Audience Program - Edvard Grieg Piano Competition

Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition
The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen
edvard Grieg museum troldhaugen
Troldhaugen was the home of Edvard Grieg and his wife Nina. The Villa at Troldhaugen was built in
1885, and the couple lived there the last 22 summers of Edvard Grieg’s life. Troldhaugen became a
museum in 1928 and includes Grieg’s villa, the composer’s hut and the Grieg couple’s gravesite as well
as a modern museum building and the concert hall Troldsalen, a chamber music hall seating 200 people.
the viLLa
Edvard Grieg referred to the Villa as his “best opus
so far”. The ground floor of the house is open to
the public and consists of a Memory Room filled
with objects from events in Grieg’s life, the original
spacious dining room, a veranda and a living
room where you can explore Grieg’s very own
Steinway piano from 1892. The instrument is still
playable and is often used for concerts, sometimes
even recordings.
the coMpoSer`S hut
In the Villa, constant visitors and noise from
the kitchen interrupted the absolute quiet Grieg
needed in order to work. This is why he in 1891
had the composer’s hut built down by the lake,
so he could be alone with his musical ideas.
troLdSaLen
The sunken building is so well-adapted to the terrain that it is almost invisible to visitors who cross the
little bridge to Troldhaugen. An ingenious touch was to add a turf roof, which not only makes Troldsalen
blend wonderfully with the surrounding vegetation, but which also forms a poignant link between
traditional and modern building techniques. The floor-to-ceiling windows behind the stage provide the
audience with a lovely view of the composer’s hut and Lake Nordås. Troldsalen is the centre of the
museum’s extensive concert activities.
Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen has around 100.000 visitors and arranges 300 concerts every year.
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Foto: Dag Fosse
Foto: Dag Fosse