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Washington, D.C., Grieg celebration on BBC World Radio

BBC World Service covered an Edvard Grieg concert at the Norwegian Embassy in Washington, D.C., as part of the 100-year commemoration of the Norwegian composer's death. Listen to the report here.

6/8/2007 :: Music professor Einar Røttingen played Ballade op. 24 by Edvard Grieg at a concert and lecture at the Norwegian Ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. earlier this spring. The concert was part of the "Embassy Series" and in honor of the Grieg Year 2007.

Boston-based BBC World Service journalist April Peavey covered the Grieg concert in Washington, D.C. and filed this radio report: Grieg BBC.wma. (4 minutes)

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2007 marks a century since the death of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, and he will be commemorated in Norway and abroad through concerts and events this year.

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