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troldhaugen grieg competition grieg competition menu join our newsletter sign up grieg competition x competition for participants welcome prizes repertoire rules application news about about us about the competition troldhaugen bergen philharmonic orchestra main sponsor partners contact press music competitions norway archive 2022 competition participants 2022 jury 2022 program results 2022 informasjon på norsk 2018 competition participants 2018 jury 2018 videos 2018 program 2018 results 2018 updated schedule 2018 informasjon på norsk 2016 competition participants 2016 jury 2016 videos 2016 program book 2016 results 2016 schedule 2016 informasjon på norsk 2014 competition participants 2014 jury 2014 videos 2014 program book 2014 results 2014 schedule 2014 informasjon på norsk 2012 competition participants 2012 jury 2012 videos 2012 program book 2012 results 2012 schedule 2012 partners 2012 search form search troldhaugen troldhaugen was the home of edvard grieg and his wife nina the villa was built in 1885 and the couple lived there the last 22 summers of edvard grieg s life troldhaugen became a museum in 1928 and includes grieg s villa the composer s hut and the grieg couple s gravesite as well as a modern museum building and the concert hall troldsalen a chamber music hall seating 200 people troldsalen is the centre of the museum s extensive concert activities and has excellent acoustics the villa edvard grieg referred to the villa as his best opus so far the ground floor of the house is open to the public and consists of a memory room filled with objects from key events in grieg s life the original spacious dining room a veranda and a sitting room where you can explore grieg s very own steinway piano from 1892 the instrument is still playable and is often used for concerts sometimes even recordings the richly ornamented veranda was turned into an enclosed winter garden in 1906 and a stained glass window could then be inserted just above the balcony door the red rose ornament adds a poetic touch to the villa which in its idiosyncratic way expresses the taste and spirit of nina and edvard grieg the composer s hut in the house constant visitors and noise from the kitchen interrupted the absolute quiet grieg needed in order to work this is why he in 1891 had the composer s hut built down by the lake so he could be alone with his musical ideas grieg used his composer s hut frequently when he stayed at troldhaugen he went down every day locked himself in and tried his best to work it wasn t always easy for a composer who was easily distracted an unfamiliar sound or a boat rowing on the lake was enough to break his concentration when he left the hut at the end of his working day or when he was gone from troldhaugen he always left a brief hand written note on his writing desk if anyone should break in here please leave the musical scores since they have no value to anyone except edvard grieg troldsalen the sunken building is so well adapted to the terrain that it is almost invisible to visitors who cross the little bridge to troldhaugen an ingenious touch was to add a turf roof which not only makes troldsalen blend wonderfully with the surrounding vegetation but which also forms a poignant link between traditional and modern building techniques the floor to ceiling windows behind the stage provide the audience with a lovely view of the composer s hut and lake nordås by the entrance we find ingebrigt vik s bronze statue of edvard grieg from 1917 a copy of which also stands in bergen s central park this sculpture is life size like grieg himself its height is 1 52 m the gravesite nina and edvard grieg s tomb is located in the mountainside facing the lake one evening when edvard grieg and his best friend frants beyer were out fishing on the lake the last rays of the sunset hit that spot of rock there i would like to rest forever said grieg after grieg s death his cousin and architect schak bull designed the tomb it is simple yet poignant with grieg s name chiselled in runes www troldhaugen com page gallery troldhaugen follow us grieg piano competition griegcompetition contact us tel 47 53 00 97 00 info griegcompetition com edvard grieg museum troldhaugen troldhaugveien 65 5232 paradis norway privacy policy cookie policy