The Norwegian National Youth Orchestra aims to be:
a vital and profiled performer of orchestral music
a high quality orchestra course of national scope
an important recruiting pool for the professional orchestras
The Norwegian National Youth Orchestra is known for its
high musical quality. The orchestra holds its sessions 3-4 weeks every summer in
the small town of Elverum. Three concert programs involving renowned
conductors and soloists are presented every year at the Elverum Music Festival,
as well as at other venues in Norway and abroad.
The Orchestra was founded in 1973 by three profiled
Norwegian musicians; Leif Jørgensen (former leader of the Oslo Philharmonic
Orchestra), Harry Kvebæk (former solo trumpet of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra), Karsten Andersen (former artistic director of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra).
The objective of the orchestra is, and has always been, to give young and potential professional musicians the possibility to play in a large ensemble and perform symphonic repertoire. Over the years several hundred young people have played in the orchestra, most of them are today members of professional ensembles either in Norway or abroad. The orchestra is credited for having contributed greatly to the quality of Norwegian orchestras.
Approximately 100-110 musicians are accepted every year
by audition and by applicaion. Students at music conservatories and academies
are qualified to apply. About 10 % of the orchestra are foreign students, mainly from the other Nordic countries.
Recent years the orchestra worked with renowned musicians such as:
Soloists: Leif Ove Andsnes, Truls Mørk, Solveig Kringlebotn, Håkan Hardenberger, Barbara Hendricks, Henning Kraggerud,
Anders Loguin, Eirik Raude, Ragnhild Heiland Sørensen, Håvard Gimse, Arve Tellefsen, Elisabeth Nordberg-Schulz,
Ole Edvard Antonsen, Alban Gerhardt, Marita Kvarving Sølberg, Michael Collins.
Conductors: Eivind Aadland, Joseph Swensen, Andrey Boreyko, Ole Kristian
Ruud, Rolf Gupta, Kristjan Järvi, Paavo Berglund, Marc Soustrot, Per Kristian
Skalstad, Terje Mikkelsen, George Pehlivanian, Nicolae Moldoveanu, Leon Spierer,
Carlos Spierer, Grzegorz Nowak, Hans Vonk, Ari Rasilainen, Emmanuel Krivine, Heinz Wallberg, Michel Tabachnik.
Important tours:
In 1997 the orchestra was
invited to play all the Beethoven symphonies at the 35th Beethoven Festival in
Bonn conducted by Marc Soustrot.
In 2000 the orchestra performed with pianist Håvard Gimse and conductor Ole
Kristian Ruud at Expo 2000 in Hannover and at the Young Euro Classic festival in Berlin. In 2002 the orchestra toured important Norwegian
venues with soloist Leif Ove Andsnes and conductor Ole Kristian Ruud. The
orchestra returned to Berlin and the Young Euro Classic festival in 2006 where
they received wonderful reviews. In the 2007 and 2008 NNYO features in the
programme for the European Capital of Culture, Stavanger2008, and will arrange
concerts at several of the city's concert arenas.
Artistic director: Ole Kristian Ruud
General manager: Clare Farr
Producer: Lars Igesund
Board
Trude Nordeng Rougnø (Director of the board)
Per Erik Kise Larsen
Trine Knutsen
Elise Båtnes
Per Gunnar Sveen
Torbjörn Kvist
Frøydis Odden
Knut Elias Barstad
Programme committee
Ole Kristian Ruud (Director)
Geir Inge Lotsberg
Geir Tore Larsen
Bjørg Værnes
Øyvind Gimse
Tom Vissgren
Tom Ottar Andreassen |
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Photo: Trond Husebø |
