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ALBUMNielsen: Flute Concerto, Symphony No. 3, Pan and SyrinxAdam Walker, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner
Albums by Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
ALBUMNielsen: Flute Concerto, Symphony No. 3, Pan and SyrinxAdam Walker, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner
ALBUMGrieg: Symphonic DancesBergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner
ALBUMDelius: A Mass of LifeSir Mark Elder, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Roderick Williams
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 14Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dejan Lazić & Jan Willem de Vriend
ALBUMPer Nørgård: Orchestral WorksBergen Philharmonic Orchestra & John Storgårds
ALBUMNielsen: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 4James Ehnes, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner
ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 4Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard
ALBUMMissy Mazzoli: Dark with Excessive BrightPeter Herresthal, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, James Gaffigan, Arctic Philharmonic & Tim Weiss
ALBUMMANMADEMarius Neset, Edward Gardner & Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
ALBUMHenrik Hellstenius: Past & PresenceTora Augestad, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner
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Artist Biography
The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra has vaulted into the top rank of international symphonic ensembles with a strong commitment to contemporary music and a growing catalog of recordings.
The Philarmonic's history dates back to 1765; the Bergen Philharmonic name was adopted in 1986. The group's orientation toward new music was already evident in Beethoven's day. Edvard Grieg served as its chief conductor between 1880 and 1882. It has naturally favored Scandinavian repertory, but became more international in orientation under composer Johan Halvorsen (from 1893 to 1898). Since 1985, all the orchestra's chief conductors have been non-Norwegians.
The Philharmonic has recorded for BIS, Aurora, Hyperion, Simax, and Virgin Classics, but its most extensive and widely distributed recordings have been made for Chandos. ~ James Manheim
Hometown
Bergen, Norway
Genre
Classical