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2001 In Norwegian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2001 in Norwegian music. Events January * 19 – The 20th annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway (January 19 – 20). * 25 – The 4th Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 25 – 28). February * 2 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 2 – 17). * 22 – The annual By:Larm started in Trondheim, Norway (March 22 – 25). March * , 16 – The Oslo Kirkemusikkfestival started in Oslo, Norway (March 16 – 25). April * 6 ** The 28th Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (April 6 – 8). ** Stein Inge Brækhus was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2003. * 7 – Eldbjørg Raknes performs the commissioned work ''So much depends upon a red wheel barrow'' for Vossajazz. * 30 – Ole Blues started in Bergen (April 30 – May 4). May * 9 – The 12th MaiJazz started in Stavanger, Norway (May 9 – 13). * 23 ** The 29th Nattjazz 2001 started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 2). ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nattjazz
Bergen International Jazz Festival or Nattjazz, is one of the largest jazz festivals of Norway. The festival has a musical profile with an emphasis on ethnic and contemporary jazz. It is held annually in late May, coinciding with Festspillene i Bergen, and is located at Verftet in Bergen. Biography The festival was arranged for the first time in 1972 at ''Håndverkeren'' in Bergen (now closed). It moved to ''Studentsenteret'' in 1978 (now demolished and rebuilt), and eventually to ''USF Verftet'' in 1994. In 2012 Nattjazz was held in different localities in ''Vågsbunnen'' because of the reconstructions of ''USF Verftet''. During the course of the festival most concerts are held indoors, but with some outdoor concerts too. The festival has also collaborated with other events, such as Festspillene i Bergen in Grieghallen. Inside the ''USF Verftet'' there have been concerts on four different stages and the public bought admission to the house, not to individual concerts. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trondheim Kammermusikk Festival
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and was the fourth largest urban area. Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the River Nidelva. Among the major technology-oriented institutions headquartered in Trondheim are the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), and St. Olavs University Hospital. The settlement was founded in 997 as a trading post, and it served as the capital of Norway during the Viking Age until 1217. From 1152 to 1537, the city was the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros; it then became, and has remained, the seat of the Lutheran Diocese of Nidaros, and the site of the Nidaros Cathedral. It was incorporated in 1838. The current municipality was for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
