Culture

M u s i c
C la s s ic a l m u s i c
By organising the classical music
programme, we wanted to bring
together Norway’s foremost music
institutions and the most promising
young freelance musicians.
External agencies organised
events outside of the Olympic Region. Inside the Olympic
Region, LOOC Culture was responsible for logistics and
organization.
Musically, the Olympic Arts Festival consisted of the
following:
O p e r a
The Norwegian Opera staged four Norwegian produced
operas and five Norwegian produced ballets. 21 performances
were held in Oslo and two in Lillehammer. The commissioned
opera “Mysteries” had music by Johan Kvandal and was
directed by Barthold Halle. The new ballets were “Mellom
amor og psyke (Between love and psyche)”, music by Ragnar
Søderlind, choreography by Anders Døving and “Den røde
bluse (The Red Blouse)”, music by Anne Grete Preus and
choreographed by Dinna Bjørn.
O r c h e s t r a l m u s i c
Oslo Concert Hall and Oslo Arts Management organised an
orchestral programme, where the main idea was to present
major Norwegian symphony orchestras, as well as organize
“Meeting of the Masters” encounters for our classical Olympic
musicians. In all, seven concerts were held in Oslo and four in
Lillehammer, including works by the Norwegian composers
Arne Norheim, Halvor Haug and Ketil Hvoslef.
The following orchestras participated:
f The English Chamber Orchestra with Olympic musicians
Ole Kristian Ruud as conductor and Sigurd Slåttebrekk on
the piano.
f The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor
Semyon Bychkov and Olympic musician Leif Ove Andsnes
on the piano.