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In the Kingdom of the Mad Queen

Welcome to "In the Kingdom of the Mad Queen" – a journey through shifting worlds of sound and identity.

Elvin Ingeborgrud Berg

We begin among the people, where music and dance pulse through the streets in wild celebration. Slowly, the air shifts, and the path leads upward – toward the castle, where echoes grow darker and more fragile.

Here, at the heart of the kingdom, the Queen awaits. Her voice, her song, her madness.

This concert marks the culmination of my master’s studies at the Norwegian Academy of Music, where I have explored an individual artistic path – one that weaves together my fascination with multiinstrumentality, virtuosity and curating.

This concert is both a story and a study – of identity, transformation, and the many voices that live within one performer.

Welcome – and step inside the Kingdom of the Mad Queen.

Programme

Traditional music, Ysaÿe, Kurtág, Maxwell Davies

Participants

  • Saimi Kortelainen (violin, Hardanger fiddle, overtone flute, voice)
  • Elias Voll Kosberg (percussion)
  • Julie Rønløv Nielsen (flute)
  • Karen Elise B. Fridtjofsen (clarinett)
  • Joachim Engeli (piano, harpsichord)
  • Andreea-Maria Dumitrel (violin)
  • Elvira Göransson (cello)

Published: Nov 14, 2025 — Last updated: Nov 19, 2025