The Grieg Hall

The Grieg Hall (Grieghallen) is a 1,500 seat concert hall in Bergen, Norway. It has been the home of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra since the hall's completion in 1978. It hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986, and is the host of the annual Norwegian Brass Band Championship competition, which occurs in mid-winter. The hall is named after Bergen-born composer Edvard Grieg, who was music director of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra from 1880 until 1882. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 476 pixelsFull resolution (2297 × 1367 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 476 pixelsFull resolution (2297 × 1367 pixel, file size: 1. ... County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2004) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... // History Norways Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra was established in 1765 under the name Det Musicalske Selskab (The Musical Society), and is one of the worlds oldest orchestral institutions. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... The modern logo was introduced for the 2004 Contest to create a consistent visual identity. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Edvard Hagerup Grieg (15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist who composed in the romantic period. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

It has also been used to record many seminal black metal albums from some of Norway's most infamous bands including Mayhem, Emperor, Burzum and Immortal. Most of these were produced by Eirik Hundvin. Black metal is a heavy metal subgenre. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Emperor is a seminal and infamous Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. ... Cover of Hvis Lyset Tar Oss (en:If the light takes us) Burzum began in 1987 as a prominent Norwegian black metal solo project of Varg Vikernes (born Kristian Vikernes). ... Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway. ... Eirik Hundvin (also known as Pytten) is a producer and recording engineer for many classic black metal albums, mainly by Norwegian bands. ...

Coordinates: 60°23′19.89″N, 5°19′41.57″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...