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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

OsloClassical Hour: Francesco Piemontesi performs Brahms's First Piano Concerto

Oslo Philharmonic
Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, Op.15
Oslo Philharmonic; Manfred Honeck; Francesco Piemontesi
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Virtuosity and volume: Oslo Phil plays Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich

Lisa Batiashvili and the Oslo Philharmonic © John-Halvdan Olsen-Halvorsen | Oslo Philharmonic
Batiashvili’s account of the Tchaikovsky concerto confirms why she remains one of the most compelling violinists of her generation.
***11
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Batiashvili, Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic in Hamburg

Lisa Batiashvili, Klaus Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic © John-Halvdan Olsen-Halvorsen | Oslo Philharmonic

A last-minute programme change doubles Batiashvili’s Tchaikovsky at the Elbphilharmonie, but repetition is transformed into fresh revelation. 

****1
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A high Klaus operation: Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic

Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Oslo Philharmonic © Bård Gundersen
In their home concert hall under their Chief Conductor, the Oslo Philharmonic produce a high quality performance of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony.
****1
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Superstar performances from Yuja Wang and Klaus Mäkelä in Edinburgh

Yuja Wang, Klaus Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic © Andrew Perry
Yuja Wang plays both Ravel piano concertos with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Edinburgh International Festival.
*****
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Mäkelä leads his Oslo troops in a gripping Shostakovich 5

Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Oslo Philharmonic © John-Halvdan Halvorsen | Oslo Philharmonic
Leif Ove Andsnes joins the Oslo Philharmonic in dynamic Rachmaninov before high-energy Shostakovich closes the season.
****1
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With a fine Oslo Philharmonic, Yuja Wang wows the Proms

Yuja Wang lives up to her superstar status in Liszt and a couple of operatic encores, while the Oslo Philharmonic show icy clarity in Sibelius and orchestral colour aplenty in Strauss.
****1
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OsloGustav Mahler, Symphony no. 1, Klaus Mäkela, Oslo Philharmonic

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Mahler: Symphony no. 1 in D major "Titan"
Oslo Philharmonic; Klaus Mäkelä

OsloHerbert Blomstedt / Oslo Philharmonic

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Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op.67
Oslo Philharmonic; Herbert Blomstedt
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Oiling the machine: Klaus Mäkelä on taking up posts in Oslo and Paris

Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Oslo Philharmonic © Marco Borggreve & Oslo Philharmonic
The new Chief Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic reflects on the conductor’s toolbox, programme building and his first season in Oslo.

From Riga to Munich: Mariss Jansons on his musical journey

Mariss Jansons © Marco Borggreve
The Chief Conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra looks back to his childhood in Latvia, his time as Mravinsky assistant in Leningrad and considers his approach to music-making.