- So why is it then, that the songs play such a prominent role in my production? Quite simply the fact that I, like other mortals, once in mye life was highly gifted. And that gift was Love. I loved a young girl with a beautiful voice and just as beautiful a delivery. This girl became my wife and life partner to this very day. I venture to say that for me she is still the only true interpreter of my songs! My songs came about as of necessity and were all made for her... (From Griegs diary)
SIgne Bakke has studied with Jan Henrik Kayser at the Bergen Music Conservatory and with Jens Harald Bratlie at the Norwegian Academy of Music, where she received her diploma in 1986. At the age of 18, she won first prize at the National Youth Competition, and at the age of 23, she made her debut in Oslo.
She has been engaged as soloist with various symphony orchestras, among others the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to her performances as soloist, Bakke has over the years been very active as an accompanist and chamber musician. She si one of the regular pianists at Troldhaugen, the home of Edvard Grieg, and in 2001, she recorded a CD at Troldhaugen with works by Grieg. Signe Bakke is Assistent Professor at the Grieg Academy of Music in Bergen.
Performed in KORSKIRKEN (Church of the Cross)
Korskirkeallmenningen
(150m from Tourist Information)
BERGEN CITY MAP
GRIEG'S CULINARY
SYMPHONY Before the concert, enjoy typical norwegian food at the restaurant Holberg Stuen, the menu made especially for the Grieg-audience.
Signe Bakke, piano 
