Solveig Funseth studied piano with Professor Gottfrid Boon, the pianist Tor Ahlberg (both in Stockholm), at the Akademie für Tonkunst in Darmstadt, and, with Ania Dorfman at the Juilliard School in New York. She has toured extensively internationally, and has made several acclaimed recordings, the latest of which is her ‘Women Composers’ CD.

 

Solveig Funseth initiated the Music at Karlberg concert series in 1992 and has served as its artistic director ever since. She has been a soloist at Karlberg with the Chamber Orchestra of the National Museum of Fine Arts, the Stockholm Sinfonietta, the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble and the Karlberg Chamber Orchestra. As a chamber musician, she has also performed with the Fresk Quartet and the Lysell Quartet.

 

Funseth summarises her motivation for this sensuous recording in the following words: “To me, the concerts at Karlberg castle and the privilege of working alongside so many outstanding musicians have been inspiring. They have been enormously important to me. At every concert, we have always tried to stimulate the imagination, to entertain, even to charm the audience during the twilight hours of a late summer evening – when there’s only time for music and words are not enough. On this CD I’ve collected some of the most beautiful and intimate piano pieces I know, pieces for consolation, pieces for joy and inspiration. And I dedicate them to my late husband, Ulf Hjelmquist, a constant source of support and encouragement.”