VIKTORIA TOLSTOY

And Esbjörn Svensson is also involved in a special way: He wrote the instrumental composition "Hands Off," for which his wife Eva has now written lyrics. In addition, there are compositions that longtime friends and companions such as Nils Landgren, Ida Sand, Wolfgang Haffner, Cæcilie Norby, Lars Danielsson, Iiro Rantala, and Jan Lundgren wrote especially for Viktoria Tolstoy and her voice.


"When you sing, the sun rises," Pat Metheny once said to Viktoria Tolstoy. Her clear, powerfully radiant voice is the common thread that connects all the pieces on "Stealing Moments." Added to this is a blend of energy and lightness that defines Viktoria Tolstoy as a person, and which is transmitted to the listeners through her music.


Her message to the audience, echoing the album title: "Let me steal a little time from you to listen to this music."