Orchestra
Oslo‐Filharmonien
- From
- Oslo, Norway
- Since
- 1919–present
- Releases
- 85
About
The Oslo Philharmonic (Norwegian: Oslo-Filharmonien) is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra traces its roots to the Philharmonic Society founded in 1847 and the Christiania Musical Association co-founded by Edvard Grieg in 1871, and was established in its current form in 1919. Since 1977, it has had its home in the Oslo Concert Hall. The orchestra gives an average of sixty to seventy symphonic concerts annually, the majority of which are broadcast nationally on the radio. The Oslo Philharmonic entered into a close collaboration with the newly established national broadcasting company, the NRK, in 1934. Its chief conductor is Klaus Mäkelä.
Members
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Elise Båtnes violin
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Johannes Martens cello
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Pierre Xhonneux clarinet
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Niels Aschehoug violin
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Dagny Bakken violin
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Arve Moen Bergset violin
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Bogumila Dowlasz-Wojcikowska violin
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Ingeborg Fimreite violin
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Francisco López Martín flute, principal
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Håvard Norang cor anglais
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Alison Rayner violin
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Alyson Read violin
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Einar Schøyen double bass
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Eileen Siegel violin
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Hans Morten Stensland violin
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Jonas Bylund trombone
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Arvid Martinsen trombone
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Harry Kvebæk trumpet
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Jan Fredrik Christiansen trumpet, principal
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Svein Haugen double bass
Discography
Albums
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Grofe Grand Canyon Suite
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Symphony 5 in E minor, op. 64
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Symphony 4 in F minor, op. 36
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Symphony 1 in G minor, op. 13 “Winter Daydreams”
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Symphony 3 in D major, op. 29
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Symphony 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique"
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Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47
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Symphony 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian" / Capriccio Italien
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Symphonies 1 & 2
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Manfred Symphony in Four Scenes, op. 58
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Romeo and Juliet Suites Nos. 1, 2
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Bilder einer Ausstellung
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Grieg: Peer Gynt - Excerpts from Incidental Music
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Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
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Symphony no. 5 / Othello / Scherzo capriccioso
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Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”
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Symphony no. 1 / Karelia Suite / Finlandia
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Symphony nos. 6 & 9
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Peer Gynt: Excerpts From the Incidental Music
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Tema Con Variazioni • Sinfonia In Re • Japanischer Frühling
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The Rite of Spring / Petrushka
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Symphonies nos. 7 & 8
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Symphony no. 2 / The Swan of Tuonela / Valse triste / Andante festivo
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Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations
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Violin Concerto 3 / Symphony 3
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Symphony No. 2 / Symphony No. 3 "Liturgique" / Pacific 231
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Symphony No. 9 in D minor
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Fontane di Roma / Pini di Roma / Feste romane
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World Encores
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Overtures & Orchestral Music
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Symphonies nos. 2 & 3
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Dvořák: Serenade for Wind / Janáček: Mládí / Enescu: Dixtuor
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Wind Serenades
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Violin Concertos
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Brahms: Alto Rhapsody / Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
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The Nutcracker / 1812 / Francesca da Rimini / Romeo and Juliet
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Symphonies 5-7-8-9
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Norwegian Heartland: The Romantic Orchestral Heritage
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Orchestral Works
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Cello Concertos
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Dedicated to Christian Lindberg
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Chasing the Butterfly
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Epitaffio
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Lars Petter Hagen
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Cello Concertos
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Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra / Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds
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Symphony no. 3, op. 43 / Symphony no. 4, op. 54
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Symphonies 2 & 6
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Symphonies 4 & 5
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Piano Concerto / Symphony
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Romeo and Juliet, op. 64
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Walton / Sinding
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Symphony no. 2, op. 29 / Piano Concerto, op. 20
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Symphony no. 1, op. 26 / Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, op. 60
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Portraying Passion
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Don Quixote, op. 35 / Don Juan, op. 20 / Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op. 28
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Circle Map, Graal Théâtre, Neiges, Vers toi qui es si loin
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Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 / Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
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Prokofiev: Symphony no. 5 / Myaskovsky: Symphony no. 21
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Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 / Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Compilations
Links
Listen
Official
Concerts
Conductor position
Also known as
Filharmonisk Selskaps Orkester · Oslo Filharmonien · Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester · Oslo Philharmonic · Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra · Oslo-Filharmonien · The Oslo Philharmonic · The Oslo-Filharmonien · オスロ・フィルハーモニー管弦楽団
Tags
- oslo
- philharmonic orchestra
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 3c02bde3-1aa2-4fcf-a961-9e619f75c07b
- ISNI
- 000000011940082X
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.