18/06/2007 :: Edvard Grieg’s birthday on June 15 is celebrated worldwide with an online gig for school children. + 

13/06/2007 :: What on earth is the world famous Norwegian pianist, Leif Ove Andsnes, doing with a heavy duty grand piano of 500 kilos at the edge of a cliff? + 

This part of the programme for the Grieg anniversary will focus on Grieg’s method. Children and young people, composers, musicians and sound artists are being invited to create sound art inspired by Grieg’s method and spirit. The theme of ... + 

Edvard Grieg was born in Bergen on 15 June 1843. During his life, he gained worldwide recognition as a composer. Although small in stature, he had a great artistic heart that beat for justice, truth and solidarity. He sought to build up a ... + 

Edvard Grieg’s humanism is reflected in his creed: “One must first be a human being. All true art grows out of that which is distinctively human.” The Grieg anniversary will focus on Grieg the humanist. Edvard Grieg was a defender of ... +