Arne Nordheim

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The European trail begins in Warsaw, where Nordheim received many new stimuli during his successive visits to the Warsaw Autumn festival and during his work at the Polish Radio Experimental Studio. Many of his works have been performed in the Polish capital and in several other cities of Poland.

In Germany, it is mainly Nordheim’s ballet music that has been played. In the Netherlands, Amsterdam was particularly significant for the composer. It was here that he first heard the Concertgebouw orchestra, which later performed his works and commissioned music from him.

Through the ISCM’s Music Days, organised in various places in Europe, Nordheim made contact with colleagues and organisers of musical life who propagated his music in their festivals. In many of his works, the composer used Italian texts; hence they have often been performed in Italy.

A prime mover in propagating Nordheim’s music in the UK has been the BBC, for example broadcasting concerts from the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. (jc)

Arne Nordheim receive in Trento Prix Italia in 1980. Phot. Ranveig Getz Nordheim
Arne Nordheim, tegning Arne Nøsta, 1988. The Arne Nordheim Centre.
Arne Nordheim. The Arne Nordheim Centre.
Arne Nordheim with Józefem Patkowski (left) and Włodzimierz Kotoński (right) in Warsaw, 1970. Phot. Piotr Kotoński.
Arne Norheim in Concergebuow. Phot. Rolf M. Aagaard/Scanpix/FORUM.
BBC Television Centre at White City, West London, which opened in 1960 and closed in 2013, photo Martin Leng. (creative commons)
Beethoven Hall at Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Liederhalle, Stuttgart. (creative commons)
Concertgebouw. Phot. Leander Lammertink. (creative commons)
Concert Hall in Academy of Music. Phot. Jan Mehlich.
Concert hall in Concertgebouw. Phot. Hans Samsom.
Concert poster of the Józef Elsner Secondary School of Music pupils.
Concert program of the Józef Elsner Secondary School of Music pupils.
Feliks Nowowiejski Warmia and Masuria Philharmonic.
Feliks Nowowiejski Warmia and Masuria Philharmonic.
Festspielhaus in Bayreuth. Phot. Rico Neitzel (creative commons).
From the left: Witold Lutosławski, Arne Nordheim, Ewa Michalska, Moeck Verlag representative, Sonia Serocka, Włodzimierz Kotoński, (1983?). Phot. Piotr Kotoński.
Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music. Phot. Jan Mehlich.
Konzerthaus in Freiburg. Phot. Étienne Winkelmuller, edited by Takuro Kato (creative commons).
Main Town Hall in Gdańsk (entrance). Phot. Starscream. (creative commons)
Main Town Hall in Gdańsk. Phot. Starscream. (creative commons)
Netherlands Dance Theatre. Phot. Ralf Roletschek - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de (creative commons).
Requiem of Reconciliation, CD cover.
Rokokotheater in Schwetzingen. Phot. Andreas Praefcke (creative commons).
Rudnik and Claesson. Phot. Harald Herresthal.
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg during Autosymphonic am Mannheimer Wasserturm. Phot. Quadratestadt Mannheim (creative commons).
Teatro La Fenice (facade. Phot. Didier Descouens. (creative commons)
Teatro La Fenice (Sala Grande). Phot. Pavel Krok, 2005. (creative commons)
Warsaw Autumn 1965, design: Wojciech Zamecznik.
Warsaw, Polskie Radio, Al. Niepodległości 77/85. Phot. Daniel Koć (creative commons)
Württemberg State Opera in Stuttgart. Phot. Schlaier (creative commons).

Route	Route type
Bergen	Regional
Europe	Regional
Israel	Regional
Japan and USA	Regional
Larvik, Stavern	Local
Oslo I	Local
Oslo II	Local
Stockholm, Copenhagen	Local
Trondheim, Lillehammer, Brekstad, Skjeberg	Regional