Wednesday, 3/26/2025
at 8:00 PM


The following text was automatically translated.
Show original Show translation


As a musician and an author, one of the most renowned personalities in Norway

The writer and jazz pianist KETIL BJØRNSTAD has been traversing two worlds, writing and playing, for years. As a pianist, he is one of the most significant in Norway, known worldwide, particularly (but not only) through his releases on the prestigious ECM label.

Ketil Bjørnstad is equally well-known to a large audience as a writer. In his home country, he is a cult figure. In Germany, he is one of the most famous Norwegian authors, although only a fraction of his numerous works have been translated here. Some of them have also appeared on the bestseller lists. This includes the books published so far from his major project "The World That Was Mine" – a novel cycle of six volumes, each dedicated to a decade of his life. The first three volumes were published by Osburg Verlag in 2019 and 2022.
In "The World That Was Mine," Ketil Bjørnstad uses his life as a prism to narrate current events in a magnificent, insightful way. From a multitude of scenes, he creates the whole, just as he does in his music. Decade by decade, volume by volume. Now, the fourth novel in the series, "The Nineties," is being published.

In the evening at the Tonne, Ketil Bjørnstad will present the current book, from which the publishing representative and author Gerd Püschel will read from the German edition. The event will be moderated by the well-known literature and music journalist Ulrich Steinmetzger, who has accompanied "The World That Was Mine" from the very beginning as an editor.

And of course, the celebrated pianist Ketil Bjørnstad, recognized in both jazz and classical music, will also take to the piano to showcase his credo: "Play not a note too many." His pieces resonate deeply with tranquility, conveying a sense of relaxation and meditation, allowing the listeners to ascend and float on sound clouds.
There is possibly no one who reflects the soul of Norway as profoundly in books and biographical novels as in music like Ketil Bjørnstad.

Doors open at 7 PM

Event data provided by: Reservix

That might also be interesting

Störtebeker Biersommelier-Abend "Skandinavien" in Hamburg
SVANEBORG KARDYB (dk)
Helene Blum & Harald Haugaard