Sorry for
having been a lousy blogger for a while… and probably will be so still for another
while. I’m quite busy with a number of things right now. One of them has been
the involvement in a chamber concert which took place last week.
It all
started with an article about me in the Göteborgs-Posten, my birth town’s local
newspaper. The article was read by a leading violinist in the Gothenburg
Symphony Orchestra, more or less on her way to Paris. Her name is Marja
Inkinen-Engström. She read about Paris walks, my interest in music… She contacted
me… and we met. I arranged a meeting with a local friend and professional pianist,
Cecilia Löfstrand, and we met in the 17th century apartment of
another friend, author and poet, Birgitta Lindqvist. Spontaneously, it was
decided to, as soon as possible, use the place - and the piano - for a chamber
concert.
A couple of
weeks later, in May, two weekend concerts could take place. Marja took a few
days off, came to Paris again, and was joined by her friend Per Nyström who
also flew in from Sweden with his cello. So, Marja, Cecilia and Per could
perform together, concentrating on French rather contemporary chamber music. We
had invited some selected guests, mostly members of the local Swedish Art Association, who could during the music pause listen to some wonderful poetry
by Birgitta… and drink a glass of champagne.
Sincere
thanks to everybody who made these memorable moments possible – the musicians
and Birgitta – not forgetting the journalist who wrote the article which
started it all, Johan Tollgerdt!
Unfortunately
there is no video from the concert – you have to imagine! It was a moment never
to forget!
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