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OsloSeason Opener - Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

Oslo Philharmonic
Torvund, Prokofiev
Oslo Philharmonic; Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

OsloMirga Gražinytė-Tyla / Patricia Kopatchinskaja

Oslo Philharmonic
Torvund, Stravinsky, Prokofiev
Oslo Philharmonic; Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla; Patricia Kopatchinskaja

LondonStravinsky and Prokofiev with the Oslo Philharmonic

BBC Proms
Torvund, Stravinsky, Prokofiev
Oslo Philharmonic; Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla; Patricia Kopatchinskaja

OsloDalia Stasevska / Veronika Eberle

Oslo Philharmonic
Thorvaldsdottir, Sibelius, Mendelssohn
Oslo Philharmonic; Dalia Stasevska; Veronika Eberle

OsloUltima / Ilan Volkov

Oslo Philharmonic
Torvund, Stravinsky, Tjøgersen
Oslo Philharmonic; Ilan Volkov

OsloDaniel Harding / Sabine Devieilhe / Marianne Crebassa / Oslo Philharmonic Choir

Oslo Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Oslo Philharmonic; Daniel Harding; Sabine Devieilhe; Marianne Crebassa; Oslo Philharmonic Choir; Simon Halsey
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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 and the Oslo Philharmonic © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
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
Latest articles

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.