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Wed, 2012-11-28 15:27
Sat, 2012-11-10 12:41
Photos: Astrid Storkås
Sun, 2012-11-04 17:01
Read about my concert at the Munch Museum two days ago here Painting by the supreme artist painter Yvonne Jeanette Karlsen
Mon, 2012-10-29 06:38
Photos: Astrid Storkås. Barry Robinson, world wide legendary boxing coach. Aksel Kolstad aka Mr. Crazypants aka The white Floyd Mayweather, throwing punches from the hip of Prokofiev. I had a fantastic workout yesterday with Barry - a boxing coach who teaches boxing from the mind which makes you automatically swing from the hip. Barry has trained some of the best fighters in the world. I am honored that he sometimes got time to swing it with me. This is music for my body. This i Prokofiev at war. Beethoven fighting French police. Mussorgsky as commander and chief. Sæverud flipping his finger to the nazi´s. The young photograther Astrid Storkås is doing a photodocumentary of me this week. Following my everyday life. And as you can see, you might want to remeber her name for the future. Check out the video from the boxing training!  
Sat, 2012-10-06 15:28
"A Japanese Dream" Photos by Trond Andersen, Japan. Model: Signe Kondo CLICK TO LISTEN: A Dream (fingers flying and fell into place last night, thinking of everything I had experienced in Japan) CLICK TO LISTEN: Intermezzo (fingers flying and fell into place last night, thinking of everything I had experienced in Japan) CLICK TO LISTEN: Epilogue (fingers flying and fell into place last night, thinking of everything I had experienced in Japan)
Fri, 2012-10-05 13:50
Once, as a young student, I worked at Musikk-Huset selling sheet music and cd´s. Now they publish my music, they are one of my main sponsors AND they are now opening a classical cd store at Café de Concert!! Warms my heart, life gives back to the one's who give their outmost! When I flew back from Tokyo yesterday I was blessed with these wonderful products from The Body Shop. Have never felt more fresh on a 18 hour plane trip - ever!! Those two small ones with the black top on?...a musicians dream come true!! Slept like a baby and woke up like a lion. And yes, had to start reading TIME Magazine...cause I´m in it in the next edition!! In stores on October 19th! After touch down at Oslo Airport this morning it was straight down to Café de Concert to make sure hanging up the new exhibition was going smooth. Almost done, will practie a bit afterwords, then going home takeing a shower...with lots of wonderful Body Shop products! Addicted? Yes. I reccomend you to be, too.... Exhibition tomorrow, Saturday October 6th at 1 pm, paintings by Wenche Da Cruz. I´ll be performing as well! C u there!!
Wed, 2012-10-03 16:35

It´s midnight and I just came back to Tokyo after an AMAZING day in Ohito. Close to Ohito lies a fairytale-like 1000 year old Samurai-village (which I of course have forgotten the name of, since it was juuuust a bit too tricky for me to remember). Recovering a low pulse and finding inner strength at this place was NOT a problem, I tell you that. A million thank you to the Kondo ("Samurai") Family who dedicated their whole day to me and showed me the real treasures of Japan. The water from under the river was SO hot!!  Unbelievably wonderful!

Hm? What about nightlife in Tokyo during my stay in Japan, you ask...? Let´s just say it was quiiiite all right....!!! Signe - you made my stay first in Japan unforgettable! And the way you translated everything I said during my concert, was unbelievable! Can´t wait to start to work more with you as my Representative Associate in Japan!!!!  To all of you in Oslo - c you on October 11th!! where you´ll here aaaaall about Japan!! Now it´s off to bed for a couple of hours before a 16 hour long flight is waiting for me tomorrow afternoon! Sayonara, Japan! I will be back!!!!!!!!!!  
Tue, 2012-10-02 09:58
Yesterday night was magic! Like a dream come true! The Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo was PACKED, and I mean TOTALLY PACKED with an audience who...who went completely bananas - and so did I! I don´t think I have ever played this well before, everything was in place, and then some. The audience inspired me so much, gave me so much energy!! Japanese have an amazing sense of humor, the audience interacted SO much! Sometimes even I was laughing my ass off ON STAGE!!! Had a fantastic translator, Signe Engle Kondo, who actually became more of an extra(ordinary) asset to the show rather than just a translater! Encores, bravo´s, in and out several times, I fell in love with the Japanese audience, we clicked! I have never experienced this before! I am so happy! A big thank you to the Norwegian Embassy for making this possible and also to Mr. Tom Ohsawa for promoting the concert so well! Tokyo - I love you! All photos by Trond Andersen, painting by Yngve Oliver - "Ninja Akselsan"
Sun, 2012-09-30 14:39
This is why I am like I am. True story. Two fairytale ballerinas set me free from a rope of frozen tradition. Inspired by Dalí´s "Geopolitical child watching the birth of a new man"  All photos by Trond Andersen - Tokyo, Japan. "Walking the ballerinas down stairs in urban Japanese forest" "Surreal framing. In love with artistic feet" "There is hope" When I come back from Japan, you can all look forward to one hell of a photo exhibition by Trond Andersen at Café de Concert!!
Sat, 2012-09-29 10:08
My concert in Tokyo is already sold out, meanwhile I am enjoying Tokyo´s energy as best I can! Just had an amazing photoshoot with Trond Andersen, who flew in to Tokyo with me to continue our art project. You might remember him from the shoot I did in New York City at Gleason´s Gym. Well, he´s back on the road with me and on fire!! I love working with Trond, he is my artistic ying, together we visualize a ying-yang which hopefully will amaze you, once again. "Fly like a butterfly, sting like me"

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