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Nov 18 2024 Høstriss Frdrikstad

Through Thongs Projekt

Ingar Zach Kenneth Karlsson



Feb 8 2024 Hamar

Large Bird Mask Rolf Wallin

Cikada


Feb 3 2024 Illios festival Harstad

Kristine Tjøgersen Nattliv

Cikada and friends


April 26 Only Connect Oslo

New opera by Lars

Cikada


May 25 Kiel

Nattliv Kristin Tjøgersen

Cikada and friends



June 16 Bergen

Luigi Nono and more

Kenneth Karlsson solo, Cikada Trio





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Nov 5 Pianorama Oslo

Stockhausen Catlin-Smith

Kenneth Karlsson Solo


Oct 21 2024 Fram Festival Nesodden

Catlin-Smith Brahms Debussy Schuman Peterson-Berger

Inga Byrkjeland Kenneth Karlsson


Oct 13 2024 Ås Concerts

Mozart Elgar Mendelsson

Cikada RBK


Sept 29 2024 Ås Concerts

Brahms Debussy Schuman...

Inga Byrkjeland Kenneth Karlsson


Sept 21 2023 Ultima festival Oslo

Kristine Tjøgersen Nattliv

Cikada and friends


June 13 2023 Oslo

Movie premiere Large Bird Mask

Cikada


Aug 2 2023 Drøbak

Nordheim, Swedish songs

Cikada duo and friends


May 31 2023 Korsvoll

PianoprojectPiano

Anja Lauvdal, Kenneth Karlsson, Christian Wallumrød,

Guoste Tamulynaite, Jon Balke

Impro and adventure


May 15,16 2023 Oslo

recording of new album with music by Asbjørn Schaathun


May 11 2023 Oslo

Imprro-bird-Wallin recording


April 24 2023 Oslo Sentralen

Nordheim Ahveniemi...

Cikada EAU


March 26 2023 Oslo NeoArte festival

Klaus Lang Koto In Premier etc

Cikada


March 10 2023 Asker

Hettne  Debussy, Earl Brown, I Peterson-Berger, impro. around Swedish songs

Torun Stavseng/Kenneth Karlsson


Feb 28 2023 Korsvoll

Hettne, Debussy, Earl Brown, Peterson-Berger,  impro. around Swedish songs

Torun Stavseng/Kenneth Karlsson


Feb 24 2023 Mosjøen

Impro, Linda Catlin Smith, impro. around Swedish songs

Kenneth Karlsson


Feb 23 2023 Mosjøen

Hettne, Debussy, Earl Brown, Peterson-Berger  impro. around Swedish songs

Jenny Hettne, Torun Stavseng/Kenneth Karlsson


Jan 3 2023 Ås

Ravel, Zach impro. around Swedish songs

Kenneth Karlsson


Dec 2 2022 Oslo Munch museum. Kenneth Karlsson 70th anniversary

Ianotta, Catlin Smith, Berio...

Kenneth Karlsson, Cikada and friends


Oct 1 2022  Bodø Nødutgangfestivalen

Marhaug/ Cikada Duo Lanscape of Mistakes

cikada Duo



July 2 2022 Drøbak Church

Debussy, Earl Brown, Ingar Zach, Peterson-Berger

Torun Stavseng/Kenneth Karlsson


May Fri Form Kirkenes

Zach Through Things, Marhaug/ Cikada Duo Lanscape of Mistakes

Cikada Duo Björn Rabben Kenneth Karlsson, Lasse Marhaug

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May Skien/Spriten

Cikada Duo, Björn Rabben Kenneh Karlsson

Zach Through Things, Nordheim Colorazione Link


May 7 2022 Bidrobon Oslo

Anne Karine Hauge Bjørn Rabben Kenneth Karlsson

Marhaug/ Cikada Duo Lanscape of Mistakespremier

Feldman Why Patterbs


April 29 2022 Only Connect festival Oslo

Through Things Project

Ingar Zach percussion, Kenneth Karlsson piano, improvisation, vibrators live-electronics

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April 2-3 2022 Oslo

Recording of Jon Øivind Ness : Popping

Cikada


March 23 2022 Oslo

Linda Catlin Smith

Cikada Pianotrio


March 2 2022 Munch-museum Oslo

Grenager concert


Feb 22 2022 Marmorsalen Oslo

Arne Nordeim Link, Colorazione

Kenneth Karlsson synth Bjørn Rabben percussion.

Ernst van der Loo/Natasha Barret elecronics

24 speakers


Oct 30 2021 Parkteatret Oslo

Ascbjørn Schaathun anniversary

Cikos, Karlsson, Rabben


Oct 17 2021 Parkteatret Oslo

Gubaidulina, Koch

Cikada


Sept 24 2021 Ultima

Ianotta Haas premiers, Lim, Haddad

Cikada


July 3 2021 Drøbak

Wallin Pianoconcerto, Birds  etc

Cikada, Karlsson


June 2021 recording of Larges Bird Mask Rolf Wallin

Cikada, LAWO


Jan 21-27 2021 CD recording

Henrik Hellstenius : Placec and Sounds, Unfolded

Cikada  Elisabeth Holmertz


Dec 7-9 2020 NMH

4  new pianotrios

Cikada pianotrio


Nov 23-27 2020  10 concerts in Oslo

Maja Lindroth : Det Blå Bandet

Cikada RBK ,Charlotte Öster


Oct 16, 17 2020 Asker, Drøbak

Ness : Popping

Cikada


Sept 19 2020 Ultima Sentralen

Ianotta Xenakis Lang Bång......

Cikada Socialclub     -     -

Cikada


Aug 15 2020 Sentralen Oslo

Sciarrino Furrer Smördal

Cikada Pianotrio/Jan Martin Smördal electronics


June 17 2020 Cikada Socialclub

Bendik Foss Kenneth Karlsson


CORONA


feb 28 2020 Oslo Cafe'teatret

Smørdal Pesson, Sørensen, Runchak

Cikada Pianotrio


Feb 7 2020 Oslo

Recording of Kort Møte : Åsmund Fedje

Cikada


Jan 16 2020 Oslo

CD release

Cikada playing music of Lars Petter Hagen


Nov 23 2019 Oslo

Cikada 30 years

Tjøgersen Wallin Hagen

Cikada


Nov 15 2019 Bodø Nordiska Musikdagar

Madsen Thorvaldsdottir

Cikada


Nov 14 2019 Bodø Nordiska Musikdagar

Erik Dæhlin Hinterland Archives

Cikada


Oct 28 Oslo

Erik Dæhlin Hinterland Archives

Cikada


Oct Nov 2019  EAU Oslo

Eva Jacopsson Jarring sounds piano for electronics installations

Nono, sofferte onde serene, Rebecca Saunders Shadows

Kenneth Karlsson piano EAU electronics


Sept 18 2019 Ultima Oslo

Barbara Struzzi anniversary

Vollen United


Sept 14,15 2019  Ultima Oslo

Cikada

Rolf Wallin:  Larges Bird Mask, premier



June 24- July 2 Ankara 

Two concerts, masterclass

Cikada


June 3-10 2019 USA tour starting at June in Buffalo festival

Muisc by Rolf Wallin

Elisabeth Holmetz Rolf Wallin Kenneth Karlsson


April 7 2019 Zagreb

Cikada

Eivind Buene Possible Cities Essential Lanscapes


March 30 2019 Fortellerfestivalen Oslo

Charlotte Øster Cikada RBK

Det blå bandet Maja Lindroth


Feb 22 2020 Cafeteatret Oslo

Cikada pianotrio

Beat Furrer Retour an dich, premiers by Asbjørn Schaathun and Henrik Hellstenius


Nov 24 Stockholm New Music

Ratjke Wallin

Cikada


Nov 4 2018 Rockenhausen Germany

Lachenmann Lang Buene

Cikada string, Kenneth Karlsson


Nov 2 2018 Rockenhausen Germany

Lang Wallin

Cikada


Donaueschingen festival Germany


Two concerts, 3 premiers. Klaus Lang and 2 pianoconcerts by Agata Zubel and Rolf Wallin

Cikada

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Sept 25,26,27 2018 Oslo

CD recording Lachenmann Got Lost

Elisabeth Holmrtz Kenneth Karlsson


Sept 2018 Ultima Oslo

Jon Øivind Ness Popping

Cikada

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Aug 31 2018 Suså Festival Denmark


Elisabeth Holmrtz Kenneth Karlsson Duo

Lachenmann Lang

          

June 20 2018 Solo-concert i Åmål Sweden

Schumann Ravel Wallin...


Maj 25 2018, Only Connect

Cikada

Bauckhold


Maj 2-8 2018, 8 concerts  in Asker

Elisabeth Holmrtz Kenneth Karlsson



March 14-23 2018 Tour in Norway

Orkdal, Steinkjer,Trondheim, Oslo Bidrobon

Cikada RBK

Feb 22 2018, Trondheim

Cikada pianoquintet


Feb 8 2018, Jacops Kirke Oslo

Cikada pianotrio

Sanches Verdu, Buene


Jan 22-24 2018, CD recording on Lawo Classics

Elisabeth Holmrtz Kenneth Karlsson

Ness Wallin


Jan 12 2018 Bidrobon Oslo

Vollen United

Davies Ness


Nov 14  2017 Levande Musik Göteborg

Nono Wallin…

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


Oct 11 2017 Periferin Oslo

Sciarrino Dillon Sörensen ....

Cikada


Sept 27 Periferin Oslo

Klaus Lang Den Arme Sangboken premier, LuigiNono sofferteonde serene

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


Sept 14 2017 Ultima Oslo

Hellsteniius Buene Schaathun

Cikada pianotrio


Sept 9 2017 Ultima Oslo

Filidei Lang Pesson

Cikada


Aug 24 2017 Kulturmøde Danmark

Sørensen Nono Sanches-Verdu Schaathun

Cikada RBK trio : Rolf Borch klarinet Bendik Foss Viola Kenneth Karlsson piano



June 14 2017 Nonclassical London

Tansy Davies

Vollen United : Poul Hexbro flute perc, Elisabeth Holmertz soprano 

Kenneth Karlsson Indian Harmonium Fender Rhodes


June 8 2017 National Sawdust New York

Lim, Hagen Ratlje

Cikada


June 5 June Buffalo

Hellstenius Schaathun Ratkje Buene premiers

Cikada Pianotrio : Odd Hannisdal Torun Stavseng


May 19 2017 Only Connect Oslo

Jon Øivind Ness premier, Wallin

Kenneth Karlsson Elisabeth Holmertz


March 3 2017 Vinterriss Sarpsborg

”Med ett gløymt språk”

Ness Grenager Wallin Buene Ratkje

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson 


Jan 28 2017 Dark Music Days Rejkavik

Cikada


Dec 8 2016 Asker Kulturhus.

Schumann Ravel Wallin and a set of Christmas songs

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson 


Nov 25 2016 Stavanger

Bauckholdt

Cikada


Nov 23 2016 Periferin Oslo

Felman Crippled Symmertry

Björn Rabben Anne Karine Hauge Kenneth Karlsson


Nov 8 2016 Parma Italy

Cikada (quintet)


Oct 8  2016 Bidrobon/ Oslo Oct 12  Konsertkirken Copenhagen

Rameau Luly Wallumrød Skaar Dowland

Vollen Unitred/Odd Size :

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson  Per Buhre barockviolin Fredrik Bock theorbe



Sept 15 2016 Ultima festival Oslo :

Lachenmann Schumann

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


Aug 19 2016 Krakow

Lachenmann Schumann

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson 



Aug 12 2016 Kalv Festival Sweden

Wallin Nono …

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson 

Jan 28 2017 Dark Music Days Rejkavik



Nov 2015 Rejkavik

Cikada


Sep 26 Nordiska Musikdager Copenhagen

Hellstenius : Places of Sounds and Words

Cikada


Sept 2015  Ultima Festival

Cikada


June 2015

CDrecording Åke Parmerud

Cikada Duo


June 28 2015 London

CD release Laurence Crane

Cikada


June 5 2015 Only Connect Festival Oslo

Tansy Davies, Martin Rane Bauck (premier). Ylva Lund Bergner (premier)

Vollen United


June 4 2015 Only Connect Festival Oslo

Pesson Filidei

Cikada pianotrio


Maj 30 2015 Klang Festial Köpenhamn

Martin Rane Bauck premier

Cikada


April 2015  concerts around Asker

Schumann Erik Bye ...

Elsabeth holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


Feb 28 2015 Hamar

Pesson Filidei, Crane, Pauline Hall

Cikada pianotrio


Feb 8 2015  Oslo

CD recording Maja Ratjke

Cikada


Jan 24, 25 2015 Oslo

recording of Carola Bauckholdt Sog and Laufwerk

Cikada


Nov 2014 Huddersfield  Contemporary Music Festival

Liza Lim, LP Hagen

Cikada


nov 12 2014 Asker

Schumann Wallin

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


Nov 8 2014 Weingarten Germany

Carola Bauckholdt

Cikada


Oct 9 2014 Bidrobon Oslo

Bergner, Dillon, Parras

Vollen United


Sept 20 2014 Klangspuren Schwaß Austria

Ness, Lim, Hagen

Cikada


Sept. 11 2014 Ulima Oslo

Liza Lim, Hellstenius

Cikada


Aug 23 2014 Pannonhalma Hungary

Morton Feldman Crippled Symmetry

Cikada


Aug 18 2014 Krakow

Liza Lim Ness Hagen

Cikada


May 23,24 2014 New Directions Piteå 2 concerts

Sciarrino, Hellstenius, Dillon

Cikada Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


May 12-16 2014 Ljudvågorfestival Visby

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


mars 2014 Asker

6 concerts Schuman Dichterliebe


Feb 2014 Vinterlyd-festival Oslo

Carola Bauckholdt

Cikada


Jan  2014 Visby

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


Nov9  2013 Novembermusic Netherland

Tansy Davies, Ragnhild Behrstad, Rob Zuidam, G.F. Haas

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


Nov 6 2013 16-19 Sound of Stockholm

Peter Lindroth premier. G.F.Haas ....

Elisabeth Holmerts Karin Hellqvist Kenneth Karlsson


Nov 5 2013 Sound of Stockholm

Strindberg premier, Bauckholdt

Cikada


Oct 26 2013 Transit festival Leeuven

G.F. Haas Tansy Davies, Ragnhild Behrstad, Rob Zuidam, Filip Rathe’


Oct 6 2013 Henie Onstad Oslo

Nordheim

Kenneth Karlsson Elisabeth Holmertz Björn Rabben


Sept 13 2013 Ultima Oslo

Melchiorre  Ness premiers...

Cikada Trio


Sept 10 2013 Ultima Oslo

Carola Bauckholdt 4 premiers

Cikada


Sept 9 2013 Ultima Oslo

Tansy Davies, Ragnhild Behrstad Rob Zuidam premiers  G.F. Haas

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


Aug 2013 Visby

G.F. Haas etc

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


April 3 Bidrobon 2013 Oslo

Laurence Crane

Cikada


Feb 3/8 2013 Trondheim, Bolonga

Point 4


Feb Asker

Mendelsson...

Hilde Torgersen Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


Jan/March 2013 Recording of Laurence Crane CD

Cikada


Jan 12 2013 Bidrobon Oslo

Feldman Kurtag Lindqvist Waarsaæ

Elisabeth Holmertz Karin Hellqvist Kenneth Karlsson



Nov 25 2012 Oslo

Maja Ratjke Sam Hayden

Cikada


Nov 24 2012 Oslo

Gunnar Sønstevold jubileum

Rabben Sønstevold Karlsson Nilsson


Nov 23 2012 Asker

Bob Dylan Judith Foster Cyndie Lauper

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


Nov 18 2012 Huddersfield Festival England

Maja Ratjke Sam Hayden

Cikada


Sept 14 2012 : Krakow

Cikada


July 2 2012 Nyksund Norway

Wallin, Dylan, Poulenc

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


June 22 2012 Horten Kammermusikfest

Crumb

Kari Ravnan Tom Ottar Andreassen Kenneth Karlsson


June 3  2012 Only Connect festival Oslo

Cikada Trio


May 23 2012 Athelas festival Køpemnhavn/Oslo Cafeteatret

Cikada Trio


May 13 2012 Angelicafstival Bolonga

Cikada


April 2012, 8 concerts in Asker

Poulenc Taub Ravel ...

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


Mars 25 2012 Vinterrisfetivalen Moss

Kari Beate Tandberg Piano-quintet, Premier

Gerhard Pesson

Kenneth Karlsson/Cikada strings


Jan 2012 Klassisk Vinter, Parkteatret Oslo

Tansy Davie/Rolf Wallin

Kenneth Karlsson, Elisabeth Holmertz, Bjørn Rabben, Rolf Erik Nyström


Dec 2 2011 Grønland festival Oslo

James Dillon Oslo/Triptych

Cikada


nov 20 2011 : Huddersfield Festival England

Processions

Point 4 : Kenneth Karlsson, Jon Balke, Bjørn Rabben, Ingar Zach


nov18-21 2011 : Huddersfield Festival England

Cikada ensemble in residence

3concerts

1 Dillon, Grenager,  de Raaff  Cikada Tutti

2 Buene Possible Cities, Laurence Crane  Cikada Tutti

3 Bent  Sørensen


nov 2011 : November-Music, Netherland

Dillon, Grenager,  de Raaff

Cikada ensemble


oct 1 2011 : Stockholm

Klaus Lang Bob Dylan Josephine Foster Tansy Davies Wolgang Rihm

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


sept 16 2011 : Ultima Oslo

Crane, Grenager, de Raaff

Cikada ensemble


July 23 Nyksund brygga, Lofoten

”Summernight-dreams”

Ravel, Poulenc, Bauckholdt, Taub, Peterson-Berger

Elisabeth Holmertz/Kennath Karlsson


June 21 2011 : Oslo Griegfestival

Asbjørn Schaathun concert

Kenneth Karlsson, Cikada Strings


June 3-5 2011 : Grønland festival Oslo

Wolgang Rihm, Francois Poulenc, Bob Dylan, Klaus Lang,

Josephine Foster, Laurence Crane, Arnold Schonberg

Elisabeth Holmertz Kenneth Karlsson


June 1 2011: Bergen Festspill

«Group Therapy»

Bauckholdt Lang Hellstenius

Cikada ensemble


maj  2011 20 : Kristiansand, 21 Stavanger

Melchiorre, Scelsi, Crane etc

Cikada Trio : Rolf Borch,  Anne Karine Hauge flute, Kenneth Karlsson piano


april 10 2011 Henie Onstad Art Center

Kenneth Karlsson Solo

Nono, Schaathun


mars 2011 : Trondheim 4 Tromsö 5 Bergen 6

Melchiorre, Scelsi, Crane etc

Cikada Trio : Rolf Borch,  Anne Karine Hauge flute, Kenneth Karlsson piano


feb 2011 : Asker

Stenhammar Rangström etc

8-10 concerts around Asker

Elisabeth Holmertz soprano, Kenneth Karlsson piano


jan 15 2011 : Tonheim, Hamar

Wolfgang Rihm, Ture Rangström, Bob Dylan

and seminar

Elisabeth Holmertz, Jon Halvor Bjørnseth, Kenneth Karlsson


16-25 oct 2010 : US tour

Buffalo Pittsburg ....

Cikada ensemble


sept  2010 : Sacrum Profanum festival Karkow

Cikada ensemble

Possible Cities/Essential Landscapes : Eivind Buene


augusti 28, 29 2010: Kristiansand Moss

Renewproject

Cikada


sept 10 2010 : Ultima Oslo

Pesson, Fongaard

Cikada


june 2010: Oslo

Piano-quintets of Morton Feldman and Klaus Lang

Cikada stringquartet/Kenneth Karlsson


mars 2010 : Oslo

recording of Possible Cities / Essential Landscapes by Eivind Buene

Label : 2 L

Cikada ensemble


dec 6 2009 : Henie Onstad Artcenter Oslo

Hjalmar Fredriksen video, Henrik Hellstenius music

Cikada ensemble


nov 21 2009 : Kongens gate 4  Oslo

improvised konsert

Magnus Søderberg db / Cikda Duo


nov 14 2009 : Oslo

Cikada 20 years anniversary

two concerts, video, pictures, Cikada museum, party


oct 6-9 2009 Kongsberg

improvised/Schønberg/Wallin

Jon Halvor Bjørnseth/Cikada Duo/Kongsberg students


28sept 2009 : ISCM Sweden

Cikada ensemble


10 sept 2009 Ultima festival

Silje Aker Johnsen/Kenneth Karlsson

Wolfgang Rihm Hölderlin songs


may 7 2009 Oslo

Cikada

Nono


mars 15 2009 : Moss

Kenneth Karlsson, Cikada string quartet

Grenager Schønberg ...


jan 15 2009 : Schæffergården Copenhagen

Point 4

Processions


oct 25  2008 : ISCM in Vilnius

Cikada Duo and Elisabeth Holmertz


oct 18 2008 : Ultima festival

Cikada tutti

Norwegian music


nov 15 2008 : Oslo

Tanja Orning Cello,  Kenneth Karlsson piano

Bach Scelsi


nov 16 2008 : Henie Onstad artcenter Oslo

Point 4 : Processions


sept 18 2008 : Oslo

Cikada

recording of music for radiotheater

Lise : music by Henrik Hellstenius


sept 7 2008: Asker 

Cikada duo, Elisabeth Holmertz voice, Åke Parmerud electronics

 “An Electric Evening” music by Arne Nordheim

5 Kryptofonier,Colorazione, Link ,En sommerfugl


aug 30 2008: Suså festival in Denmark

Cikada Tutti


Norwegian music

aug 22 2008 : Hungary

Arcus Temporum-Art Festival of Pannonhalma

Cikada tutti

Night Windows : Bent Sørensen


7 aug 2008 : Nordnorsk musikkfestuke Bodø

Point 4:Processions

(in collaborations with Bent Sørensen)


june 17,18 2008 Henie Onstad artcenter

recording of solo CD

Wallin


april 4 2008 Stavanger 

Cikada Duo/Point 4

The Magic Stick : James Dillon

Rumorations on Dillon



8 mars 2008 : Kompak festival Tromsø

Cikad Duo 

Free Music II Sven David Sandström 

Premier of The Magic Stick by James Dillon


24 feb 2008 : Oslo

Cikada Duo/Point 4, double-concert

The Magic Stick : James Dillon ( worldpremier)

Free Music II : Sven David Sandström 

Rumorations on Dillon


22 feb 2008

Release of Point 4 CD on "Sofa music"


22 feb 2008 : Stockholm New Music festival

Cikada Duo/Point 4, double-concert

The Magic Stick : James Dillon ( worldpremier)

Free Music II : Sven David Sandström 

Rumorations on Dillon