Concerts Norway

"[1] The organization had its opening concert in Hammerfest school on 4 January 1968, with artists Liv Glaser, Eva Knardahl, Kjell Bækkelund, Robert Levin, Arve Tellefsen and Aase Nordmo Løvberg.

Concerts Norway is currently under the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs, and continues to have as its primary responsibility making a variety of music and culture available to the entire country, but in a greater variety of forms than originally.

In recent years it has worked to promote new, young musicians in jazz, folk, and classical styles.

[2][3] The Oslo World Music Festival, which Concerts Norway founded in 1994, became a separate foundation at the same time.

On 16 April 2012, Turid Birkeland, like Kleveland a former Minister of Culture, became the latest Director.