CITY HALL BORIS HRISTOV, 8:00 P.M.

The swedish singer Viktoria Tolstoy was born in the small town of Sigtuna, near Stockholm, in 1974, but she has Russian blood in her veins. Her great-grandfather, who is a son of world famous writer Leo Tolstoy, grew up in tsarist Russia. Seeking help in Sweeden for a nervous illness, Viktoria’s great-grandfather fell in love with the daughter of his doctor, married her and settled in Sweden. Since then the ancestors of Viktoria who is great-great-granddaughter of the legendary novelist, live in Sweden.
Her latest album A Moment Of Now is her most frank recording yet – for one simple reason: “Jacob [Karlzon] and I are the concept this time,” says Viktoria. Indeed it is an intimate album by the duo that focuses on their musical partnership. Karlzon has been Tolstoy’s trusted companion on her band projects for almost 15 years now, his playing thrives on nuances, transitions, ambiguities – be they inspired by classics such as Grieg or hard rockers the likes of KoRn.
The songs in A moment of now come from various places but are unified by their similar sound – clean but also very powerful. The heavy and complicated are turned into light and simple and the duo’s performance shows each composition in a different light.