Dialogue of Minds
Dialogue of Minds is a classical chamber duo consisting of British-Australian clarinetist Kristina Newton and Swedish pianist Joel Slott. The duo’s repertoire spans a wide musical spectrum, from staple pieces such as Claude Debussy’s Première Rhapsodie all the way to Contemporary composers such as Einojuhani Rautavaara and Paul Dean. The duo is based in Sweden but has also performed in extensively in the United Kingdom, as well as Australia and Vanuatu.
Photo: Jakob Utter
Belaram Trio
Latvian Violinist Dace Bukša, British-Australian Clarinetist Kristina Newton and Swedish Pianist Joel Slott come together to form the trio Belaram. The ensemble name is a fusion of the first names of the two first composers that the trio performed works by, Bela Bartok and Aram Khachaturian. The trio was formed in the autumn of 2023 at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg where all three ensemble members studied at the time.
Photo: Johan Wingborg
George Bacos Sand
The Violinist George Bacos Sand and Pianist Joel Slott met during their studies at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg. They first began working together in the autumn of 2023 with the common goal of forming a program to tour western Sweden with during the summer of 2024. Their repertoire spans over a wide stylistic spectrum, from the rhythmical and precise 20th century music of Igor Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne to the lyrical and swelling romantic soundscape found in Antonín Dvořák’s sonatina op. 100 and Emil Sjögren’s violin sonata in E minor. After the success of their summer tour they are continuing to work together to expand their repertoire and form new exiting and versatile concert programs.
Photo: George Bacos Sand
Johan Gummesson
Celebrated Swedish barytone Johan Gummesson and pianist Joel Slott first met during their studies at the Falun Conservatory of Music and since their first appearance on stage together in 2019 they have continued working together through recitals and attending masterclasses. In June of 2024 the duo attended the prestigious Dorothy Irving masterclasses in Falun where they were coached by Finish barytone Jorma Hynninen, Swedish Soprano Camilla Tilling and Finish Pianist Kristian Attila. The duo’s repertoire spans all the way from romantic song cycles such as Franz Schubert’s masterpiece Winterreise op. 89 and Wilhelm Stenhammar’s Visor och Stämmningar op. 26 to Allan Pettersson’s 24 Barefoot songs.
Joel & Aleksander Duo
Norwegian Drummer Aleksander Helland-Olsen and Joel Slott met during their studies at the Academy for Music and Drama in Gothenburg. The idea behind the duo’s collaboration was originally to find existing and build new bridges between the traditions of Jazz- and Classical music and through that find completely new ways of interpreting and to some extent recreate the classical repertoar for solo piano. They soon found that adding ensemble elements to classical solo music reshapes the music in its core although it’s the exact same notes being played on the piano, the duo found that this opens up a completely new and never befor heard musical world of freedom to interpret and express new things with old music.