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Ukagami II for violin and cello click for sound sample! |
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Sasaki-san's Last Sword for Violin Solo (Violin part of Ukagami II )  |
| Atsumi-san's Fifteenth Night II for Cello solo (Cello part of Ukagami II ) |
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| Instrumentation: |
| violin and cello (or violin or cello for each solo piece) |
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| Original Ukagami is written for two violins, and Ukagami II is a version for violin and cello. |
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| Note: Atsumi-san's Fifteenth Night II and Sasaki-san's Last Swords are two independent solo pieces, and each piece is totally complete by itself. These pieces can be also performed simoutaneously, and it should be titled Ukagami II . |
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| Durata: 9' |
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| Program note: |
Ukagami is a compositional encounter of two different personalities. What links them together is the musical timings and the sense of searching, waiting, and anticipation. The energy of concentration is the essential element of this work. |
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| Performances: |
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December 16th 2008 Norwegian Academy of Music Oslo, Norway |
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Karin Hellqvist plays Sasaki-san's Last Sword |
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April 2nd 2009 Litteraturhuset Oslo, Norway |
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| Karin Hellqvist plays Sasaki-san's Last Sword |
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| May 27th 2009 Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm |
| Karin Hellqvist and Adina Rydqvist |
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| May 30th 2009 Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm |
| Karin Hellqvist and Adina Rydqvist |
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| June 1st 2009 Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm |
| Karin Hellqvist and Adina Rydqvist |
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| June 2nd 2009 Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm |
| Karin Hellqvist and Adina Rydqvist |
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| June 15th 2009 Fylkingen, Stockholm |
| Karin Hellqvist and Adina Rydqvist |
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| February 10th 2010 Oslo By Steinerskole Oslo, Norway |
| Karin Hellqvist plays Sasaki-san's Last Sword |
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| March 13th 2010 Schlosskonzerte Bad Krozingen Freiburg, Germany |
| Karin Hellqvist plays Sasaki-san's Last Sword |
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| May 23rd 2010 Bandhagen Scen, Stockholm |
| Karin Hellqvist and Adina Sabin |
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| June 20th 2010 Movikens Masugn, Hudiksvall |
| Karin Hellqvist and Adina Sabin |
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| June 29th 2010 Fårö Kyrka, Gotland |
| Karin Hellqvist and Adina Sabin, Opening ceremony Bergman week 2010 |
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| July 4th 2010 Stjärnsunds Kyrka, Hedemora |
| Karin Hellqvist and Adina Sabin |
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| July 28th 2010 Akademie für Tonkunst Grosser Saal, Darmstadt |
| Karin Hellqvist plays Sasaki-san's Last Sword |
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