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Oslo Kammermusikkfestival
15. aug. - 24. aug.
Oslo
In 1989 Arve Tellefsen opened the doors to Norway's first chamber music festival. Tellefsen's vision was to show the diversity of chamber music and to bring the music out to a larger audience than it had traditionally had in Norway until then. Over the years the festival has established itself as an important and popular player in Norwegian musical life, for both musicians and audiences. At the 30th anniversary in 2019, Arve Tellefsen passed the baton on to Håvard Gimse. Gimse himself has sat on the artistic council since 1997, and has had a long collaboration with Tellefsen as a fellow performer on stage and in the work on the festival's artistic content over the past 20 years.
"The festival is in safe hands going forward with these at the helm," said Arve Tellefsen at the opening concert of Oslo Kammermusikkfestival in Universitetets Aula, on Thursday 15 August 2019.
Håvard Gimse stepped down after the 2022 festival and passed the baton on to Marianne Beate Kielland, who is joined by Wolfgang Plagge continuing, and Eldbjørg Hemsing as a new member of the artistic council.
The music
Oslo Kammermusikkfestival presents music ranging from the Middle Ages to our own time, with outstanding performers from both Norway and abroad. The recruitment of new talent in Norwegian chamber music is also central to the programming, and great emphasis is therefore placed on presenting young talents alongside established stars.
Concert venues
Oslo Kammermusikkfestival gives you the chance to see some of Oslo's most beautiful concert venues, including places that are not normally open to the public. Cultural-historical gems such as Akershus Slottskirke, Olav Vs Hall, Universitetets Aula, Gamle Logen, Oscarshall and Slottskapellet have been used throughout the festival's 30 years. Every year there are also new, and often surprising, venues on the programme.
Upcoming concerts
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Past concerts
- 24. Aug 2025Lux AeternaOslo Domkirke, Oslo
- 24. Aug 2025Svendsens oktett med stjernelagAkershus festning - Ridehuset, Oslo
- 23. Aug 2025Silent Songs - musikk fra UkrainaGamle Aker kirke, Oslo
- 23. Aug 2025Ravel og Beethoven på Linderud gårdLinderud gård, Oslo
- 22. Aug 2025Fra Pärt til Bach - Bachs cellosuiter og musikk for strykere av PärtGamle Aker kirke, Oslo
- 17. Aug 2025Musikk til tidens endeVilla Grande, Oslo
- 17. Aug 2025Eventyrblanding – BarnekonsertSentralen - Forstanderskapssalen, Oslo
- 16. Aug 2025Who We AreOperaen - Hovedscenen, Oslo
- 15. Aug 2025Åpningskonsert i AulaenUniversitetets Aula, Oslo
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