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Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

January 28, 2023

The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall.

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra
Former name
  • Det Musicalske Selskab
  • Musikselskabet Harmonien
Founded1765
LocationBergen, Norway
Concert hallGrieg Hall
Principal conductorEdward Gardner
WebsiteOfficial website

History

 
The Grieg Hall in May, 2016

Established in 1765 under the name Det Musicalske Selskab (The Musical Society), it later changed its name to Musikselskabet Harmonien. Bergen citizens often refer to the ensemble as "Harmonien" (the Harmony).

After World War I, there was strong interest in the major Norwegian cities of Bergen and Kristiania (later Oslo) in having larger orchestras. In 1919, the orchestra in Bergen was reorganized to employ 40 professional full-time musicians. As of 2015, the orchestra has 101 musicians.

The orchestra has had a long tradition of playing contemporary music. Ludwig van Beethoven's second symphony was performed in Bergen in the year it was published, 1804, even before it was performed in Berlin. Bergen-born composer Edvard Grieg had close ties with the orchestra, and was artistic director from 1880 to 1882. He also bequeathed a portion of his estate to a fund which continues to provide financial support for the orchestra. Other composers have served as principal conductor of the orchestra, including Arvid Fladmoe, Johan Halvorsen, Iver Holter, Richard Henneberg, Olav Kielland and Per Winge. Composer Harald Sæverud was frequently invited to conduct his own works, and the orchestra continues to commission and perform new compositions on a regular basis. Other composers who have conducted their own works with the orchestra include Aaron Copland, Karl Nielsen, Jean Sibelius, Witold Lutosławski, Lukas Foss, and Krzysztof Penderecki. In 1953, the Festspillene i Bergen was started and Leopold Stokowski was contracted to conduct the orchestra. Other conductors at the Bergen Festival have included Eugene Ormandy and Sir Thomas Beecham.

American conductor Andrew Litton became principal conductor in 2003 and artistic director in 2005. In 2002 the orchestra began to record the complete orchestral works of Edvard Grieg, the first Norwegian orchestra to do so. Norwegian conductor Ole Kristian Ruud and the orchestra recorded the final of the 7 CDs for BIS., in 2005. Litton now has the title of conductor laureate with the orchestra. The orchestra's current chief conductor is Edward Gardner, since October 2015, with an initial contract of 3 seasons.[1][2] In January 2017. the orchestra announced the extension of Gardner's contract in Bergen through 2021.[3] In September 2019, the orchestra further extended Gardner's contract through 2023.[4] In June 2021, the orchestra announced a 1-year extension of Gardner's contract through July 2024.[5] In November 2021, the orchestra announced the appointment of Sir Mark Elder as its next principal guest conductor, effective 1 August 2022, with an initial contract of three years through 31 July 2025.[6] Gardner is scheduled to conclude his tenure as chief conductor at the close of the 2023–2024 season.[7]

Many members of the orchestra teach at the Grieg Academy of Music, which is a music conservatory within the University of Bergen.

Chief conductors

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra timeline

  • 1765 – Det Musicalske Selskab (The Musical Society) established
  • 1769 – Society renamed Det Harmoniske Selskab (The Harmonic Society)
  • 1770 – Society has over 30 members, one-third are singers. Thursday set as concert day.
  • 1771 – Fire destroys concert locale.
  • 1773 – Society rents Altona as concert locale (until 1807).
  • 1774 – Society has 20 instrumentalists, mirroring Joseph Haydn's Esterhazy orchestra of 1766 to 1790
  • 1783 – Society engages Ole Rødder as a paid violinist.
  • 1785 – Society's orchestra has 25 members.
  • 1799 – Johan Henrich Poulson, student of Giovanni Battista Viotti leads orchestra.
  • 1811 – Society buys its own building on King Oscar's street. Orchestra has c. 30 members.
  • 1812 – Society's members give free instruction to young musicians, some of whom play in the orchestra.
  • 1818 – violinist Ole Bull begins playing in the orchestra at age 8.
  • 1819 – violinist Ole Bull performs Ignaz Pleyel concerto with orchestra.
  • 1820 – Swede Mathias Lundholm becomes orchestra's conductor.
  • 1827 – Prague-born Ferdinand Giovanni Schediwy named conductor. Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven dominate orchestra's repertoire.
  • 1839 – As a promotion, the society advertises that each man can bring two women to concerts.
  • 1855 – Otto Lübbert becomes musical leader.
  • 1856 – Society renamed Musikselskabet Harmonien. Ferdinand A. Rojahn named orchestra leader. First part of Haydn's "Creation" performed after over 100 rehearsals.
  • 1859 – August Fries named conductor.
  • 1862 – Musicians from Harmonien assist the 18-year-old Edvard Grieg with his first concert in his home city of Bergen after his studies in Leipzig. Amadeus Wolfgang Maczewsky becomes orchestra leader.
  • 1863 – Edvard Grieg performs a Beethoven sonata with Maczewsky on a Society concert.
  • 1865 – August Fries leads Grieg's Symphony in C Minor.
  • 1866 – Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah performed with Nina Hagerup as a soloist.
  • 1870 – Orchestra has 41 permanent members
  • 1871 – Johan Svendsen's Symphony in D Major is played for the first time in Bergen.
  • 1873 – Richard Henneberg hired as conductor.
  • 1875 – German Adolf Blomberg becomes Kapellmeister.
  • 1879 – Hermann Levi hired as conductor after Grieg declines offer.
  • 1880 – Edvard Grieg becomes artistic director.
  • 1881 – Orchestra performs Grieg's A minor Piano Concerto with Alice Lindberg as soloist.
  • 1882 – Composer Iver Holter becomes conductor.
  • 1883 – Orchestra premieres Grieg's Landkjenning
  • 1885 – Johan Halvorsen hired as concertmaster
  • 1886 – Per Winge named conductor.
  • 1889 – No concerts.
  • 1893 – Johan Halvorsen becomes conductor. During his six seasons as conductor, he introduces music of Glinka, Delibes, Dvořák, Humperdinck and Sibelius to Bergensers.
  • 1907 – Death of Edvard Grieg.
  • 1908 – Harald Heide becomes principal conductor. "Edvard Grieg's Fund" established.
  • 1915 – Orchestra celebrates 150th season. First concert in Koncert-Palæet.
  • 1919 – Orchestra reorganized and employs 40 full-time musicians.
  • 1920–21 – Jean Sibelius conducts his own works: Symphony #2, The Swan of Tuonela and Finlandia
  • 1923–24 – Carl Nielsen conducts his own works, including The Four Temperaments. Orchestra premieres Harald Sæverud Symphony Nr. 2.
  • 1924–25 – Pierre Monteux guest conducts.
  • 1925–26 – Orchestra celebrates its 160th season.
  • 1927–28 – First radio broadcasts of orchestra's concerts.
  • 1930–31 – Marian Anderson solos with orchestra three years before her London debut. Kurt Atterberg conducts his own Symphony Nr. 6.
  • 1931–32 – Orchestra premieres Harald Sæverud Symphony No. 3.
  • 1934–35 – Karol Szymanowski featured as soloist in his own Sinfonia Concertante for piano and orchestra.
  • 1938 – First "Young Soloists Concert."
  • 1939–40 – Orchestra holds first "Worker's Concert"
  • 1941 – At the orchestra's 175-year jubilee concert, a Nazi mob protests against Ernst Glaser, a Jew who was scheduled to perform as soloist on Ole Bull's violin. He is whisked away by rescuers and the concert is cancelled after the first number.
  • 1942–43 – Orchestra gives five memorial concerts for Edvard Grieg's 100-year jubilee.
  • 1943 – Air-raid warning interrupts season opening concert.
  • 1944–45 – Concert time changed to 6:00 p.m. because of 9:00 curfew. Orchestra holds benefit concert for victims of bombing in Laksevåg.
  • 1946–47 – Orchestra premieres Harald Sæverud Oboe Concerto. School concert series begins.
  • 1947–48 – Site for Grieg Hall selected. Haakon B. Wallem donates one million Norwegian Kroner to building fund.
  • 1948 – Olav Kielland becomes principal conductor.
  • 1951 – Orchestra employs 54 full-time musicians.
  • 1952–53 – Carl von Garaguly named Artistic Director.
  • 1953 – Bergen International Festival begins. Leopold Stokowski conducts.
  • 1953–54 – Harmonien's fund for New Music established.
  • 1954–55 – Eugene Ormandy guest conducts.
  • 1956–57 – Orchestra premieres Egil Hovland Symphony No. 2.
  • 1957–58 – Orchestra premieres Geirr Tveitt Brudlaupssuiten.
  • 1958–59 – Arvid Fladmoe becomes Artistic Director. Orchestra employs 60 full-time musicians.
  • 1961–62 – Pierre Monteux guest conducts.
  • 1962–63 – Orchestra has first international tour, to Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • 1964 – Karsten Andersen becomes principal conductor
  • 1966 – Tour to the U. S. A. under the name "Norwegian Festival Orchestra." Orchestra celebrates 200th season. Karsten Andersen named Artistic Director.
  • 1968 – King Olav V of Norway lays cornerstone of the Grieg Hall.
  • 1969–70 – Orchestra premieres Ragnar Søderlind Polaris.
  • 1970–71 – Lukas Foss conducts Rileys in C. Orchestra tours England.
  • 1972–73 – Orchestra tours Germany. Orchestra premieres Magnar Åm Bøn.
  • 1974–75 – Orchestra premieres Allan Pettersson Symphony No. 11
  • 1975–76 – Aaron Copland conducts his own works.
  • 1976–77 – Orchestra premieres Ketil Hvoslef Cello Concerto.
  • 1978 – Orchestra moves to the Grieg Hall.
  • 1979–80 – Orchestra tours Tallinn, Moscow and Leningrad. Antal Doráti guest conducts.
  • 1980–81 – Witold Lutosławski conducts his own works. Dmitri Kitajenko conducts orchestra for first time. Orchestra employs 72 full-time musicians.
  • 1982–83 – Krzysztof Penderecki conducts his own works. Aldo Ceccato conducts orchestra for first time.
  • 1984–85 – Orchestra tours Belgium and France.
  • 1985 – Aldo Ceccato becomes principal conductor
  • 1986 – Name changed to Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester. Orchestra employs 83 full-time musicians.
  • 1989 – Orchestra employs 89 full-time musicians.
  • 1990 – Dmitri Kitajenko becomes principal conductor
  • 1997 – Lorentz Reitan becomes managing director
  • 1998 – Simone Young becomes principal conductor
  • 2000 – Krzysztof Penderecki and Luciano Berio each conduct their own works.
  • 2002 – Orchestra tours Austria (Bregenz, Salzburg, Vienna and Graz) and Croatia (Zagreb) with Spanish conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
  • 2003 – Andrew Litton becomes principal conductor, takes orchestra on tour to Spain.
  • 2005 – Andrew Litton named artistic director. Orchestra celebrates its 240th season. Litton leads European tour with concerts in Udine, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Rome, Vienna and Innsbruck.
  • 2006 – Orchestra roster increased to 98 musicians. Orchestra goes on strike during Bergen International Festival. Sten Cranner becomes managing director.
  • 2007 – Touring to the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Birmingham Symphony Hall and Royal Albert Hall, PROMS (London), with Boris Berezovsky as piano-soloist. 12-concert tour of the US including Carnegie Hall, New York. Soloist: André Watts, piano.
  • 2008 – Concert at Musikverein, Vienna. Soloist Johannes Moser, cello. Three-concert tour of Poland, Estonia and Sweden with soloist Nikolaj Znaider, violin.

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra partial discography

BIS records:

  • Peter Tchaikovsky and Alexander Glazunov: Violin Concertos. Vadim Gluzman, violin. Andrew Litton, conductor
  • Peter Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker. Neeme Järvi, conductor
  • Edvard Grieg: The Complete Orchestral Music. BIS-CD-1740/42 (8cds). Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor
  • Kalevi Aho – Concerto for Contrabassoon and Orchestra. Lewis Lipnick, contrabassoon. Andrew Litton, conductor. BIS-CD-1574. 2007
  • Sergei Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet, Andrew Litton, conductor. BIS-SACD-
  • Edvard Grieg – Olav Trygvason, Orchestral Songs. Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor, Solveig Kringelborn, soprano, Ingebjørg Kosmo, mezzo-soprano, Trond Halstein Moe baritone, Marita Solberg, soprano, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Kor Vest, Voci Nobili. 2006. BIS-SACD-1531
  • Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt Suites. Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor. 2006. BIS-SACD-1591
  • Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Music for Strings. Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor. 2005. BIS-SACD-1491
  • Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt (The Complete Incidental Music) (May 2005) SACD-1441/42
  • Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel (April 2005) CD-1434
  • Edvard Grieg – Sigurd Jorsalfar (March 2004 SACD-1391
  • Edvard Grieg – Orchestral Dances (May 2003) SACD-1291
  • Edvard Grieg – Piano Concerto (February 2003) SACD-1191
  • Benjamin Britten – The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (January 1989) CD-420
  • Robert Schumann – Symphonies No.3 & No.4, re-orchestrated by Gustav Mahler (January 1988) CD-394
  • Robert Schumann – Symphonies No.1 & No.2, re-orchestrated by Gustav Mahler (January 1987) CD-361
  • Eduard Tubin – Symphony No.4 (January 1986) CD-227, also available in a compilation of the Tubin symphonies, CD-1402/04

Hyperion:

  • Eyvind Alnæs and Christian Sinding: Piano Concertos. Piers Lane, piano. Andrew Litton, conductor. 2007. Hyperion CDA67555

Chandos:

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2 "Antar"; Symphony No. 3; Capriccio espagnol; Russian Easter Overture; Piano Concerto; Sadko. Geoffrey Tozer (piano), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Chandos 6613 CD

Nkf:

  • Bull: Herdgirl's Sunday, Bergen Symphony Orchestra with Arve Tellefsen. Conducted by Karsten Andersen (1995) ASIN: B0000044TC

Simax:

  • Ludvig Irgens-Jensen – Japanischer Frühling; Passacaglia; Pastorale religioso; Canto d'omaggio, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ragnhild Heiland Sorensen (soprano), Eivind Aadland (conductor) Simax 1164 CD

Virgin Classics:

  • Bolero: French & Russian Orchestral Favorites, Dmitri Kitajenko (conductor) ASIN: B000059LOF
  • Classical Dreams: Music to Inspire; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, et al. ASIN: B00005Q467
  • Grieg: Piano Concerto – Sonata Op. 7, Lyric Pieces Opp. 43, 54 & 65, Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) #61745 (2000) ASIN: B00004LCAV
  • Grieg: Symphonic Dances Op64; Funeral March in Memory of Richard Nordraak, Dmitri Kitajenko (conductor) (2000) ASIN: B000026CIK

Decca:

  • Grieg: Symphony in c minor, Karsten Andersen (conductor) (the orquesta appears on the record as Bergen Symphonic Orchestra) Decca SXDL 7537

Other:

References

  1. ^ "Et kupp for Harmonien". Norwegian Radio (NRK). 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  2. ^ "Edward Gardner to head the Bergen Philharmonic". Gramophone. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  3. ^ Britt Sørensen (2017-01-05). "Edward Gardner får fornyet kontrakt med BFO". Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  4. ^ "Edward Gardner forlenger med Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester" (Press release). Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  5. ^ "Edward Gardner forlenger kontrakten med Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester" (Press release). Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  6. ^ "Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra appoints Sir Mark Elder as Principal Guest Conductor" (Press release). Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  7. ^ "Edward Gardner named Music Director of Den Norske Opera & Ballett" (Press release). Askonas Holt. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

External links

  • Official Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra website
  • IMG Artists: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  • Spill orkester, spill! Edited by Lorentz Reitan and Reidar Storaas; A.s. John Grieg 1990; Bergen, Norway. ISBN 82-992215-0-1
  • Bergens Tidende article:

January 28, 2023
bergen, philharmonic, orchestra, norwegian, orchestra, based, bergen, principal, concert, venue, grieg, hall, orchestraformer, namedet, musicalske, selskabmusikselskabet, harmonienfounded1765locationbergen, norwayconcert, hallgrieg, hallprincipal, conductoredw. The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall Bergen Philharmonic OrchestraOrchestraFormer nameDet Musicalske SelskabMusikselskabet HarmonienFounded1765LocationBergen NorwayConcert hallGrieg HallPrincipal conductorEdward GardnerWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Chief conductors 3 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra timeline 4 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra partial discography 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit The Grieg Hall in May 2016 Established in 1765 under the name Det Musicalske Selskab The Musical Society it later changed its name to Musikselskabet Harmonien Bergen citizens often refer to the ensemble as Harmonien the Harmony After World War I there was strong interest in the major Norwegian cities of Bergen and Kristiania later Oslo in having larger orchestras In 1919 the orchestra in Bergen was reorganized to employ 40 professional full time musicians As of 2015 the orchestra has 101 musicians The orchestra has had a long tradition of playing contemporary music Ludwig van Beethoven s second symphony was performed in Bergen in the year it was published 1804 even before it was performed in Berlin Bergen born composer Edvard Grieg had close ties with the orchestra and was artistic director from 1880 to 1882 He also bequeathed a portion of his estate to a fund which continues to provide financial support for the orchestra Other composers have served as principal conductor of the orchestra including Arvid Fladmoe Johan Halvorsen Iver Holter Richard Henneberg Olav Kielland and Per Winge Composer Harald Saeverud was frequently invited to conduct his own works and the orchestra continues to commission and perform new compositions on a regular basis Other composers who have conducted their own works with the orchestra include Aaron Copland Karl Nielsen Jean Sibelius Witold Lutoslawski Lukas Foss and Krzysztof Penderecki In 1953 the Festspillene i Bergen was started and Leopold Stokowski was contracted to conduct the orchestra Other conductors at the Bergen Festival have included Eugene Ormandy and Sir Thomas Beecham American conductor Andrew Litton became principal conductor in 2003 and artistic director in 2005 In 2002 the orchestra began to record the complete orchestral works of Edvard Grieg the first Norwegian orchestra to do so Norwegian conductor Ole Kristian Ruud and the orchestra recorded the final of the 7 CDs for BIS in 2005 Litton now has the title of conductor laureate with the orchestra The orchestra s current chief conductor is Edward Gardner since October 2015 with an initial contract of 3 seasons 1 2 In January 2017 the orchestra announced the extension of Gardner s contract in Bergen through 2021 3 In September 2019 the orchestra further extended Gardner s contract through 2023 4 In June 2021 the orchestra announced a 1 year extension of Gardner s contract through July 2024 5 In November 2021 the orchestra announced the appointment of Sir Mark Elder as its next principal guest conductor effective 1 August 2022 with an initial contract of three years through 31 July 2025 6 Gardner is scheduled to conclude his tenure as chief conductor at the close of the 2023 2024 season 7 Many members of the orchestra teach at the Grieg Academy of Music which is a music conservatory within the University of Bergen Chief conductors EditSamuel Lind 1765 1769 Benjamin Ohle 1769 1770 Niels Haslund 1770 1785 Ole Pedersen Rodder 1785 1805 J Hindrich Paulsen 1805 1806 1809 1820 Mathias Lundholm 1820 1827 Ferdinand Giovanni Schediwy 1827 1844 Ferdinand August Rojahn 1856 1859 Otto Lubert 1855 1856 Ferdinand A Rojahn 1856 1859 August Fries 1859 1862 1864 1873 Amadeus Wolfgang Maczewsky 1862 1864 Richard Henneberg 1873 1875 Adolf Blomberg 1875 1878 Hermann Levi 1879 1880 Edvard Grieg 1880 1882 Iver Holter 1882 1886 Per Winge 1886 1888 Georg Washington Magnus 1892 1893 Johan Halvorsen 1893 1898 Christian Danning 1899 1901 1902 1905 Harald Heide 1907 1948 Olav Kielland 1948 1952 Carl von Garaguly 1952 1958 Arvid Fladmoe 1958 1961 Karsten Andersen 1964 1985 Aldo Ceccato 1985 1990 Dmitri Kitajenko 1990 1998 Simone Young 1998 2002 Andrew Litton 2003 2015 Edward Gardner 2015 present Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra timeline Edit1765 Det Musicalske Selskab The Musical Society established 1769 Society renamed Det Harmoniske Selskab The Harmonic Society 1770 Society has over 30 members one third are singers Thursday set as concert day 1771 Fire destroys concert locale 1773 Society rents Altona as concert locale until 1807 1774 Society has 20 instrumentalists mirroring Joseph Haydn s Esterhazy orchestra of 1766 to 1790 1783 Society engages Ole Rodder as a paid violinist 1785 Society s orchestra has 25 members 1799 Johan Henrich Poulson student of Giovanni Battista Viotti leads orchestra 1811 Society buys its own building on King Oscar s street Orchestra has c 30 members 1812 Society s members give free instruction to young musicians some of whom play in the orchestra 1818 violinist Ole Bull begins playing in the orchestra at age 8 1819 violinist Ole Bull performs Ignaz Pleyel concerto with orchestra 1820 Swede Mathias Lundholm becomes orchestra s conductor 1827 Prague born Ferdinand Giovanni Schediwy named conductor Haydn Mozart and Beethoven dominate orchestra s repertoire 1839 As a promotion the society advertises that each man can bring two women to concerts 1855 Otto Lubbert becomes musical leader 1856 Society renamed Musikselskabet Harmonien Ferdinand A Rojahn named orchestra leader First part of Haydn s Creation performed after over 100 rehearsals 1859 August Fries named conductor 1862 Musicians from Harmonien assist the 18 year old Edvard Grieg with his first concert in his home city of Bergen after his studies in Leipzig Amadeus Wolfgang Maczewsky becomes orchestra leader 1863 Edvard Grieg performs a Beethoven sonata with Maczewsky on a Society concert 1865 August Fries leads Grieg s Symphony in C Minor 1866 Felix Mendelssohn s Elijah performed with Nina Hagerup as a soloist 1870 Orchestra has 41 permanent members 1871 Johan Svendsen s Symphony in D Major is played for the first time in Bergen 1873 Richard Henneberg hired as conductor 1875 German Adolf Blomberg becomes Kapellmeister 1879 Hermann Levi hired as conductor after Grieg declines offer 1880 Edvard Grieg becomes artistic director 1881 Orchestra performs Grieg s A minor Piano Concerto with Alice Lindberg as soloist 1882 Composer Iver Holter becomes conductor 1883 Orchestra premieres Grieg s Landkjenning 1885 Johan Halvorsen hired as concertmaster 1886 Per Winge named conductor 1889 No concerts 1893 Johan Halvorsen becomes conductor During his six seasons as conductor he introduces music of Glinka Delibes Dvorak Humperdinck and Sibelius to Bergensers 1907 Death of Edvard Grieg 1908 Harald Heide becomes principal conductor Edvard Grieg s Fund established 1915 Orchestra celebrates 150th season First concert in Koncert Palaeet 1919 Orchestra reorganized and employs 40 full time musicians 1920 21 Jean Sibelius conducts his own works Symphony 2 The Swan of Tuonela and Finlandia 1923 24 Carl Nielsen conducts his own works including The Four Temperaments Orchestra premieres Harald Saeverud Symphony Nr 2 1924 25 Pierre Monteux guest conducts 1925 26 Orchestra celebrates its 160th season 1927 28 First radio broadcasts of orchestra s concerts 1930 31 Marian Anderson solos with orchestra three years before her London debut Kurt Atterberg conducts his own Symphony Nr 6 1931 32 Orchestra premieres Harald Saeverud Symphony No 3 1934 35 Karol Szymanowski featured as soloist in his own Sinfonia Concertante for piano and orchestra 1938 First Young Soloists Concert 1939 40 Orchestra holds first Worker s Concert 1941 At the orchestra s 175 year jubilee concert a Nazi mob protests against Ernst Glaser a Jew who was scheduled to perform as soloist on Ole Bull s violin He is whisked away by rescuers and the concert is cancelled after the first number 1942 43 Orchestra gives five memorial concerts for Edvard Grieg s 100 year jubilee 1943 Air raid warning interrupts season opening concert 1944 45 Concert time changed to 6 00 p m because of 9 00 curfew Orchestra holds benefit concert for victims of bombing in Laksevag 1946 47 Orchestra premieres Harald Saeverud Oboe Concerto School concert series begins 1947 48 Site for Grieg Hall selected Haakon B Wallem donates one million Norwegian Kroner to building fund 1948 Olav Kielland becomes principal conductor 1951 Orchestra employs 54 full time musicians 1952 53 Carl von Garaguly named Artistic Director 1953 Bergen International Festival begins Leopold Stokowski conducts 1953 54 Harmonien s fund for New Music established 1954 55 Eugene Ormandy guest conducts 1956 57 Orchestra premieres Egil Hovland Symphony No 2 1957 58 Orchestra premieres Geirr Tveitt Brudlaupssuiten 1958 59 Arvid Fladmoe becomes Artistic Director Orchestra employs 60 full time musicians 1961 62 Pierre Monteux guest conducts 1962 63 Orchestra has first international tour to Copenhagen Denmark 1964 Karsten Andersen becomes principal conductor 1966 Tour to the U S A under the name Norwegian Festival Orchestra Orchestra celebrates 200th season Karsten Andersen named Artistic Director 1968 King Olav V of Norway lays cornerstone of the Grieg Hall 1969 70 Orchestra premieres Ragnar Soderlind Polaris 1970 71 Lukas Foss conducts Rileys in C Orchestra tours England 1972 73 Orchestra tours Germany Orchestra premieres Magnar Am Bon 1974 75 Orchestra premieres Allan Pettersson Symphony No 11 1975 76 Aaron Copland conducts his own works 1976 77 Orchestra premieres Ketil Hvoslef Cello Concerto 1978 Orchestra moves to the Grieg Hall 1979 80 Orchestra tours Tallinn Moscow and Leningrad Antal Dorati guest conducts 1980 81 Witold Lutoslawski conducts his own works Dmitri Kitajenko conducts orchestra for first time Orchestra employs 72 full time musicians 1982 83 Krzysztof Penderecki conducts his own works Aldo Ceccato conducts orchestra for first time 1984 85 Orchestra tours Belgium and France 1985 Aldo Ceccato becomes principal conductor 1986 Name changed to Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester Orchestra employs 83 full time musicians 1989 Orchestra employs 89 full time musicians 1990 Dmitri Kitajenko becomes principal conductor 1997 Lorentz Reitan becomes managing director 1998 Simone Young becomes principal conductor 2000 Krzysztof Penderecki and Luciano Berio each conduct their own works 2002 Orchestra tours Austria Bregenz Salzburg Vienna and Graz and Croatia Zagreb with Spanish conductor Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos 2003 Andrew Litton becomes principal conductor takes orchestra on tour to Spain 2005 Andrew Litton named artistic director Orchestra celebrates its 240th season Litton leads European tour with concerts in Udine Ljubljana Zagreb Rome Vienna and Innsbruck 2006 Orchestra roster increased to 98 musicians Orchestra goes on strike during Bergen International Festival Sten Cranner becomes managing director 2007 Touring to the Concertgebouw Amsterdam Birmingham Symphony Hall and Royal Albert Hall PROMS London with Boris Berezovsky as piano soloist 12 concert tour of the US including Carnegie Hall New York Soloist Andre Watts piano 2008 Concert at Musikverein Vienna Soloist Johannes Moser cello Three concert tour of Poland Estonia and Sweden with soloist Nikolaj Znaider violin Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra partial discography EditBIS records Peter Tchaikovsky and Alexander Glazunov Violin Concertos Vadim Gluzman violin Andrew Litton conductor Peter Tchaikovsky Swan Lake The Sleeping Beauty The Nutcracker Neeme Jarvi conductor Edvard Grieg The Complete Orchestral Music BIS CD 1740 42 8cds Ole Kristian Ruud conductor Kalevi Aho Concerto for Contrabassoon and Orchestra Lewis Lipnick contrabassoon Andrew Litton conductor BIS CD 1574 2007 Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Andrew Litton conductor BIS SACD Edvard Grieg Olav Trygvason Orchestral Songs Ole Kristian Ruud conductor Solveig Kringelborn soprano Ingebjorg Kosmo mezzo soprano Trond Halstein Moe baritone Marita Solberg soprano Bergen Philharmonic Choir Kor Vest Voci Nobili 2006 BIS SACD 1531 Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Suites Ole Kristian Ruud conductor 2006 BIS SACD 1591 Edvard Grieg Holberg Suite Music for Strings Ole Kristian Ruud conductor 2005 BIS SACD 1491 Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt The Complete Incidental Music May 2005 SACD 1441 42 Arvo Part Spiegel im Spiegel April 2005 CD 1434 Edvard Grieg Sigurd Jorsalfar March 2004 SACD 1391 Edvard Grieg Orchestral Dances May 2003 SACD 1291 Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto February 2003 SACD 1191 Benjamin Britten The Young Person s Guide to the Orchestra January 1989 CD 420 Robert Schumann Symphonies No 3 amp No 4 re orchestrated by Gustav Mahler January 1988 CD 394 Robert Schumann Symphonies No 1 amp No 2 re orchestrated by Gustav Mahler January 1987 CD 361 Eduard Tubin Symphony No 4 January 1986 CD 227 also available in a compilation of the Tubin symphonies CD 1402 04Hyperion Eyvind Alnaes and Christian Sinding Piano Concertos Piers Lane piano Andrew Litton conductor 2007 Hyperion CDA67555Chandos Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov Symphony No 1 Symphony No 2 Antar Symphony No 3 Capriccio espagnol Russian Easter Overture Piano Concerto Sadko Geoffrey Tozer piano Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Chandos 6613 CDNkf Bull Herdgirl s Sunday Bergen Symphony Orchestra with Arve Tellefsen Conducted by Karsten Andersen 1995 ASIN B0000044TCSimax Ludvig Irgens Jensen Japanischer Fruhling Passacaglia Pastorale religioso Canto d omaggio Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Ragnhild Heiland Sorensen soprano Eivind Aadland conductor Simax 1164 CDVirgin Classics Bolero French amp Russian Orchestral Favorites Dmitri Kitajenko conductor ASIN B000059LOF Classical Dreams Music to Inspire Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Bournemouth Sinfonietta et al ASIN B00005Q467 Grieg Piano Concerto Sonata Op 7 Lyric Pieces Opp 43 54 amp 65 Leif Ove Andsnes piano 61745 2000 ASIN B00004LCAV Grieg Symphonic Dances Op64 Funeral March in Memory of Richard Nordraak Dmitri Kitajenko conductor 2000 ASIN B000026CIKDecca Grieg Symphony in c minor Karsten Andersen conductor the orquesta appears on the record as Bergen Symphonic Orchestra Decca SXDL 7537Other References Edit Et kupp for Harmonien Norwegian Radio NRK 2013 02 19 Retrieved 2015 10 10 Edward Gardner to head the Bergen Philharmonic Gramophone 2013 02 18 Retrieved 2015 10 10 Britt Sorensen 2017 01 05 Edward Gardner far fornyet kontrakt med BFO Bergens Tidende Retrieved 2017 01 05 Edward Gardner forlenger med Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester Press release Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 6 September 2019 Retrieved 2019 09 07 Edward Gardner forlenger kontrakten med Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester Press release Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 17 June 2021 Retrieved 2021 06 17 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra appoints Sir Mark Elder as Principal Guest Conductor Press release Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 15 November 2021 Retrieved 2021 11 16 Edward Gardner named Music Director of Den Norske Opera amp Ballett Press release Askonas Holt 1 February 2022 Retrieved 2022 02 02 External links EditOfficial Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra website IMG Artists Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Archived 2007 09 28 at the Wayback Machine BIS Records Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Spill orkester spill Edited by Lorentz Reitan and Reidar Storaas A s John Grieg 1990 Bergen Norway ISBN 82 992215 0 1 Bergens Tidende article Lorentz takker av Music Information Centre Norway Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra amp oldid 1134524059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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