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Soprano Isa Katharina Gericke is known for her versatility as a performer with a repertoire of opera, chamber music and concert works ranging from baroque to contemporary. Her love of lieder and art songs has resulted in well-received concert performances centred on the life and work of singers Eva Sars Nansen, Kirsten Flagstad and Jenny Lind. Her recordings on the Simax Classics and LAWO Classics labels all have a connection to the Nordic art song repertoire.
Pianist Bengt Forsberg is a leading figure in Swedish music. He is a much sought-after chamber music performer and appears frequently at festivals in Europe and the Nordic countries. His regular collaborators include mezzosoprano Anne Sofie von Otter, cellist Mats Lindström and violinist Nils-Erik Sparf, with whom he has made a number of recordings.