25/26 Season

The Oslo Philharmonic held its first Christmas concerts in 1969, and they have since become a cherished tradition for many during the holiday season. The program features beloved Christmas songs performed by a full symphony orchestra, choir, and soloists, combined with Christmas music from the classical repertoire. Christian Øland conducts, and this year will see the world premiere of Herman Vogt’s Let My Future Radiant Shine.

• Johan Halvorsen  Journey to the Christmas Star: Overture
• Michael Praetorius  Det hev ei rose sprunge (Eng: A Rose Has Sprung Up) (Arr. Gaute Storaas)
• Johann Sebastian Bach  Cantata No. 208: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd: Schafe können sicher weiden (Arr. Leopold Stokowski)
• Georges Bizet  L'Arlésienne: Suite No. 2: Intermezzo (Agnus Dei)
• Herman Vogt  Let My Future Radiant Shine
• Lars Søraas jr.  Det lyser i stille grender (Arr. Helge Lilletvedt)
• Edvard Grieg  Ave Maris Stella
• Johan Svendsen  Norwegian Artists' Carnival
• Adolphe Charles Adam  Julsång (O Holy Night) (Arr. Douglas Gamley og Chris Hazell)
• Franz Gruber  Stille Nacht (Arr. John Rutter)
• Trad.  Deilig er jorden (Arr. Terje Kvam)

• Christian Øland,  Conductor
• Elisabeth Teige,  Soprano
• Åshild Breie Nyhus,  Nyckelharpa
• Oslo Philharmonic Choir, 
• Simon Halsey,  Choral director and artistic advisor

Paris and Vienna were Europe’s musical capitals in the 19th century, inspiring each other with elegant dance music and lively operettas. François-Xavier Roth conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in a New Year’s program that combines Strauss waltzes with French composers who refined and extended Vienna’s influence.

• Emmanuel Chabrier  Joyeuse marche
• Jacques Offenbach  Les contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle
• Émile Waldteufel  Les Patineurs
• Johann Strauss Jr.  Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
• Camille Saint-Saëns  Tarantelle
• Émile Waldteufel  Grand vitesse
• Camille Saint-Saëns  Valse Timbre d’argent
• Johann Strauss Jr.  Wein, Weib & Gesang
• Ambroise Thomas  Mignon: Overture
• Johann Strauss Jr.  An der schönen blauen Donau
• Maurice Ravel  La Valse

• François-Xavier Roth,  Conductor
• Ting-Wei Chen,  Flute
• Ingvill Hafskjold,  Clarinet
• Pernille Sørensen,  Host

To celebrate the start of the new year, this program traces the musical evolution of Vienna—from late Romanticism to modernism—through three iconic composers.

• Alban Berg  Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano
• Arnold Schönberg  Chamber Symphony No. 1
• Johann Strauss d.y.  Kaiser-Walzer

• Ting-Wei Chen,  Flute
• Pierre Xhonneux,  Clarinet
• Guro Asheim,  Violin
• Alyson Read,  Violin
• Einar Kyvik Bauge,  Viola
• Louisa Tuck,  Cello
• Kristoffer Hyldig,  Piano