'iconic gem of a festival'
The Scotsman

2014 Festival Review
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Håkon Gullvåg
The Biblical Cycle -Paintings for a Cathedral
St Magnus Cathedral 20 June - 4 August 2014

Håkon Gullvåg is one of Norway's most prominent exponents of contemporary, religious art. He is also known for his portraiture, having painted many high-profile Norwegians, with his official portraits of the King and Queen being the most prominent. Originally created for Nidaros Cathedral, his Biblical Cycle has toured to Jerusalem and following the exhibition in St Magnus, it will go on to France and Poland. Some of the pictures have been recreated specially to fit in St Magnus and Håkon Gullvåg has created an altar-piece to St Magnus as a permanent gift to the Cathedral.

Opening times: Mon - Sat: 09:00 - 18:00 and Sun: 13:00 - 18:00

2014 Programme
The 2014 Festival celebrated connections with Norway and Italy and the 80th birthday of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies as well as Scotland's Year of Homecoming. We were joined by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers, the Trondheim Soloists, Sergei Leiferkus, Nicholas Daniel, Joan Rodgers, the Fidelio Trio, Astrid String Quartet and Hugo Ticciati.
See the 2014 Festival Review here

NEWS AND REVIEWS:

• 'powerful, passionate and just exquisite – and a fine example of the St Magnus Festival’s effortless boundary-pushing at its best' ***** The Scotsman

• Festival Review by David Kettle The Telegraph

• 'a rich mix, provocative and entertaining in equal measure' The Scotsman

• 'There is no overstating the potent sense of place that underpins the St Magnus Festival' The Herald

• Laus Concentus in the Italian Chapel The Herald

• 'The Ultimate Midsummer Treat' The Scotsman

• John Sessions interviewed in The Scotsman

• Mikael Forselius interviewed in the Herald

• The Fidelio Trio on BBC Radio 3

• The Herald previews the Festival

• BBC Scotland On the Road 2014 previews the Festival

• BBCSSO and BBC singers at the Festival - details

• The List - Top 5 Festivals in Beautiful Locations

• Hear Alasdair Nicolson preview the 2014 Festival on BBC Radio Scotland here

• John Sessions to star as Harry Lauder in 'Keep right on to the End of the Road' more here

• Find out more about our performers and performances on Pinterest

St Magnus International Festival
is Orkney's midsummer celebration of the arts 

Founded in 1977 by a group including Orkney's distinguished resident composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, the Festival has grown from small beginnings into one of Britain's most highly regarded and adventurous arts events.
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