Oslo Concert Hall
Concert hall of 1977 in Vika, home of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and a wide popular programme.
Oslo Concert Hall opened on 22 March 1977 in the Vika district, after a design by the Swedish architect Gosta Abergh. The building is faced in polished Norwegian granite and stands on Johan Svendsens plass, with sculpture set around the approach. Its Main Hall seats about 1,400 and was built specifically for symphonic music, while a smaller hall and the Roverstaden rooms beneath the building take chamber concerts, club nights and private functions.
The hall is the home of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, whose chief conductor is Klaus Makela, and the orchestra gives concerts there through a season running from August to May. Alongside the symphonic programme the hall presents jazz, rock, world music, film music and family concerts, so the calendar mixes international orchestras and soloists with touring popular acts. New concerts are announced roughly every week during the season, and the hall is also used for prize ceremonies and other public events.
Highlights
- Main Hall seating about 1,400, built for symphonic music
- Home of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, season from August to May
- Granite-faced building of 1977 by the Swedish architect Gosta Abergh
- Roverstaden rooms below the hall used for club concerts and events
