1. You can buy concert tickets on the Parken Kulturhus website .
2. A membership in the Friends of the Orchestra will also serve as a subscription for our concerts.
3. You can buy tickets as drop-in at the entrance to the concert venue right before the concert.
(Please note that some of the concerts are very popular and may sell out in advance. Even if the concert is sold out in advance, it is still possible to get tickets if you show up at the entrance before the concert begins. Pre-ordered tickets that are not collected will be resold.)
More information about the productions will be here.
SPRING 2025
- Parken Kulturhus -
January 18, 2025, 6:30 PM
& January 19, 2025, at 6:30 PM
Conductor: Torodd Wigum
Soloists: Eir Indrhaug and Maija Skille
With Ålesund Opera Choir
- Parken Kulturhus -
March 9, 2025, 6:30 PM
Program: Mozart Clarinet Concerto K.622
& Rakhmaninov Symphony No. 2
Conductor: Bjarte Engeset
Soloist: Björn Nyman
- Parken Kulturhus -
May 17, 2025, 7:30 PM
Program: Sinding Violin Concerto No. 1
& Svendsen Symphony No. 1
Conductor: Jan-Erik Hybertsen
Soloist: Laurens Weinhold
AUTUMN 2025
- Parken Kulturhus -
September 14, 2025, 6:30 PM
Program: Leonhard Haberl
De Freto Anguillarvm
Premiere of anniversary works:
Ålesund's history in ten tableaux
Conductor: Tom Gontier
Together with the Jugendteatret
Silje Nergård in symphonic costume
- Parken Kulturhus -
October 18, 2025, 6:30 PM
Conductor: Carl Nilsen
Verdi's Requiem
- Alesund Kirke -
November 30, 2025, 7:30 PM
Program: Verdi Requiem
Conductor: Bjarte Engeset
Soloists: Ann-Helen Moen, Astrid Nordstad,
Brother Magnus Tødenes, Magne Fremmerlid
With Ålesund Chamber Choir and Ålesund Opera Choir
Ålesund Symphony Orchestra (ÅSO) is very grateful to its friends association Orkesterets Venner . For 30 years, our friends have meant a lot to us because they support us in musical and organizational development. Thanks to the generosity and loyalty of our friends, we can today look back on the extensive performance that would not have been possible without their passion for music.
New technological possibilities have now emerged for handling annual subscriptions and ticket purchases through Parken Kulturhus. Therefore, work is now underway to create new structures in the Friends' Association.
However, you can also become a member by contacting us through the form here .
An annual membership costs 1300kr.
The Ålesund Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1945 and in its 80-year career has collaborated with some of the best musical forces in Norway: Edvard Fliflet Bræin, Ernst and Liv Glaser, Arvid Fladmoe, Karsten Andersen, Øivind Bergh, Robert Levin, Bjarte Engeset, Eivind Aadland, Truls Mørk, Eva Knardahl, Kjell Bækkelund, Henning Kraggerud, Håvard Gimse, Eivind Gullberg Jensen and others.
Ålesund Symphony Orchestra wants to be a powerhouse in the cultural life of Northwest Norway and aims to perform a wide range of music at a high artistic level. We have a fresh approach across the repertoire, from baroque to contemporary music, as well as performances of new and unknown works as part of our commitment to communicating our cultural history. We showcase the best talents and nurture future singers, musicians and conductors through our versatile concerts. By actively pursuing our socially relevant task as a communicator of art and cultural history in the region, we will help to promote, update and develop the general interest in music both regionally and nationally. Ålesund Symphony Orchestra has developed a clear and distinctive program profile, especially aimed at cultural preservation and highlighting our national musical and cultural heritage, in addition to striving to be a modern orchestral institution. We produce and present orchestral music in a variety of different constellations within a broad spectrum of artistic expressions.
The Ålesund Symphony Orchestra has approximately 65 musicians and is a so-called semi-professional symphony orchestra, a composition of professional musicians from the Ålesund String Quartet, regional musicians affiliated with several cultural schools and the Møre Musician Scheme, as well as music students and the best amateur musicians in the region.
Can you imagine playing with us?
So good!
We are always interested in getting to know new musicians.
Contact us using the form here and
Tell us a little about yourself,
which instrument(s) you play,
and when you can imagine meeting.
Here's a little practical information about how we practice:
Concerts:
Every year we usually play 11-12 concerts at various concert venues, of which Parken Kulturhus is our main venue. Most concerts are on Sunday evenings, but there may also be other times.
Practice time:
On Mondays from 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM.
We often also have rehearsals on Friday, Saturday and Sunday during concert weekends.
Practice rooms:
Most often in Parken Kulturhus, but we also occasionally have group rehearsals in other places such as the Cultural School in Ålesund.
Notes:
You will receive notes from us. Either digitally on our member page, or already printed.
Membership fee:
1600 NOK per year, but we also have various discounts.
Trial game:
For wind players, it is worth noting that a small trial game is held for new members, followed by a trial period.
Available places?
We have spaces available in the following instruments: oboe, bassoon, horn, trombone, percussion, violin, viola, cello and double bass.
We would like to say a sincere and heartfelt thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors.
You make a big difference to our business, and we are happy to have you on the team.
Ålesund Symphony Orchestra gladly accepts financial support. For companies, we can offer benefits in the form of tickets to our concerts and promotion in the orchestra's annual program and at concerts. If you wish to support the orchestra as a private individual, we recommend membership in the orchestra's Friends' Association.
Would you like to be our supporter?
The orchestra's regular sponsorship packages can be found here . It is also possible to enter into individual agreements.
Send us a message here in the contact section and we will be more than happy to respond.
