Quiz August 25

Quiz August 25

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Anders Krøger1 min read|1. August 2025
Test your knowledge of classical music in the Live Klassisk quiz!
1) The month’s anagram: a-lag bosett
Hint: An internationally acclaimed soloist who last played with Oslo-filharmonien in 2022.
2) Which festival takes place on 15 August, in Oslo?
3) Which orchestra is often referred to by the abbreviation KSO?
4) In September Adam Hickox gives his first concert as chief conductor of which Norwegian orchestra?
5) Which composer won 2 prizes at this year’s Spellemann Awards? (Extra points for naming which two prizes)
6) ...and which prize did Vilde Frang win?
7) Which festival has its opening concert today, 1 August, a concert traditionally performed by Ungdomssymfonikerne?
8) At Oslo-filharmonien’s opening concert on 28-29 August the orchestra performs a new work by Anders Hillborg, which the Swedish composer himself says is a tribute to Gustav Mahler. What is the work called?
9) What is the name of the organist who has made it big on TikTok, and who in May played to a sold-out Royal Albert Hall?
10) ...and which Norwegian ensemble will she play with when she again gives a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, on 8-9 August, as part of the BBC Proms festival?
The answers:
1) Sol Gabetta
2) Oslo Kammermusikkfestival
3) Kristiansand Symfoniorkester
4) TSO (Trondheim Symfoniorkester og Opera)
5) Kristine Tjøgersen (Bonus: Contemporary of the Year and Composer of the Year)
6) International Success of the Year
7) Festspillene i Elverum
8) Hell Mountain
9) Anna Lapwood
10) Barokksolistene