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The Oslo Camerata is a mostly classical string orchestra based in Oslo, Norway, as part of the Barratt Due Institute of Music. Established in 1998, the orchestra consists mostly of professional musicians, with selected Institute students participating in projects. The repertoire consists of classic and newly composed pieces, and has been described as one of the most innovative orchestras in Europe. It has performed extensively in Norway, with support of that country’s Ministry of Culture and parts of Europe along with India, Brazil and Mexico. It has released three CDs since 2006.

A string orchestra is an orchestra consisting solely of a string section made up of the bowed strings used in Western Classical music. The instruments of such an orchestra are most often the following: the violin, which is divided into first and second violin players, the viola, the cello, and usually, but not always, the double bass.

Oslo Capital of Norway

Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. Founded in the year 1040 as Ánslo, and established as a kaupstad or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada, the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in the king's honour. It was established as a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on 1 January 1838. The city functioned as a co-official capital during the 1814 to 1905 Union between Sweden and Norway. In 1877, the city's name was respelled Kristiania in accordance with an official spelling reform – a change that was taken over by the municipal authorities only in 1897. In 1925 the city, after incorporating the village retaining its former name, was renamed Oslo.

Norway Country in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

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Composition and repertoire

The Oslo Camerata was established in 1998 as the “ensemble in residence” of the Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo. [1] It mostly consists of professional musicians; however, chosen students from the Institute’s bachelors and masters programs also participate in projects. [2] The orchestra has some of the youngest performers in the European classical music scene and is considered to be one of the most innovative orchestras. [3] [4] [5] The core of the Camerata consists of founder/director Stephan Barratt-Due, third generation violinist of the family, violist Soon-Mi Chung and cellist Bjørn Solum. The orchestra is based at the Institute, located at Lyder Sagens gate 2 in Oslo, Norway. [5]

Stephan Barratt-Due Norwegian musician

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due Jr. is a Norwegian violinist, the son of violinist Stephan Henrik Barrat-Due (1919–1985) and Else Barratt-Due.

Soon-Mi Chung is a South Korean-born Norwegian musician and musical director.

Their repertoire spans from baroque to contemporary music, commissioning works from both young and established composers. [6] The orchestra has worked with artists such as Truls Mørk, Julian Rachlin, Mischa Maisky, Henning Kraggerud, Arve Tellefsen, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Juhani Lagerspetz, Christian Lindberg, Randi Stene and Per Arne Glorvigen . [1] The Camerata and Truls Mørk have collaborated closely, with the cellist often performing as principal guest leader. [6]

Truls Mørk Norwegian cellist.

Truls Olaf Otterbech Mørk is a Norwegian cellist.

Julian Rachlin Austrian musician

Julian Rachlin is a Lithuanian-born violinist, violist and conductor.

Mischa Maisky Latvian-Israeli cellist

Mischa Maisky is a Soviet-born Israeli cellist.

Appearances

The Camerata has toured on four continents, primarily in Europe. On this continent, it has appeared at the XXVI Ciclo de Introducción a la Música in Spain and the Festival de Música de Canarias . [4] It has also participated in other events in Spain, [3] as well as Switzerland and Germany . [4] It has toured and performed extensively in its native Norway including the international festivals in Bergen and North of Norway as well as the chamber music festivals in Oslo, Kristiansand and Stavanger, supported by Norway’s Ministry of Culture. [4] The orchestra has its own concert series at the Old Masonic Lodge in Oslo. The purpose of this series is to combine the talents of established artists, young musicians and international soloists, presenting new and unknown music as well as classical repertoire. [5] [6] In India, the orchestra played in New Delhi, Bungalore, Bombay and Huderabat. In Brazil, it played at the Mozarteum in São Paulo . [4] Most recently, it was invited to participate in the 2011 Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico as part of the representation of Norway, one of that year’s special guest countries. [7]

Spain Kingdom in Southwest Europe

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a European country located in Southwestern Europe with some pockets of Spanish territory across the Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean. Its continental European territory is situated on the Iberian Peninsula. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The African enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country (Morocco). Several small islands in the Alboran Sea are also part of Spanish territory. The country's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.

Switzerland federal republic in Central Europe

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Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

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Releases

The orchestra has released two CDs so far called the Holberg Suite, focusing on this suite for strings by Edvard Grieg on the Naxos International label. [6] This CD received favorable reviews from Classics Today and the Oslo Puls . [2] [8] A second recording came out in 2010, with two violin concertos by Louis Spohr with soloists Henning Kraggerud and Øyvind Bjorå. A third album, recording Grieg String Quartets arranged for orchestra and “Rendezvous” by Norwegian composer Arne Nordheim, was released in 2011. [6]

The Holberg Suite, Op. 40, more properly "From Holberg's Time", subtitled "Suite in olden style", is a suite of five movements based on eighteenth century dance forms, written by Edvard Grieg in 1884 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dano-Norwegian humanist playwright Ludvig Holberg.

Edvard Grieg Norwegian composer and pianist

Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to international consciousness, as well as helping to develop a national identity, much as Jean Sibelius and Bedřich Smetana did in Finland and Bohemia, respectively.

Naxos Records record label

Naxos Records is a record label specializing in classical music. Through a number of imprints, Naxos also releases Chinese music, jazz, world music, and early rock and roll. The company was founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, a German-born resident of Hong Kong. Since 2009 Naxos has distributed Blu-ray discs, streaming web radio, and podcasts. Naxos allows members of subscribing public libraries and music schools such as Hong Kong Public Libraries, Auckland Libraries, Wellington City Libraries, and Toronto Public Library free streaming of Naxos classical and jazz collections.

Other projects

Since 2008, the orchestra has been involved in a project for children and youth in Niterói, Brazil. It is called Projeto Aprendiz, teaching music students and teachers, work with local ensembles, donating instruments and equipment and helping to build a music library. This work is co sponsored by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [6]

Niterói Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

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References

  1. 1 2 "Oslo Camerata" (in Spanish). Mexico: Royal embassy of Norway in Mexico. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Oslo Camerata imponerer med frisk og usentimental Grieg" [Oslo Camerata impresses with fresh and unsentimental Grieg]. Oslo Puls (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. July 21, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "La Oslo Camerata interpretará a Bach, Grieg y Kilar en los recitales que ofrecerá la próxima semana en Vigo y Pontevedra".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Oslo Camerata actúa en el ciclo de Introducción a la Música" [Oslo Camerata performs at the Ciclo de Introducción a la Música]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Spain. February 12, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 "Oslo Camerata". Norway:Cultural profile. Visiting Arts. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About Us". Oslo, Norway: Oslo Camerata. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Noruega en el Festival Cervantino 2011" [Norway in the Festival Cervantino 2011] (Press release) (in Spanish). Embassy of Norway in Mexico. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  8. ↑ David Hurwitz. "Grieg Holberg Suite". Classics Today. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
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