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KONCERT U BEOGRADU / CONCERT IN BELGRADE
Duo WIKA (Norveška)
Utorak, 22. Maj 2012. u 20:00
Guarnerius centre, 12 Džordža Vašingtona St. 11000 Belgrade.
Pijanistkinja Johanna-Franziska Wika je rođena 1962. godine u Nemačkoj. Studirala je na Državnoj muzičkoj akademiji “Feliks Mendelson-Bartoldi” kod profesora Karl-Hajnc Pika, kao i na akademiji „Franc List“ u Budimpešti, kod prof. Aniko Szegedi. Usavršavala se kod uglednih profesora, kao što su Jakob Lateiner, Elisa Hanssen, Tatjana Nicolajeva, Robert Soëtens. Pored veoma bogate izvođačke karijere, Franciska se bavi i pedagoškim radom, koji je vezan za norveške gradove Tromsjo i Mušen (gde i živi sa suprugom, violinistom Trondom Vikom).
Franciska je i članica upravnog odbora Udruženja prijateljstva Norveške i Zapadnog Balkana.
Violinista Trond Wika je rođen 1958. godine u Norveškoj, gde je i studirao na Norveškoj državnoj muzičkoj akademiji u Oslu (prof. Leif Jørgensen i Isaac Shuldman), a usavršavao se u Americi kod Doroti Delej, i u Beogradu kod maestra Jovana Kolundžije.
Pohađao je seminare i majstorske kurseve kod umetnika kao što su Milan Vitek, Frantizek Veselka, Jörg-Wolfgang Jahn, Arve Tellefsen, Robert Soëtens.
Širom sveta je nastupao kao solista, al i i kao kamerni muzičar i član orkestara (Rusija, Nemačka, Srbija, Francuska, Velika Britanija, Švedska, Finska, Dansa, Farska ostrva, Kina).
Vođa je orkestra Helgeland Sinfonietta.
U Norveškoj je izuzetno cenjen i po svom pedagoškom radu, kojim se bavi od 1997. godine.
WIKA Duo (Norway)
Tuesday, 22 May 2012 at 20:00
Guarnerius Centre, 12 St George Washington, Belgrade
The pianist Johanna Franziska-Wika was born in 1962. in Germany. She studied at the State Academy of Music “Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy” with Professor Karl-Heinz Pika, and the Academy “Franz Liszt” in Budapest with prof. Aniko Szegedi. She further studied with renowned teachers such as Jakob Lateiner, Elisa Hanssen, Tatjana Nicolaj and Robert Soëtens. In addition to a rich performing career, Franziska is engaged in educational work linked to the Norwegian cities Tromsø and Mosjøen (where she lives with her husband, violinist Trond Wika).
Franziska is also a board member of the Friendship Association Norway and Western Balkans.
Violinist Trond Wika was born in 1958 in Norway, where he studied at the Norwegian State Academy of Music in Oslo (Prof. Leif Jørgensen and Isaac Shuldman), and later studied in America with Dorothy Dělej and in Belgrade, under maestro John Kolundžija.
He attended seminars and master classes with artists such as Milan Vitek, Frantizek Veselka, Jörg-Wolfgang Jahn, Arve Tellefsen and Robert Soëtens.
He has performed around the world as a soloist, but also as a chamber musician and orchestra member (Russia, Germany, Serbia, France, Great Britain, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Faroe Islands, China).
He is the leader of the orchestra Sinfonietta Helgeland.
In Norway he is highly appreciated for his educational work, of which he has worked since 1997.
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THE MUSEUM WORKS KICKS OFF
It is with great pleasure we announce the visit from Nordland museums lead by Rolf Fjellestad frorm the Friendship Association Norway – Western Balkans, Ann Kristin Eidissen and Rajko Savic from Helgeland museum and Michael Stokke from the Narvik Centre (Narviksenteret).
Beside participation at our 17 May celebration in Belgrade on Sunday 20 May they will together with Secetary General Dragan Markovic and member of the board of the Norwegian Association – Serbia Stein Brauten, Director of Institute for Modern History, Momcilo Pavlovic and his assistants, travel to Gornji Milanovac on Monday 21 and 22 May were the concept and layout of the museum in the Norwegian house will be discussed and agreed.
We will come back with more on the museum work next week.
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Norwegian Constitution Day (17 May) Celebrations in Serbia
As usual, we cannot celebrate just one day, not because we are used to overdo it, but the reason is a large network of local branches of the Norwegian Association – Serbia, 17 cities and 10 municipalities. That is why we this year celebrate the Norwegian Constitution Day almost a week in the following cities:
Valjevo – Sunday, 13 May 2012
The ceremony in Valjevo starts at 12:00 hrs with a tour of the Agricultural School and the breeding centre of the Norwegian domestic pig in Hamar (a joint project with the Agricultural School of Mosjøen, Hamar breeding centre, AgroNor from Gornji Milanovac and Agricultural school in Valjevo). Present was the Ambassador Nils Ragnar Kamsvåg and the general secretary of the Norwegian Association – Serbia, Dragan Marković.
In addition to the cultural program and address by the Ambassador, the host of the ceremony, Tijosav Ninović, president of the Foundation “Zivot Piric” presented a plan of a Friendship Park “Zivot Pirić – Gullbjørg Hegvik Hansen” in the village Bačevci.
he guests were treated with local specialities of Valjevo and of course, roasted pigs from the breeding centre in Valjevo.
Gornji Milanovac – Monday, 14 May 2012
See pictures from the visit (added 16 May 2012)
The branch of the Norwegian Association and the Norwegian house in Gornji Milanovac have at this year’ celebration decided on a more Norwegian approach and adapted the tradition of visiting children, the sick and weak.
The program starts at 17:00 hrs, when the military attachee, Colonel Esben Aas, general secretary of the Norwegian Association, Dragan Marković, the host of the celebration and chairman of the local branch of the Association Rajko Nesković and the mayor of Gornji Milanovac, Milisav Mirković, will visit the Volunteer Center in Gornji Milanovac (a joint project with the friendship municipality of Vefsn and Gornji Milanovac). In addition to introducing the work of the first volunteer centre in Serbia, we are especially aware of their activities related to children and youth with special needs. Appropriate gifts will be presented on behalf of the Embassy and the Norwegian Association.
Representatives of the host, the Norwegian Embassy and the Association will also visit at 18:00 hrs the children’s ward of City Hospital in Gornji Milanovac and with suitable gifts wish for a faster recovery of he young patients.
The ceremonial program:
19:00 Norwegian House
Welcome addresses by mayor of Gornji Milanovac, Rajko Nešković and
Colonel Esben Aas, Royal Norwegian Embassy
“Milanovac Varošarije” KUD, Šumadija Gornji Milanovac
choreography by Slavica Mihailovic, arr. Alexander Smrekić
“Seksmannsrill “- solo accordion Ivan Bralović
“Sonatina” composer Kuhlau
Composition for piano by Sara Petkovic, third grade student of Music School
“Ballad of Adelina” composer Paul Pecenneiville
Cocktail reception and dinner for guests.
Belgrade – Sunday, 20 May 2012
Closing ceremony in Belgrade on the occasion of the constitution of the Kingdom of Norway will start by gathering guests and participants at Kalemegdan at 11:00 hrs.
See detailed program
Here is a short background and history of Norway (in Serbian only)
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Norwegian Royal Award to Dragan Marković – ceremony Friday 11 May
At a ceremony in the Norwegian Embassy’s residence in Belgrade Friday, May 11, 2012 Mr. Dragan Marković was presented the Royal Order of Merit, Knight of 1st. Class. The ceremony was chaired by His Excellency Ambassador Nils Ragnar Kamsvåg and wife, Josephine.
Present were invited friends and others who have helped and influenced Dragan’s life, and otherwise supported the various activities that were the basis for his appointment. Dragan received the order of merit because of his relentless work through more than 30 years of promoting friendship between Norway and the former Yugoslavia, now Serbia, and for the exchange of culture and language through his language school in Belgrade.
Present at the ceremony was also the leader of the Friendship Association Norway – Western Balkans, Mrs. Wenche Malmedal who on behalf of the organization announced their support for the appointment. Dragan’s wife, Zorica Nikolic-Marković , was especially thanked for the support she had provided through all the years, not only to all visiting Norwegians, but also the incredible support she has been for Dragan. Zorica received a gift with the slogan “feisty ladies”, which became a certain translation problem.
Dragan received a gift from the husband, Oluf Føinum, of the daughter, Åse of the first Norwegian who the Yugoslav prisoners of war met after the German capitulation in 1945. Arne Hansen Langvik arrived at the prisoner of war camp established at the Arctic Circle as a representative of the Norwegian Red Cross.
Mr. Langvik Hansen was later one of the pioneering persons for the establishment of the friendship association and as a contact in the early years.
In his acceptance speech, Dragan emphasized that it would not have been possible to do what he has done without the support he has got from home.
Otherwise, of course, he thanked King Harald 5th for the honor that was granted and said he hoped that this would increase the interest of the friendship work between our two countries.
Dragan has not been in Norway for some years, but now he has to make the trip as he, as customary, has to thank the Grand Master of the Order (the King) in person.
PS: He would from now like to be addressed as “Sir” or “Vitez”!
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Commemoration of the arrival of POWs in Norway in 1942
The Kikinda branch of Norwegian Association – Serbia, invites to commemorate the Yugoslav prisoners of war (POWs) arrival in Norway in 1942. The event will take place in Kikinda on 5 May 2012. See the program here.
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Concerts in Gornji Milanovac, Obrenovac and Belgrade
14 – 16 April we are visited by Bente Illevold on euphonia and Jelena Zlatarov-Marcetic on clavier. They will perform their programme in Gornji Milanovac (Norwegian house) on Saturday 14, in Obrenovac (cultural centre) on Monday 16 April and in Belgrade (Etnographic museum) on Tuesday 17 April.
The concerts are organized by the Norwegian Association – Serbia with the help of friends of the Norwegian house, local friendship branches and the Obrenovac cultural centre.
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Help for Sergej
Baby Sergej Milićević is a little boy of 8 months who recently was diagnosed with a tumor in his brain. Surgery is not possible in Serbia due to lack of adequate precision equipment. The parents have been told that if such a surgery were to be performed in Serbia …
Read more
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XII Skupštine Norveškog Društva / General Assembly Norwegian association – Serbia, 19 Feb 2012, 10:00 – Gornji Milanovac
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Jim Nerdal received the Zivot Piric Memorial Prize
At a ceremony in Valjevo in Serbia on Tuesday 17 January Jim Nerdal received the Zivot
Piric Memorial Prize. Nerdal received the award for his longstanding and untiring efforts in the former Yugoslavia – now Serbia. The award consists of a large gold medal and a diploma.
Through his work as head of cultural affairs in the municipality of Vefsn he contributed to the close contacts between Vefsn and their twin-municipality Gornji Milanovac. This was even executed during the conflicts that raged the Balkans in the 90s.
Nerdal has been involved in many municipality-to-municipality projects between Gornji Milanovac and Vefsn. This work he is still heavily involved in.
The winner has also been chairman of the Friendship association in Norway for two periods, and thus has contacts all over Serbia.
Many, both in Serbia and Norway, join in the congratulations – and the same will we in the Friendship association: Congratulations on a well deserved award, Jim!
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Planning for the reconstruction of the museum
in the Norwegian House (the Friendship house), Gornji Milanovac has started.
Read more in English here – i Srbski here.
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Norwegian Royal Award to Mr. Dragan Markovic
On 11 November 2011, Mr. Dragan Markovic, Belgrade, Serbia was conferred Knight of 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit for his tireless work and promotion of Norwegian – Serbian relations, cooperation and friendship through more than 30 years.
We all congratulate you – it is well deserved.
11. novembra 2011. godine gospodinu Draganu Markoviću (Beograd, Srbija) je dodeljeno odlikovanje Viteza prve klase Kraljevskog norveškog reda zasluga za njegov neumoran rad i promociju norveško-sprskih odnosa, saradnju i prijateljstvo tokom više od 30 godina.
Svi Vam čestitamo – odlikovanje je zasluženo.
Read more here!
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The Medieval Food Event was successfully executed in the Norwegian House on Saturday 8 October under the professional guidance of Mladen Perisic. Guests had the opportunity to really smell and taste a variety of excellently prepared, from old recipes, the culinary delights from the old time in a modern way. Read more
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Medieval Serbian Food Event – 8 Oct in the Norwegian House, Gornji Milanovac from 13:oo hrs
In order to preserve the culture of food which we have neglected over time we are now trying to restore and preserve them from oblivion. The dishes we will showcase are old Serbian dishes . . . . . Read More
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The river DIČINA – an environmental and ecological paradise (REKA DIČINA – EKOLOŠKI RAJ)
The civil organisation “Global thinking” (Globalno Razmišljanje) from Belgrade organised a great gathering of young people from Belgrade, Gornji Milanovac and the village Semedraz for the environmental and ecological action – cleaning of the river Dičina and surroundings. Read more
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Visitors from Serbia to Hemnes
Hemnes municipality has hosted a large delegation of 26 people from the municipalities Vrnjacka Banja, Gornji Milanovac and Prokuplje. Read more
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New memorial plaque unveiled
Friday 16 September, a new memorial plaque was unveiled on the large roadside rest area in Knutlia, close to the E6. Read more
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The Autumn 2011 in short
Activities, happenings and events – Read more
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The Norwegian House got it’s “facelift”
The long awaited re-painting of the Norwegian House in Gornji Milanovac was finalized . . . Read more
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Koceljeva Winter stores Festival a success
. . on Saturday, 24 September. Read more
See pictures here.
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“Music without Borders” August 2011 . . . . .
. . . . has successfully commenced with the joint concert held in Obrenovac on Saturday 20 Aug. We expect to receive some stories and information, with photoes from this year’s sessions to tell you how it was conducted and how the performances were received. Read more here.
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We want to open our homes! / Vi ønsker å åpne våre hjem! Read more
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Kikinda paid tribute to the victims in Norway Read more
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Opening of the 1st Volunteer Centre in Serbia Read more
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World War II Prisoner of War Camp protected
The remains of the so-called “Serbian camp” from World War II (WWII) at Upper Jernvann close to Narvik has become a protected ancient monument. – For future generations it is important that we tell the whole history of war. This is also difficult from a Norwegian perspective, says Jørn Holme of the Directorate for Cultural Heritage in Norway (DCHN). Read more
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Monument at the Prisoner of War camp Upper Jernvann at Bjørnefjell unveiled.
Four ambassadors (Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia and Germany) were present when Environment Minister Erik Solheim, unveiled the monument at the camp Upper Jernvann at Bjørnefjell. The camp was part of Beisfjord camp – the worst prison camp in Norway where 748 of 900 Yugoslavs were killed or died within four months. This and other camps in the period from June 1942 till March 1943 were pure extermination camps.
Reportage from NRK Nordland
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Verrastranda Sports Club arranged historic day
A different school day for students at the Stranda oppvekstsenter (“Growing Up Centre”) Read more
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The 2011 Friendship March . . . . . . Read more
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