History

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2017 Tours

Bringing Norwegian Music to the Far East

Sibelius' Symphony No. 2 (1st mov.) / Vasily Petrenko / Oslo Philharmonic
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Vasily Petrenko

Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
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2006−2013 Chief conductors

Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
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2002−2006 Chief conductors

André Previn

André Previn i aksjon som Oslo-Filharmoniens sjefdirigent. (Foto: A.P. Mutter)
1997

A Golden Week in Vienna

Oslo-Filharmonien og Mariss Jansons i Wiener Musikverein i 1997. (Foto: Ludwig Schöpp)
1990-tallet

The Long Road to a Full Symphony Orchestra

Oslo-Filharmonien med sjefdirigent Issay Dobrowen, ca. 1930.
1985 Tours

New Touring Destinations in Sight

Orkesterprøve i Wiens Musikverein.

Mariss Speaks From the Heart

1984 Recordings

The Great Recording Success

Plateomslaget til den første Tsjaikovskij-utgivelsen på Chandos Records fra 1984.

The First Summer Concert in Holmenkollen

Celebrating 60 Years with a New Chief Conductor

Oslo-Filharmonien og Mariss Jansons spiller Tsjajkovskijs Symfoni nr. 4 på festkonserten i anledning orkesterets 60-årsdag i 1979.
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1978 Tours

The First Tours to the United States

Turnéprogram fra USA-turneen i 1974

Opening of Oslo Concert Hall

1975−1979 Chief conductors

Okko Kamu

The First Meeting with Mariss Jansons

1969-1975 Chief conductors

Miltiades Caridis

Musicians March for a New Concert Hall

Fra demonstrasjonen for konserthus i 1967. (Foto: Willy Myrron)
1965 Tours

A Concert at the Acropolis

Fra utendørskonserten i Athen 1. juli 1965.
1962−1970 Chief conductors

Øivin Fjeldstad

1962− 1968 Chief conductors

Herbert Blomstedt

Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto / Liv Glaser / Herbert Blomstedt / Oslo Philharmonic
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1962 Tours

The First European Tour

1957 Recordings

The First Recordings

En av Oslo-Filharmoniens utgivelser fra 1950-tallet.
1955 Conductors

A Spirited Outburst on the Subject of a New Concert Hall

Sir Thomas Beecham
1952 Supporters

Founding of the Friends’ Association

Youth Concerts in the University Aula

Fra gangen utenfor Universitetets Aula under en av ungdomskonsertene.
1951–1954 Tours

De store landsdelsturneene

Orkesteret får en varm mottakelse på en av sine landsdelsturneer.

A New Start for the Orchestra

Edvard Grieg Centenary — Mid-War Celebrations

1940 Conductors

A Celebrated Visit − Right Before the Breakout of War

Dirigenten Wilhelm Furtwängler dirigerte i Oslo 1. april 1940. (Foto: Trude Fleischmann)

Norway’s Composer Giant Celebrates 80 Years

1934 Supporters

A New NRK partnership saves the orchestra

1931−1933 og 1945−1962 Chief conductors

Odd Grüner-Hegge

1931–1945 Chief conductors

Olav Kielland

1931

A visit by Igor Stravinsky

1927−1931 Chief conductors

Issay Dobrowen

1927 Tours

The First International Tour

The First Open-Air Concert

1922 Supporters

Founding of the Choir

The First School Concert

1919−1927: The First Chief Conductors Chief conductors

The First Principal Conductors

1919: The First Concert Great events

The First Concert