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    Tine Thing Helseth's Tine@Munch Festival in pictures

    With an all-star line-up including Nicola Benedetti, Charlie Siem and Leif Ove Andsnes, Tine Thing Helseth's first festival was a smash. Taking place at the Edvard Munch Museum in Oslo, it was a non-stop flurry of concerts with fantastic performances - here are the highlights... All photos © Hanne Maren Torpen Hokstad

    1. Tine@Munch festival

      1. Tine Thing Helseth

      The fantastic trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth turned the Edvard Munch Museum in her native Oslo into a hub for classical music, thanks to the inaugural Tine@Munch festival. Here she is performing with fellow Norwegian, the legendary pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. The two collaborated on Hindemith's Trumpet Sonata.

    2. Tine@Munch festival

      2. Nicola Benedetti at the Tine@Munch festival

      Playing in the beautiful surroundings of the Munch Museum, it's violinist Nicola Benedetti.

    3. Tine@Munch festival

      3. Charlie Siem, Nicola Benedetti and Gunnar Flagstad

      Charlie Siem, Nicola Benedetti and Gunnar Flagstad at the Tine@Munch festival.

    4. Tine@Munch festival

      4. Tine plays her own festival

      Trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth plays at her own Tine@Munch festival.

    5. Tine@Munch festival

      5. Tine introduces

      Tine herself was present every step of the way, giving insight into each piece and into the life of Edvard Munch, whose incredible paintings made an imposing backdrop for the main concert hall.

    6. Tine@Munch festival

      6. Charlie Siem at Tine@Munch

      Also appearing several times across the three-day festival was violinist Charlie Siem, who gave a particularly spectacular reading of Maurice Ravel's 'Tzigane'.

    7. Tine@Munch festival

      7. Late-night concerts

      Part of the Tine@Munch festival included informal late-night concerts, where all the performers returned to tackle some slightly different repertoire, including hoe-downs and Beach Boys songs.

    8. Tine@Munch festival

      8. Truls Mork at Tine@Munch

      Cellist Truls Mork plays Cesar Franck's Cello Sonata during the Tine@Munch festival.

    9. Tine@Munch festival

      9. Isa Katharina Gericke

      Soprano Isa Katharina Gericke performs at the Tine@Munch festival in Oslo.

    10. Tine@Munch festival

      10. Charlie Siem and Nicola Benedetti

      The two violinists share a joke on stage at the Tine@Munch festival.

    11. Tine@Munch festival

      11. Nicola Benedetti and Leif Ove Andsnes

      Norwegian pianist and Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti take their applause after a fantastic Beethoven trio at the Tine@Munch festival.

    12. Tine@Munch festival

      12. Tine Thing Helseth at Tine@Munch

      Showing remarkable stamina throughout the whole weekend, Tine Thing Helseth wows the festival audience again.

    13. Tine@Munch festival

      13. Charlie Siem, Kathryn Stott and Tine Thing Helseth

      Charlie Siem, Kathryn Stott and Tine Thing Helseth at the Tine@Munch festival.

    14. Tine@Munch festival

      14. Charlie Siem and Nicola Benedetti let their hair down

      Trading hoe-down licks at the late-night concerts during Tine@Munch festival, it's Charlie Siem and Nicola Benedetti.

    15. Tine@Munch festival

      15. Ingrid Bjornov and Leif Ove Andsnes

      Ingrid Bjornov and Leif Ove Andsnes share a laugh and a piano stool at a late-night concert during the Tine@Munch festival.

    16. Tine@Munch festival

      16. The finale

      The final concert at Tine Thing Helseth's Tine@Munch festival ends in deserved and rapturous applause.

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