Music

Kaizers Orchestra is a six piece, theatrical alternative rock band and the one of the most groundbreaking bands to come out of the recent Norwegian music scene. The band draws inspiration from a broad range of musical genres, and their live performances have gained them a reputation for being both thrilling and unpredictable. Their music flows through ever changing moods, smooth grooves,... Read more

Make sure to catch the famous Norwegian rock’n’roll band Turbonegro, when they play at Irving Plaza the 18th of May. The band just released their new album Sexual Harrasment and will start their tour all over the United States with their performance in New York City. Read more

Tuesday May 21 Per Brevig conducts Strathmere Festival Orchestra in an all haydn program. The performance will be held in Church of Saint Joseph at 8 PM. Read more

Nordic Jazz kicks off on Friday June 20th with the Norwegian band Christian Wallumrød Ensemble.Twins Jazz will host 5 concerts featuring some of the best jazzmusicians from the Nordic region. Read more

Norwegian and New York based singer/songwriter Kjersti Kveli together with her band the KK GROUP, will joyfully give their annual concert at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church on Wednesday April 24th – at 7pm. There will be gifts, surprises and very importantly: very special guests – The Bell Cycle! Consisting of cellist Isabel Castellvi and guitarist and vocalist Rob Chamberlain. Read more

A grand operetta in the truest sense, Song of Norway pays homage to the music and story of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg with the perfect combination of thrilling melodies, brilliant lyrics, humor and romance. The Collegiate Chorale will give Wright and Forrest's 1944 classic a fresh and festive presentation on April 30, 6:30 pm at Carnegie Hall, featuring Broadway talents Jason Danieley,... Read more

“Camilla Ediassen and Friends” come together in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on April 4 at 8 PM. They will perform a varied program of music by Russian, Norwegian, American, and Scottish composers. Soprano Camilla Ediassen, flutist Ingrid Holmen and pianist Erling Erikson makes the Norwegian Trio. Read more

The hardcore favorites of Kvelertak will be playing in NYC at Webster Hall on the National Day of Norway, on May 17. The band is going on an extended U.S. tour this spring, joined by the metal bands Cancer Bats and Black tusk. Equally loved by fans and critics, Kvelertak is known for their high energy shows and performing with Norwegian lyrics. Kvelertak (meaning stranglehold or chokehold) is a... Read more

Eivind Opsvik is a Norwegian musician who has been based in New York over the last 15 years. Opsvik just released a fourth album with his band “Overseas” and will perform in NYC every Thursday in March at Nublu, located in the East Village on Manhattan. Two of the nights the show will feature his band “Overseas”, while the other two will show a new project called “empty lights”. All nights musi... Read more

Tor Espen Aspaas is one of the most outstanding pianists and music communicators of his generation in Norway. In 2006 he was appointed university professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music (NAoM). He will give his US debut Recital at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall March 19th at 8pm. He has chosen a program that presents gems of Norwegian piano music, with works by Edvard Grieg and Egil... Read more

Renowned Norwegian singer and performance artist Nils Bech will perform songs from and launch his new album Look Inside as part of SculptureCenter’s SC Evenings event-based public program series. For his performance at SculptureCenter, Bech will incorporate sculptural objects as props and stage elements developed by fellow artist Eirik Sæther. In addition, the composer and musician Julian Skar... Read more

Critically acclaimed Highasakite is playing two shows in NYC on March 20 and 21. The Norwegian Indie Pop band is quite busy these days, as they are ready to launch "The In and Out of Weeks EP", their first international release March 5, as well as they are playing at the SXSW Festival in Houston Texas. The two shows in NYC will be in both Brooklyn (Glasslands Gallery) and Manhattan (Mercury... Read more

Bernhoft, Marit Larsen and Karpe Diem are just some of the Norwegian acts scheduled to perform at the world’s largest industry festival in Austin, TX, March 8-12, 2013. Norwegian bands have for several years made a strong showing at the South By Southwest Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. With more than 13,000 industry representatives in attendance, the festival is a great opportunity to promot... Read more

Norwegian number one-selling singing sensation Bernhoft brings his one-man band to the US to perform at SXSW as well as Joe’s Pub in Manhattan and Glasslands in Brooklyn. Bernhoft is taking the world by storm. He has already performed on major international TVs like French Taratata, US Ellen De Generes, German Harald Schmidt Show and many more. Read more

For the very first time pianist and composer Aksel Kolstad will perform one his small Edvard Munch concert-reflections through a musical and creative perspective in NYC. The concert reflects his interpretation of Edvard Munch's art and paintings. Kolstad makes music that accompanies Munch`s art and tells stories inspired from the parts of Munch`s life seldom told. The material is based on stori... Read more

Sondre Lerche will play a special concert as a part of the American Songbook series of concerts. The performance will feature a string quartet, band and songs from his entire songbook. Lerche is one of the most intriguing young singer-songwriters working today, melding jazzy folk and punchy pop sounds with an engaging melodic instinct, and vivid lyricism. After early success in his native Norwa... Read more

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten is a Norwegian bassist active in the jazz and free jazz genres. This January he will be playing several concerts in New York City and Chicago. Check out dates and venues below. Read more

A packed house attended the world premiere of Kjell Habbestads “The Munch Suite” at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. sunday. The concert was the official kick-off for The International Munch Year 2013 – in celebration of the 150 anniversary of the birth of the famous Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. Read more

As his only appearance during his early spring tour of 2013, the disco-inspired Todd Terje will be playing in New York on January 31. He is one of Norway's leading DJs and producers within the field of electronic dance music. Read more

The progressive black metal band Enslaved heads out on an extensive North American tour in January 2013. The will round up this tour in New York February 22. at Bowery Ballroom. Read more