Oslo Concert Hall
In today's world, Oslo Concert Hall has become a topic of great relevance and interest to a wide variety of people. Whether because of its impact on society, its historical relevance, or its influence on popular culture, Oslo Concert Hall has sparked curiosity and debate among experts and fans alike. Over the years, Oslo Concert Hall has demonstrated its ability to generate discussion and reflection in different contexts and disciplines, becoming a key point in the understanding and analysis of various aspects of modern life. In this article, we will explore different facets of Oslo Concert Hall and its impact today, with the aim of understanding its importance and the implications it has for our society.
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| Town or city | Vika, Oslo |
| Country | Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°54′47″N 10°43′47″E / 59.91306°N 10.72972°E |
| Inaugurated | 22 March 1977 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gösta Åbergh |
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| Seating capacity | 1,600 |
Oslo Concert Hall (Oslo Konserthus) is a concert hall located in Vika, a part of Oslo city centre in Norway. It is the base of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo-Filharmonien), but it also aims to be one of the premier music venues for the general musical and cultural life of Norway, offering a broad variety of musical styles from classical, world music, and popular entertainment by both Norwegian and international artists and groups. It presents more than 300 events yearly and receives more than 200,000 visitors.
History
For a long time, Oslo lacked a proper concert hall, and the Oslo Philharmonic did not have a regular hall for their rehearsals. Sometimes the rehearsals could be on different locations every day through the same project.
Construction
After decades of debate and delay, an architectal competition was arranged in 1955 and final drafts for the concert hall were presented in 1965, based on Gösta Åbergh’s winning proposal. Oslo Konserthus AS was founded in October 1966 and, on 22 March 1977, the concert hall was finally opened. In September the same year, a specially build organ (with 7000 pipes) from Göttingen, Germany was installed. It was the largest organ in Norway until 2014.
Building
The building consists of two concert halls, several meeting and practise rooms, large foyers and bars, a box office and an office wing. The main hall has a maximum capacity of more than 1,600 and the small hall has 266.
The foyers can be used as exhibition areas, and the bars have a capacity of serving up to 1,400 people. Also the open area in front of the hall and the premises below belong to Oslo Konserthus AS. The Stenersen Museum (Stenersenmuseet), with its café Diorama, are located in the latter.
In 2000 Mariss Jansons, then conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, resigned his position after disputes with the city over the poor acoustics of the hall.
References
- ^ Oslo Konserthus - in Norwegian
- ^ Oslo Kommune/City archives
- ^ Oslo Concert Hall Archived 2007-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hugh Canning (15 January 2006). "On the upbeat". The Times. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
External links
Media related to Oslo Konserthus at Wikimedia Commons
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