Welcome to an atmospheric opera café at Sandnes Kulturhus!
Triola Music invites audiences to a concert experience featuring Astrid Kallenbach-Gustavson (soprano), Milan Rabrenovic (piano) and Ivana Jasova (violin).
Together, they present a varied and vibrant programme of arias from the world of opera and operetta, complemented by beautiful instrumental pieces for piano and violin. This is an evening to relax, leave the autumn darkness outside and fill the senses with music, warmth and wonderful moments.
Triola Music consists of three acclaimed professional musicians who have studied at universities in Belgrade, San Francisco, Boston, Leipzig and the University of Stavanger (UiS). Pianist Milan Rabrenovic is an associate professor at UiS. Violinist Ivana Jasova works with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, while soprano Astrid Kallenbach-Gustavson currently works as a freelance singer. The Triola trio has a broad repertoire ranging from classical background music to opera, Lied and film music, and is known for its heartfelt and engaging musical performances.
Astrid Kallenbach-Gustavson (lyric soprano) is originally from Leipzig, Germany, where she studied singing under Steffi Schlegel. Following her debut at Oper Leipzig as the fairy Mustardseed in B. Britten’s opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Kallenbach-Gustavson won first prize in the Jugend musiziert music competition in Saxony, Germany. She has also performed leading roles in Carl Reinecke’s Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, as well as Nannerl in Kleines Wolferl.
After settling in Norway, she continued her vocal studies with Professor Viggo Pettersen and Professor Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz at the University of Stavanger. Her repertoire ranges from Baroque music, opera and operetta to musicals, leading to engagements in Germany, including at an operetta house in Leipzig; England, at St Mary’s Church in Reading; Italy, at the Palermo Opera Festival Sicilia in Canto and Ficarra Estate; and Norway, including Sandnes Kulturhus, foyer summer concerts, Utstein Abbey, a benefit concert at Preikestolen, the 2019 Passion Play at Stavanger Cathedral, Tromsø Opera Festival, Stavanger Chamber Music Festival, the role of Micaëla in Opera Rogaland’s Carmen, and Opera Café at Festiviteten in Haugesund, among others.
Milan Rabrenovic (pianist) holds a master’s degree in piano from the University of Stavanger, where he currently works as an associate professor. Rabrenovic has on several occasions performed as a substitute musician with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. Originally from Belgrade, Serbia, he completed his bachelor’s degree at the Faculty of Music at the University of Arts in Belgrade.
In 2002, Milan won an international piano competition in Athens, where he also received an award for the best interpretation of classical pieces. He has performed as a soloist with the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Serbia. Milan has received numerous awards for his outstanding talent as a pianist and has toured with various programmes in Norway, Serbia, the Czech Republic, France and Italy.
Ivana Jasova (violin) is originally from Novi Sad, Serbia. She holds a doctorate in violin performance and works with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. From a young age, she won various music competitions both as a soloist and chamber musician.
Ivana studied at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music under Professors Movses Pogossian and Guillaume Sutre. She completed her master’s degree in violin at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Professor Wei He. Ivana performed regularly at SFCM and was for many years a member of the Lontano String Quartet, which gave concerts in San Francisco, California, Zurich and Denmark, including at the Thy Chamber Music Festival.
She completed her doctorate at Boston University, where she also performed with the Boston Civic Orchestra. Ivana received the prestigious Esther B. and Albert S. Kahn Career Entry Award. She now lives in Stavanger, Norway, and works with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
