Elisabeth Holmertz soprano

Kenneth Karlsson piano, Indian harmonium


Holmertz and Karlsson worked together for the first time in 2005 in the opera Ophelias:death by water singing by Henrik Hellstenius, where Elisabeth sang the main part. After this, the Cikada ensemble (Karlsson is the artistic leader) invited Holmertz to sing on several projects. One of these became the critically acclaimed CD “Nordheim”, that was also nominated for a Norwegian Grammy award.

The Duo was formed at Karlssons birthday party, in the summer of  2010. Late in the night Holmertz/Karlsson spontaneously started to perform Swedish romantic music pop songs etc. and the duo was formed

Kenneth Karlsson- Elisabeth Holmertz work within a large musical spectrum. A big part of their work is contemporary classical music and working closely with the composers like Helmuth Lachenmann, Klaus Lang, Rolf Wallin, Carola Bauckholt. They also have a burning passion for lieder, Swedish romantics and performing known music in new and different ways; like Bob Dylan, Josephine Foster etc. often using Karlsson’s Indian harmonium.

Elisabeth Holmertz-Kenneth Karlsson also have formed the group VOLLEN UNITED. An experimental group that mixes genres like baroque, contemporary, pop, and improvisation. Vollen United appears in different shapes and members include Fredrik Bock-theorbe, Per Bure-barockviolin, Karin Hellqvist- violin, Poul  Low-whistle

Together with composer Rolf Wallin  Holmertz Karlsson have formed the trio SCRATCH

Selected programs


Got Lost

Helmuth Lachenmann : Got Lost 2009 30 min

Robert Schumann : Dichterkreis (Lieder-remix) ca 15-20 min



Botschaft des Ridicolas

Jon Øivind Ness : Meditationer over Georges de la Tour 2017 16 min

Rebecca Saunders : Shadow 10 min

Helmuth Lachenmann : Got Lost 2009 30 min


Scratch : music by Rolf Waliln

Seven Imperatives 20 min  /Three Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke 15 min /

Remix, Impro, Electric Ballons/...though what made it has gone 16 min

Scratch




Photo Blunderbuss

New album released April 1 on LAWO Classics

Helmuth Lachenmann Got Lost

Jon Øivind Ness Meditationer over Georges Latour

Rolf Wallin...though what made it has gone