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OsloClassical Hour: Janine Jansen performs Shostakovich's Violin Concerto

Oslo Philharmonic
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, Op.77 or Op.99
Oslo Philharmonic; Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla; Janine Jansen

OsloJanine Jansen Performs Shostakovich's Violin Concerto

Oslo Philharmonic
Shostakovich, Debussy, Britten
Oslo Philharmonic; Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla; Janine Jansen

OsloPetrenko Conducts Petrushka

Oslo Philharmonic
Prokofiev, Ravel, Stravinsky
Oslo Philharmonic; Vasily Petrenko; Bertrand Chamayou

OsloChoir and orchestra perform Elgar's masterpiece

Oslo Philharmonic
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Oratorio for soloists chorus and orchestra, Op.38
Oslo Philharmonic; Cristian Măcelaru; Jamie Barton; Robin Tritschler; Oslo Philharmonic Choir; Bergen Philharmonic Chorus

OsloArvid Engegård conducts Brahms's Second and Fourth Symphonies

Oslo Philharmonic
Brahms
Oslo Philharmonic; Arvid Engegård
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Salle de danse: Norwegian National Ballet in a thrilling display

Jonathan Olofsson and Grete Sofie Borud Nybakken in León/Lightfoot’s Shoot the Moon © Erik Berg
Norwegian National Ballet are at their very best in a León/Lightfoot double bill of Shoot the Moon and Salle de danse. Absolutely unmissable.
*****
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Natalia Makarova's La Bayadère: a night to remember in Oslo

Norwegian National Ballet in Natalia Makarova's La Bayadère © Erik Berg
Norwegian National Ballet gives a marvellous rendition of Natalia Makarova's La Bayadère. Opening night in Oslo was a strong argument for its place in any season, displaying ballet escapism at its best.
****1
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Norwegian National Ballet’s Hedda Gabler: intense physicality

Grete Sofie Borud Nybakken as Hedda in Marit Moum Aune's Hedda Gabler © Erik Berg
A visually captivating production, Marit Moum Aune’s Hedda Gabler celebrates Norway’s literary giant through a process of innovation by collaboration, bringing with it superlative and memorable central performances.
*****
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Norwegian history is brought to life on the Main Stage in Oslo

Anaïs Touret and Jim De Block in Láhppon/Lost © Erik Berg
Amongst the Giselles and the Nutcrackers that will grace Oslo Opera House’s Main Stage this season sits a vital slice of Norwegian history from two emerging choreographers, Elle Sofe Sara and Hlín Hjálmarsdóttir.
***11
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Wayne McGregor’s Jocasta’s Line offers powerful performances

Guiseppe Ventura and Paul Appleby in Wayne McGregor's Jocasta's Line/Oedipus Rex © Erik Berg
A dramatic staging of two Greek myths, Wayne McGregor’s Jocasta’s Line is an epic production for Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, a truly modern and totally original work.
****1
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