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Encyclopedia > Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (founded 1919) is an orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orcestra gained international recognition with Mariss Jansons as principal conductor through recordings of the Tchaikovsky symphonies, and tours that included London, USA and Wien. 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... County Oslo NO-03 Landscape Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Mariss Jansons (born 1943) is a prominent Latvian conductor. ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky   listen? (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский, sometimes transliterated as Piotr, Anglicised as Peter Ilich), (May 7, 1840 – November 6, 1893 (N.S.); April 25, 1840 – October 25, 1893 (O.S.)) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. ... A symphony is an extended piece of music usually for orchestra and comprising several movements. ...


Among principal conductors are Johan Halvorsen, Øyvind Fjelstad, Herbert Blomstedt, Miltiades Caridis, Okko Kamu, Mariss Jansons and André Previn. Conductor can mean different things in different contexts: In science and engineering, a conductor is material capable of conveying electricity. ... Johan Halvorsen (March 15, 1864–December 4, 1935) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and musician. ... Herbert Blomstedt was born 1927 in Springfield, Massachusetts to Swedish parents, and moved to Sweden at age 2. ... Mariss Jansons (born 1943) is a prominent Latvian conductor. ... André Previn (born April 6, 1930)¹ is a prominent pianist, orchestral conductor, and composer. ...


Starting in 2006 Jukka-Pekka Saraste will take over as principal conductor. |} 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jukka-Pekka Saraste (born April 22, 1956) is a Finnish conductor. ...


External links

  • Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra - Official site

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A full size orchestra may sometimes be called a "symphony orchestra" or "philharmonic orchestra"; these prefixes do not indicate any difference either to the instrumental content or role of the orchestra, but can be useful to distinguish different orchestras based in the same city (for instance, the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra).
The unusual aspect of the orchestra was that, believing that in the ideal Marxist state all men are equal, its members felt that there was no need to be led by the dictatorial baton of a conductor; instead they were led by a committee.
In ancient Greece the orchestra was the space between the auditorium and the proscenium (or stage), in which were stationed the chorus and the instrumentalists.
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