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Daniel Herskedal, King’s Place, London
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PUBLICITY for this concert chose to focus on Daniel Herskedal as the headline draw, yet in truth his three Norwegian companions could have had equal billing.
That’s not to downplay Herskedal’s enormous talent but to recognise the utterly superb musicianship of his accompanists, Bergmund Waal Skaslien on viola, Eyolf Dale on piano and Helge Andreas Norbakken on drums and percussion.
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