Michaela Antalová / Adrian Myhr
Antalová and Myhr combine contemporary music, folk melodies and embrace the interplay of frequencies and sonority of the instruments used. Michaela Antalová plays a bass flute called fujara and a willow flute called seljefløyte. Fujara is a melancholic bass flute that comes from Slovak folk music that finely blends with the double bass' frequencies played by Adrian Myhr. Norwegian overtone flute seljefløyte is very similar to a Slovak overtone flute called koncovka. This makes it possible to compose new music that reminds of both traditions.
Photo: Julie Hrnčířová
In September 2021, debut album Zvony [Bells], was launched on Hevhetia Records that got many great reviews. Check out the album here!
We have performed at various festivals, including Pohoda Festival (Slovakia's largest festival), Punktfestivalen in Norway, Baignade Sauvage in France, Angelica in Italy and at Viewpoint Snøhetta in Hjerkinn.
Duo performs occasionally together with light-designed Tord Knudsen.
Photos from Punktfestivalen, 2022:
Photo: Petter Sandell
Photo: Petter Sandell
Photo: Petter Sandell
Photo: Ruben Olsen Lærk
Photo: Ruben Olsen Lærk
"Myhr and Antalova linger, allowing gentleness to seize its moment. They make the music sound both fragile and powerful simultaneously. It's about the way they deliver, embodying the inherent seriousness and tranquility of traditional music."
- Arild Andersen (Jazz i Norge)
Upcoming concerts:
02.05. Humbar, Hønefoss (N)
11.05. Vestafor festival, Rosendal (N)
25.07. Fanø Free Folk Festival, Fanø (DK)
TBA. feat. Tord Knudsen - Festival NEXT, Bratislava (SVK)