Jukka-Pekka Saraste is a Finnish conductor and violinist.
Mariss Ivars Georgs Jansons is a Latvian conductor, the son of conductor Arvīds Jansons and the singer Iraida Jansone.
The Oslo Philharmonic (Oslo-Filharmonien) is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra was founded in 1919, and has since 1977 had its home in the Oslo Concert Hall. The orchestra consists of 69 musicians in the string section, 16 in the woodwinds, 15 in brass, 5 in percussionists, 1 harpist, and 1 pianist. The orchestra gives an average of sixty to seventy symphonic concerts annually, the majority of which are broadcast nationally on the radio. The orchestra also performs chamber concerts frequently throughout the year.
Arve Tellefsen is an award winning Norwegian violinist, known from collaborations with conductors such as Mariss Jansons, Arvid Jansons, Herbert Blomstedt, Gary Bertini, Evgeny Svetlanov, Bryden Thomson, Neeme Järvi, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Paavo Berglund, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Walter Weller and Zubin Mehta. In the UK, he has appeared with the Royal Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic, The Hallé, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Welsh Orchestra, the Liverpool Philharmonic and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
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Olav Anton Thommessen is a Norwegian contemporary composer. Thommessen is known for his defence of modernist and atonal music and criticism of younger composers' revival of non-modernist and tonal music.
Arvid Fladmoe was a Norwegian composer and conductor. He was particularly known for his work as conductor of opera and operetta.
Ralph C. Sauer is an American trombonist, arranger and teacher. He was Principal Trombonist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 32 years.
Øivin Fjeldstad was a Norwegian conductor and violinist. Fjeldstad was artistic director and principal conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic from 1962 to 1969.
Karsten Anker Andersen was a Norwegian conductor.
Vasily Eduardovich Petrenko is a Russian conductor. He is currently chief conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Since 2015, he has been the principal conductor of the European Union Youth Orchestra..
Jeff Tyzik is an American conductor, arranger, and trumpeter. He has recorded jazz albums as a soloist and arranged pop and jazz music for orchestras.
Edward Gardner is an English conductor.
Tine Thing Helseth is a Norwegian trumpet soloist specializing in classical repertoire.
Frode Berg is a Norwegian bassist, known from the scenes of classical and contemporary music, jazz, pop and rock. As jazz musician known primarily from his performances within Helge Lien Trio with Knut Aalefjær as the third party. On the scenes of classical and contemporary music primarily known as an orchestral bassist in the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra (2011). In addition he is known from playing with such as John Parricelli, Peter Erskine and Martin Robertson.
Harry William Kvebæk was a Norwegian trumpeter.
Sverre Tonning Olsen Bruland was a Norwegian trumpet player and conductor. He was born in Stavanger.
Terje Wik Mikkelsen is an acknowledged Norwegian conductor with his main career in Europe and Asia.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1942 in Norwegian music.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1925 in Norwegian music.
