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Violin wizard Ola Kvernberg will perform in Symphonic Django on 3 February at Cadogan Hall, London. The performance is a portrait of Django Reinhardt, the fulfillment of his own symphonic dream, featuring master guitarist Martin Taylor and Andreas Oeberg, violinists Florin Niculescu and Ola Kvernberg and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Last updated: 14/12/2011 //
The Norwegian Consulate is now temporarily housed in the building of the Embassy of Sweden. The Ambassadors of Norway and Sweden, Kim Traavik and Nicola Clase, cut the ribbon to the newly refurbished offices on 24 January.
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Last updated: 03/02/2012 //
The last few years have seen a triumphant rise in Nordic crime and now crime fiction expert Barry Forshaw is set to publish Death in a Cold Climate, a reader’s guide to Nordic Noir. The book features Jo Nesbø, one of Norway’s most successful crime writers.
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Gardar Eide Einarsson is having his first solo exhibition in the UK at Maureen Paley gallery in London. The exhibition runs from 21 January until 26 February.
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In late February, Øyafestivalen and Music Export Norway will bring the two Norwegian acts Young Dreams and Razika to London to perform two shows. In collaboration with Rough Trade, a vinyl single will also be released. The split-single is a part of a series which started with Lucy Swann and Team Me in connection with their London shows last year.
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Last updated: 30/01/2012 //
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg spoke at the International Holocaust Rememberance Day in Oslo, 27 January.
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The Department of Architecture at Strathclyde University are hosting the only Scottish exhibition featuring the unique work of one of the greatest independent architectural practices, Reiulf Ramstad Architects. The Exhibition is called Transforming Landscapes and will run from 6 February until 2 March.
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Designer Kristel Erga documents, through her design, how textile scraps can be recycled into raw material for new production. On February 7-9, Erga exhibits at the Surface Design Show at London’s Business Design Centre.
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Fresh from winning a Norwegian Grammy for the critically acclaimed album Solar Anus, Årabrot are returning to the UK in February with 8 concert dates around the country.
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