PRINCETON CHAMBERFEST 3/29-4/2

(This concert is not included in the season ticket)

Wednesday April 1, 2026 @ 2pm

SWEDISH FIKA CONCERT

Music, coffee, and Scandinavian pastries

Per Tengstrand, piano

What is Swedish FIKA?

The usual English translation is ‘coffee break,’ but the meaning of fika is more than that. It’s an integral part of Swedish culture where you take the time to socialize with friends and coworkers.

Fika means taking a break from working and sitting down to chat — all these over a cup of coffee or tea and some Swedish sweets or pastries.

It is a moment when you put work aside, you put life’s stress aside, and enjoy coffee and some pastries with other people. 

PROGRAM

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

12 Variations on ”Ah! vous dirai je maman”
(”Twinkle twinkle little star”)

Edvard Grieg

Six Lyric Pieces
Arietta, In my Homeland, Butterfly,
To Spring, Once upon a Time,
March of the Trolls

FRANZ LIST

Vallée d’Obermann from
Années de pèlerinage
And encores if the audience wishes

COFFEE, TEA, AND SCANDINAVIAN PASTRIES
WILL BE SERVED AFTER THE CONCERT