Musician and composer Mads Tolling will show off all that a violin can do on the Elverhoj Museum’s patio. The May 9 performance starts at 7 p.m. in Solvang, and doors open half an hour prior.
The two-time Grammy award winner is originally from Copenhagen, Denmark. Tolling was part of The Turtle Island Quartet and is a current member of Bob Weir and the Wolf Bros, which tours across the country and is led by Grateful Dead member Bob Weir. Tolling has even performed for Danish royalty, according to his website.
Now Tolling leads his own orchestral groups: Mads Tolling Quartet and Mads Tolling and the Mads Men.
Selections at the Solvang concert will include traditional and popular Danish music, as well as Danish folk tunes and American jazz, the museum announced in press materials.
Joining Tolling onstage will be Grammy award winner Sam Reider, a San Francisco composer and educator who also plays the accordion and piano.
“His work brings together various streams of American music, from jazz and folk tunes to popular song and contemporary composition,” according to Reider’s website.
Buy tickets online by visiting elverhoj.org. Elverhoj members earn discounted or complimentary tickets depending on member level.
The museum is located at 1624 Elverhoy Way in Solvang.
This article appears in April 23 – April 30, 2026.