Then it was on to Norway – not to Oslo but rather Kristiansand in the south of the country on the sea. They have a beautiful-looking and beautiful-sounding concert hall there, Kilden, designed by Finnish architects. A nice discovery! And the Kristiansand Symphony played Mozart K482 very well under their music director, Giordano Bellincampi. We also did a “run-out” to Arendal further up the coastline. The days weren’t all that long there, but I enjoyed getting a bicycle from my hotel and driving around town on it. What freedom! As a child I bicycled everywhere, and so I absolutely love it. There wasn’t much traffic, so I felt safe. And not too many hills at least in the town…
