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Princess Astrid Music Award
The Princess Astrid Music Award ( no, Prinsesse Astrids musikkpris, established in 1953) is a Norway, Norwegian prize awarded to young Nordic musicians under the age of 30. The competition is sponsored by Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Princess Astrid (born 1932). The competition is held every other year (but was not held from 1968 to 1984). The competition is not held the same year as the Queen Sonja International Music Competition, which is also held every other year. Finn Audun Oftedal, the conductor of the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, first took the initiative to hold the competition. The competition is managed by the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Opera. Award winners receive diplomas and cash prizes, and the first-prize winner also receives soloist engagements or conducting engagements with the orchestra. Since 2016, the Finn Audun Oftedal Memorial Grant has been awarded to the best Norwegian participant. List of winners *1953 Kjell Bækkelund, pianist from Oslo *1956 Arve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen. The city centre and northern neighbourhoods are on Byfjorden, 'the city fjord', and the city is surrounded by mountains; Bergen is known as the "city of seven mountains". Many of the extra-municipal suburbs are on islands. Bergen is the administrative centre of Vestland county. The city consists of eight boroughs: Arna, Bergenhus, Fana, Fyllingsdalen, Laksevåg, Ytrebygda, Årstad, and Åsane. Trading in Bergen may have started as early as the 1020s. According to tradition, the city was founded in 1070 by King Olav Kyrre and was named Bjørgvin, 'the green meadow among the mountains'. It served as Norway's capital in the 13th century, and from the end of the 13th century became a bureau city of the Hanseatic Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecilie Hesselberg Løken
Cecilie is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Cecilie Broch Knudsen (born 1950), artist and rector of the Oslo National Academy of the Arts *Cecilie Henriksen (born 1986), football forward from Næstved, Denmark *Cecilie Løveid (born 1951), Norwegian novelist, playwright, lyricist and writer of children's books * Cecilie Landsverk (born 1954), Norwegian diplomat * Cecilie Leganger (born 1975), Norwegian team handball goalkeeper, World champion, Olympic medalist, European champion, etc. *Cecilie Skog (born 1974), Norwegian adventurer from Ålesund * Cecilie Tenfjord-Toftby (born 1970), Swedish Moderate Party politician *Cecilie Thomsen (born 1974), Danish actress and model * Cecilie Thorsteinsen, Norwegian team handball player * Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, Danish cyclist *''Cecilie (film)'', a 2007 Danish horror film * Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886–1954), wife of German Crown Prince William, the son of German Emperor William II *Princess Cecilie of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randi Stene
Randi Stene (born 12 April 1963) is a Norwegian opera singer and contralto from Trondheim. After her studies in Trondheim, Oslo and København, her international breakthrough came as Octavian in ''Der Rosenkavalier'' (''The Knight of the Rose'') at the Opéra Bastille in Paris in 1993. She had the same success with this role in London. Her interpretation of Silla in Hans Pfitzner's opera Palestrina at Covent Garden rocketed her to the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. As a soloist, Randi Stene has performed at BBC Proms with Esa-Pekka Salonen and at the Salzburg Festival with Philippe Herreweghe. She is also a frequent guest soloist with the symphony orchestras in the Nordic capitals. Given her base in Copenhagen and her key role within Danish opera, she was an obvious choice as a soloist at the inauguration of the new opera house in Copenhagen in the new production of Verdi's Aida. Her recordings includes songs by Hugo Alfvén, John Dowland, Edvard Grieg, Wilhelm Peterson-Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Njål Sparbo
Njål Sparbo (born May 13, 1964) is a Norwegian classical bass-baritone singer. Njål Sparbo is a merited oratorio singer with more than 50 major oratorioes on his repertoire, and he has sung leading parts in a number of opera productions. He is an advocate of contemporary music and has sung numerous world premiere performances. His solo engagements include all the major Norwegian choirs and orchestras, The Norwegian National Opera, and venues all over Europe, including Russia, the U.S., Japan and South-Korea. Sparbo has had more than 150 Lieder recitals together with Norway's leading pianists, and his recordings of " Grieg & Schubert: Songs", and Franz Schubert’s "Winterreise", have been praised. ''(Exemplary Sparbo, brilliant Schubert: ... I must give him my unreserved congratulations to a recording which leaves you with a sense of loss from the moment it ceases. It is in fact not just the work itself that so strongly spellbinds the listener in me, it is equally Sparbo's in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauge (Sokndal)
Hauge is a common Norwegian surname, commonly associated with farms. The name Hauge derives from the old Norse word ''haugr'' meaning hill, knoll, or mound. Derivatives also include Haugan and Haugen. Hauge may also refer to: People * Alfred Hauge (1876–1901), Norwegian painter * Alfred Hauge (1915–1986), Norwegian historian and author * Earl Hauge (born 1940), American politician and Lutheran minister * Cecilia H. Hauge (1905–1990), American nurse * Eivind Hiis Hauge (born 1937), Norwegian physicist * Frederic Hauge (born 1965), Norwegian environmental activist * Gabriel Hauge (1914–1981), American bank executive, author and economist * Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771–1824), Norwegian revivalist lay preacher * Hans Nilsen Hauge (1853–1931), Norwegian politician * Harald Hauge (born 1984), Norwegian football defender * Jens Christian Hauge (1915–2006), Norwegian World War II resistance fighter and politician * Jens Petter Hauge (born 1999), Norwegian footballer who pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodil Arnesen
Bodil Victoria Arnesen (19 April 1967 in Harstad) is a Norwegian operatic soprano who studied music in Stavanger and Munich. Arnesen has had opera and concert engagements in Europe, USA and Asia and has recorded several albums. She has been awarded several music awards. Prizes *1989: Princess Astrid Music Prize *1990: ARD International Music Competition *1991: Kirsten Flagstad Prize *1994: Mirjam Helin International singing competition *2000: Griegprisen Discography (selection) *1994: ''Alnæs: Songs'' *1997: ''Grieg: Songs'' *1998: ''Sinding: Songs'' *2000: ''Julens Beste'' *2001: ''Det er jul'' *2003: ''Fader Vår, mine beste salmer'' *2006: ''Con Sentimento'' *2009: ''Voice in the air'' References External links Die verschwiegene Nachtgall (The Nightingale's secret) Edward Griegon YouTube on Naxos Records Bodil Arnesen on Dacapo Records People from Harstad 1967 births Living people University of Stavanger alumni Norwegian expatriates in Germany Norwegian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Aadland
Harald or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name Harold. It may refer to: Medieval Kings of Denmark * Harald Bluetooth (935–985/986) Kings of Norway * Harald Fairhair (c. 850–c. 933) * Harald Greycloak (died 970) * Harald Hardrada (1015–1066) * Harald Gille (reigned 1130–1136) Grand Dukes of Kiev * Mstislav the Great (1076–1132), known as Harald in Norse sagas King of Mann and the Isles * Haraldr Óláfsson (died 1248) Earls of Orkney * Harald Haakonsson (died 1131) * Harald Maddadsson (–1206) * Harald Eiriksson Others * Hagrold (fl. 944–954), also known as Harald, Scandinavian chieftain in Normandy * Harald Grenske (10th century), petty king in Vestfold in Norway * Harald Klak (–), king in Jutland * Harald Wartooth, legendary king of Sweden, Denmark and Norway * Harald the Younger, 9th-century Viking leader Modern name Royalty * Harald V of Norway (born 1937), present King of Norway * Prince Harald of Denmark (1876–1949) Arts and en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodø
Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland county). Some of the notable villages in Bodø include Misvær, Skjerstad, Saltstraumen, Løding, Løpsmarka, Kjerringøy, Sørvær, and Fenes. The municipality of Bodø is located just north of the Arctic Circle and the town of Bodø is the largest urban area and town in Nordland county, and the second largest town in North Norway. The municipality is the 66th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bodø is the 19th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 52,803. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 9% over the previous 10-year period. Bodø was named one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2024. It is also home to football club Bodø/Glimt, the northernmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorunn Marie Bratlie
Jorunn is a feminine Norwegian given name. In Norse, "jór/iór" means "horse", and "unna" means "love". Alternatively, the first word may be derived from "jǫfurr", which means "king" or "chieftain", derived from a term that originally meant "wild boar elmet. Notable people with the name include: * Jorunn Hageler, Norwegian politician *Jorunn Hareide, Norwegian historian of literature *Jorunn Horgen, Norwegian windsurfer *Jorunn Johnsen, Norwegian journalist *Jorunn Kjellsby, Norwegian actress * Jorunn Økland, Norwegian theologian * Jorunn Ringstad, Norwegian politician *Jorunn Teigen, Norwegian orienteering competitor *Jórunn skáldmær Jórunn skáldmær ("poet-maiden") was a Norwegian skald active in the first half of the 10th century. Only two stanzas and three half-stanzas of her ''Sendibítr'' ("Biting message") were preserved, mostly in Snorri Sturluson's works, such as '' ..., Norwegian skald * Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Norwegian professor of sports medicine * Jórunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jørgen Larsen
Jørgen Larsen may refer to: * Jørgen Strand Larsen (born 2000), Norwegian football forward * Jørgen E. Larsen Jørgen Erik Larsen (25 July 1945 – 7 February 2020) was a Danish association football, football coach and player. He spent most of his playing career at Herfølge Boldklub, playing 197 games for the club. In 1978, he was named sports directo ... (1945–2020), Danish football coach and player * Jørgen Bent Larsen (1935–2010), Danish chess grandmaster and author {{hndis, Larsen, Jørgen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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