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Touring Europe with two of Norway's greatest soloists

In the 24/25 Season, you can hear the Oslo Philharmonic with Klaus Mäkelä in eight concerts in some of Europe's biggest music cities.

The tour season starts at the Salzburg Festival in Austria on 21 August. Klaus stands on the podium with Lisa Batiashvili, the soloist in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. In addition, you will hear Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5, which is included on the album that Klaus and the orchestra releases earlier that month. The festival season ends on 1 September during the Berlin Musikfest in Germany.

In October, the orchestra accompanies Klaus Mäkelä and the world-renowned Norwegian soloists Vilde Frang and Leif Ove Andsnes when they embark on a European tour. The first stop is Brussels in Belgium with Vilde Frang as soloist in Stravinsky's Violin Concerto. The orchestra stops in Stuttgart, Germany, before the tour continues to the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria, with Leif Ove Andsnes as soloist in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5. The tour concludes in Germany, first with two concerts at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, with Frang and Andsnes as soloist in each concert, and finally with one concert in Dortmund.

In addition to foreign tours and concerts, you can hear the Oslo Philharmonic at Slottsplassen, in Lillehammer, and in Larvik this season.

21.08.24: Salzburg Festival
Klaus Mäkelä / Lisa Batiashvili
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

01.09.24: Berlin Musikfest
Klaus Mäkelä
Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus
Saariaho: Vista
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

27.10.24: Brussels
Klaus Mäkelä / Vilde Frang
Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

29.10.24: Stuttgart
Klaus Mäkelä
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

30.10.24: Vienna
Klaus Mäkelä / Leif Ove Andsnes
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

01.11.24: Hamburg
Klaus Mäkelä / Leif Ove Andsnes
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

02.11.24: Hamburg
Klaus Mäkelä / Vilde Frang
Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

03.11.24: Dortmund
Klaus Mäkelä / Vilde Frang
Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

14 August Wednesday

Release Concert
Klaus Mäkelä Dmitri Shostakovich
Einojuhani Rautavaara

18 August Sunday

The Palace Square Concert
Alpesh Chauhan Antonio Vivaldi
Dmitri Shostakovich

Folk Festival at the Palace Square

Alpesh Chauhan is the conductor at the Oslo Philharmonic’s folk festival at The Palace Square. The orchestra has a tradition of concerts outdoors, almost as long as the orchestra itself. They have performed at Holmenkollen, The City Hall Square, and Myraløkka more recently, before the first Palace Square concert in 2017. This is our sixth concert in front of the Royal Palace; you do not need a ticket. Welcome!

Johan Svendsen Fête Polonaise
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7, 3rd movement
Antonio Vivaldi Summer
Harald Sæverud Småfuglvals, Op. 14 No. 2
Anna Clyde Masquerade
Dmitri Shostakovich Tahiti Trot (Tea for two)
Marcus Paus Himmelbrief
Ole Paus Det begynner å bli et liv (arr. Marcus Paus)
Lillebjørn Nilsen Crescendo i gågata (arr. Eivind Buene)
Lillebjørn Nilsen God natt Oslo (arr. Eivind Buene)

Alpesh Chauhan, Conductor
Sarah Christian, Violin
Tuva Syvertsen, Vocals

24 October Thursday

Klaus Mäkelä
Vilde Frang Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Igor Stravinsky

Vilde Frang performs Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto

This week, two major classical stars are soloists on separate evenings. First up is Vilde Frang, the soloist in Igor Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto. Klaus Mäkelä also conducts music by George Enescu and Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

George Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
Igor Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

Klaus Mäkelä, Conductor
Vilde Frang, Fiolin

25 October Friday

Klaus Mäkelä
Leif Ove Andsnes Béla Bartók
Ludwig van Beethoven

Klaus Mäkelä conducts Bartók and Leif Ove Andsnes performs Beethoven

In this week’s final concert, star pianist Leif Ove Andsnes is the soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5. On the same evening, Béla Bartók’s most famous orchestral work is also on the programme: Concerto for Orchestra.

Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5
Béla Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

Klaus Mäkelä, Conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, Pianist

Touring Europe with two of Norway's greatest soloists

Release Concert Klaus Mäkelä Dmitri Shostakovich Einojuhani Rautavaara

The Palace Square Concert Alpesh Chauhan Antonio Vivaldi Dmitri Shostakovich

Klaus Mäkelä Vilde Frang Pyotr Tchaikovsky Igor Stravinsky

Klaus Mäkelä Leif Ove Andsnes Béla Bartók Ludwig van Beethoven

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Release Concert
Klaus Mäkelä Dmitri Shostakovich
Einojuhani Rautavaara

The Palace Square Concert
Alpesh Chauhan Antonio Vivaldi
Dmitri Shostakovich

Klaus Mäkelä
Vilde Frang Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Igor Stravinsky

Klaus Mäkelä
Leif Ove Andsnes Béla Bartók
Ludwig van Beethoven