 centennial of Norway's Independence
Tor Johan Bøen, violin
Jason Hardink, piano
All-Grieg Concert: Sonata for Piano and Violin in F Major, Op. 8; Sonata for Piano and Violin in G Major, Op. 13; and Slatter Norwegian Peasant Dances, Op. 72.

Performances on original instruments: Hardanger fiddle and 1853 Bösendorfer piano. This event is presented in collaboration with the Norwegian Consulate of Houston.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

TOR JOHAN BOEN made his violin debut in Oslo in 1993, performing as soloist in both the Beethoven and Lutoslawski violin concerti. He has appeared as soloist with the Bergen Philharmonic, Stavanger Symphony, Trondheim Symphony, Madrid Radio Symphony, San Francisco Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Risør Festival Strings and Shepherd School of Music Chamber Orchestra. In 1997 and 1998 Mr. Bøen was invited to play at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco on the Jascha Heifetz “David” Guarnerius violin, and subsequently the complete solo sonatas for violin by Eugène Ysaÿe.

Mr. Bøen has been performing with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra since 1988. As a graduate of the Norwegian Academy of Music and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music he has studied with Leif Jørgensen, Lars Anders Tomter, Camilla Wicks, and in November 2004 he defended his doctoral thesis at Rice University where he studied with Sergiu Luca.

JASON HARDINK currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he holds the position of Symphony Keyboard at the Utah Symphony and Opera. For the past three summers he has served as the pianist of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, with whom he premiered over 15 works. His performing interests as a soloist range from programs given on period instruments to recitals devoted to new music for piano.

Jason graduated with a Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory, studying piano with Sanford Margolis. He went on to receive his Master of Music in piano performance from Rice University, where he has recently completed his coursework toward a Doctor of Musical Arts degree as a student of Brian Connelly. He has been awarded fellowships at Aspen Music Festival, as well as from the Brown Foundation in Houston. This season he will be performing Olivier Messiaen's Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jé sus in several cities around the country.