Tore Renberg og Christian Ihle Hadland
En kveld i regi av kunstens intelligens
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Tore Renberg and Christian Ihle Hadland – An evening under the direction of the intelligence of art
In 2026, Tore Renberg and Christian Ihle Hadland will set out on the kingdom's roads under the auspices of the intelligence of art.
At the top of the travel chest are Renberg's poems and a stack of piano pieces. The music and poetry will meet in very different ways. They will hold each other in a mutual iron grip, dance gently, or gossip away in serious silliness. Here comes the ode to the unborn grandchild, the spoof about the swindled youths and the lament for the man from Trøndelag who got a passport to hell. In natural interaction with Domenico Scarlatti and Harald Sæverud.
Welcome to a low-shouldered, broad-spectrum and deliciously competent evening, spiced with anecdotes and dialogue between the artists.
The tour crosses municipal borders throughout 2026 and we are happy to open the doors to Tore Renberg and Christian Ihle Hadland, two of our leading figures in their fields. You don't want to miss this.
Photo: Nino Felbab
About Tore Renberg:
Tore Renberg (b. 1972) is one of the most important authors of our time. A wide readership knows the iconic novels about Jarle Klepp, the outrageous Texas series and the psychological mystery novels You are so bright , Tollak to Ingeborg and Lorden. In 2023 he published the historical novel Lungeflyteprøven and in 2025 his first collection of poems, Øie=Viise, 1720 . Renberg's writing is known for its extraordinary range, multi-voiced sense of language and strong empathy with the human mind. The Stavanger author has received a number of literary awards and several of his novels have been filmed and adapted for the theatre stage. His books are published in 26 countries. In the spring of 2025, Renberg was appointed festival poet at the Bergen Literary Festival.
About Christian Ihle Hadland:
Christian Ihle Hadland took up the piano at the age of eight, and has since gained a reputation as an excellent soloist and chamber musician. His international breakthrough came when he was selected as a New Generation Artist by the BBC in 2011 and rounded off his engagement with a renowned concert at The Proms in London. He has performed with several of Europe's leading orchestras and conductors, but is captivated by the grandeur of music in the small format, something he revels in as artistic director of the chamber music festival in his hometown of Stavanger. Hadland's repertoire ranges from English Renaissance to Norwegian contemporary music, but he is most at home with the great classics: Mozart, Schubert, Chopin and Bach.
