Risør Kammermusikkfest
Risør kammermusikkfest or the Risør Chamber Music Festival is an annually occurring festival in Risør (town), Risør, Norway. It was established in 1991 by Bernt Lauritz Larsen from Risør, in collaboration with Lars Anders Tomter. From 1992 Leif Ove Andsnes entered as artistic director with Tomter. Turid Birkeland, former Norwegian Culture minister, replaced Bernt Lauritz Larsen as festival manager in 2004. After a tour to Brussels, London and New York in 2010, Birkeland and Andsnes resigned, and Henning Kraggerud entered as new artistic director with Tomter. At the same time, the festival entered into a collaboration with the Det Norske Kammerorkester. DNK's director Per Erik Kise Larsen became the festival director, the orchestra became a permanent festival orchestra, and the festival and orchestra received joint administration. This scheme ended in 2016. Erik Kise Larsen was terminated as festival director, and Henning Kraggerud and Lars Anders Tomter both joined as artisti ...
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Risør Kirke 2
is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located on the Skagerrak coast in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of Risør municipality is the Risør (town), town of Risør. There are many villages in Risør such as Akland, Bossvika, Fie, Norway, Fie, Hødnebø, Krabbesund, Moen, Aust-Agder, Moen, Nipe, Røysland, Sandnes, Risør, Sandnes, Sivik, Søndeled (village), Søndeled, and Stamsø. Risør is a tourist destination, and the surrounding area includes many small lakes and hills. Together with its coastline, Risør is known for its tourist attractions such as the wooden boat festival which is staged during the first week of August every year. It also has a growing reputation as the regional capital of arts and crafts, which culminates in the "Villvin-festival" during the summer holiday. The municipality is the 302nd largest by area out of the 356 mun ...
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