2025
Opening concert WSC 2025 (Ski-VM) – 26.2 / 27.2
Nidaros Cathedral
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, conductor Anna Maria Helsing
Nidaros Cathedral choir, conductor Karen Haugom Olsen
Nidaros boy’s choir, conductor Thomas Berg-Juul
Schola Sanctae Sunnivae, conductor Anne Kleivset
Marianne Thorsen, violin
Brita Sjöberg and Petra Bjørkhaug, organ
Gunnhild Sundli, soloist
Händel: Best of Messiah – 2.3
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Oratory Choir
TrondheimSolistene
2024
Bjørkhaug and Cozzolani – 5.10.2024
Our Lady’s Church Trondheim
Trondheim vocal ensemble
Petra Bjørkhaug, organ
Bjørkhaug and Cozzolani – 8.10.2024
Thomaskirche Leipzig
Trondheim vocal ensemble
Petra Bjørkhaug, organ
Mendelssohn: Elias – 13.10.2024
Kreuzkirche Dresden
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Singakademi Dresden
Elbland Philharmonie
Sarah Hayashi, soprano
Henriette Gödde, alto
Florian Neubauer, tenor
Ilya Silchuk, bass
Karen Haugom Olsen and Michael Käppler, conductors
Mendelssohn: Elias – 19.10.2024
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Singakademi Dresden
Trondheimsolistene
Royal Norwegian Air Force Band
Berit Nordbakken, soprano
Marianne Beate Kielland, alto
Daniel Johannsen, tenor
Florian Götz, bass
Karen Haugom Olsen and Michael Käppler, conductors
Lyskonsert
Nidaros Cathedral
Concert with light art – as part of Olavsfest (St. Olav’s Festival)
Music by Bruckner and Hovland
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Pekka Stokke, visual artist
Petra Bjørkhaug, organ
Vivaldi: Gloria
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
in cooperation with the Norwegian Choir Association
Petra Bjørkhaug, organ
Bjørkhaug: Mass (premiére)
Sunday mass on Pentecost
Nidaros Cathedral
Trondheim vocal ensemble
Petra Bjørkhaug, organ
Händel: The Messiah
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Trondheimsolistene
Eldrid Gorset, soprano
Kristina Hammarström, alto
Ola Marius Ryan, tenor
Håvard Stensvold, bass
Concert on Good Friday
Nidaros Cathedral
Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
Arias by Bach and Händel
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Irene Snuruås, soprano
Sigmund Lahn, tenor
Brita Sjöberg, organ
Knut Anders Vestad: Matteuspasjon – St. Matthew Passion
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Synnøve Brøndbo Plassen, folksinger
Erlend Tvinnereim, tenor
Brita Sjöberg, organ
Nidaros Bishop’s New Year’s Reception Concert
Nidaros Cathedral
Music by Händel, Mendelssohn and Sami Hymns
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
2023
Nidaros Bishop’s New Year’s Reception Concert
Nidaros Cathedral
Music by composers Hulbækmo, Tvete Vik, Haugom Olsen, Hustad, Bjørkhaug, Kleiberg
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Haydn: The Seven Last Words
Molde Cathdral, Nidaros Cathedral, Oppdal church
Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ
Purcell: Funeral Sentences
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Nidaros String Quartet
Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Nidaros Girls’ Choir
Orchestra: Oslo 415
Daniel Johannsen, tenor
Hilde Gjermundsen, soprano
Sunniva Eliassen, alto
Lars Brissman, bass
Halvor Melien, bass
Summer Concert: Shakespearian Sounds
Nidaros Cathedral
Music by Henry Purcell, Felix Mendelssohn, Sven-Eric Johanson, Nils Lindberg, John Tavener
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Reciter: Sheila Rosenthal
Concert tour: Timbres Nordiques
Cathédrale St. Jean-Babtiste, Lyon
Cathédrale St-Bénigne, Dijon
Abbaye de Fontenay, Morntbard
Couvent de l’Annonciation, Paris
Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim
Music by Frank Martin (Messe pour Double Choeur), Judith Weir, Hubert Parry, Petra Bjørkhaug, Ståle Kleiberg, Knut Nystedt
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Petra Bjørkhaug, Organ
Trondheim Chamber Music Festival (Kamfest)
Music by Valentyn Silverstrov, Norwegian and Ukrainian folk songs
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Kyiv Chamber Choir
MOR
Concert as part of the “Trondheim Organ Festival 2023” (Orgelfest)
Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
Petra Bjørkhaug: Sårmerkt
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Carl Rütti: Requiem
Chorus Master
Concert as part of the “Trondheim Organ Festival 2023” (Orgelfest)
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Sandefjord Chamber Choir
Bach: Christmas Oratory (part 1-3)
Schönberg: Friede auf Erden
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Service on Christmas Day
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Live TV broadcast -Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
2022
D. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
Molde Cathedral, Kirkelandet church, Oppdal church
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Petra Bjørkhaug, organ
Anna Carlsen, Baroque cello
Bach: St. John Passion
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Orchestra Oslo 415
Magnhild Korsvik, soprano
Frøydis Fegran, alto
Leif Arun-Solén, tenor
Mathias Gillebo, tenor
Olle Holmgren, bass
Lars Brissman, bass
Haydn: Stabat Mater
Nidaros Cathedral
Trondheim Vokalensemble
Erling With Åsgaard, Orgel
CD recording (part 2)
D. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Anna Carlsen, Baroque cello
Petra Bjørkhaug, organ
Ditte Marie Bræin, soprano
Martin Vanberg, tenor
Label: 2L
Opening Concert of the National Choral Festival Trondheim
Nidaros Cathedral
Music by Fjellheim und Sommerfeldt
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Georg Buljo: Kalvskinnsangen (première)
Nidaros Cathedral
Concert a spart of „St. Olav Festival 2022“ (Olavsfest)
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Marja Mortensson, Joik (Sami folksinging)
Niko Valkeapää, Joik (Sami folksinging)
Georg Buljo, Joik, Guitar, Electronics
Petra Bjøkhaug, Organ
Per Willy Aaserud, trumpet
Helge Harstad, Bass
Christian Svensson, Drums
Kim André Arnesen: Northern Lights (première)
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
TrondheimSolistene
Norwegian air defence band
„Cultural Night“ Trondheim
Nidaros Cathedral
Music in the Chapels of the Cathedral
Nidaros Domchor
Koret og lyskunstneren – the Choir and the Visual Artist
Nidaros Cathedral
Concert with light art – as part of H.R.H The Crown Prince Haakon´s conference SIKT
Music by Thomas Tallis, James MacMillan, Judith Weir, Gustav Mahler, Karen Haugom Olsen (première)
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Visual Artist: Pekka Stokke
Tromsø interationales Church Festival
Arctic Cathedral, Tromsø
Concert with music by Brahms and Sami hymns
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
French evening
Nidaros Cathedral
Daniel-Lesúr: Le Cantique des Cantiques
Jolivet: Epithalame
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Advent Concert
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Domchor
Service on Christmas Day
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Live TV broadcast -Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
2021
Lytt til stillheten! – Listen to the silence!
Nidaros Cathedral
Eva Holm Foosnes: Treets øyne (première)
Alf Hulbækmo: Ukjent morgen (première)
Musik von Arvo Pärt, John Cage und Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Kortreist
Nidaros Cathedral
Norwegian folk tunes for fiddle and choir
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Gjermund Larsen, fiddle
Runa Hestad Jenssen, soprano
Petra Bjørkhaug: Sårmerkt – Membra Jesu Nostri (Première)
Melhus Church
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
CD recording (Part 1)
Petra Bjørkhaug: Sårmerkt – Membra Jesu Nostri
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Soloist: Ditte Marie Bræin
Label: 2L
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
TrondheimSolistene
Ditte Marie Bræin, soprano
Maria Moen Nohr, alto
Ola Marius Ryan, tenor
Halvor Melien, bass
Advent Concert
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Bach: Christmas Oratory (part 1-3)
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Orchestra: Oslo 415
Hilde Gjermundsen, soprano
Astrid Nordstad, alto
Martin Vanberg, tenor
Håvard Stensvold, bass
Service on Christmas Day
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Live TV broadcast -Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
2020
Knut Anders Vestad: Matteuspasjon – St. Matthew Passion (première)
Oppdal church
Vågøy church
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Erling With Åsgaard, organ
Bach: St. Matthew Passion (cancelled due to the pandemic)
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Nidaros Girls Choir
Lautencompagney Berlin
A Service of Celebration on the Norwegian Constitution Day
Nidaros Cathedral
Live TV Broadcast -Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
HJEM – HOME A concert in time of the pandemic
Nidaros Cathedral
Choral music and conversation with Frode Forland from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Bishop Olav Fykse Tveit’s Service of Inauguration
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Live TV broadcast -Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
Fauré: Requiem
Nidaros Cathedral
Parry: Songs of Farewell
Schubert: Gesang der Geister über den Wassern
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Tonje Eero Hove, soprano
Håvard Stensvold, bass
Petra Bjørkhaug, orgel
Advent Concert
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
2019
Voices and Viols
Nidaros Cathedral
Music by William for Choir and Viols
Hubert Parry: Songs of farewell (a capella)
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Alison Crum, Roy Marks, Marie Larsen, Malu Gabard, Anna Carlsen, viols
Rise heart! Christ is risen!
Nidaros Cathedral
Music for Easter by Vaughan Williams und Benjamin Britten
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Magne Draagen, Orgel
Om fugler og flukt, fangenskap og frihet – Birds, Captivity, Flight, Freedom
Nidaros Cathedral
A Concert with Nidaros Cathedral Choir and Actor Fredrik Vildgren
Tomod Tvete Vik: Flukten valde oss
Karen Haugom Olsen: Troshavet
Alban Berg: Die Nachtigall
Sally Beamish: Bird Year
Kim André Arnesen: Even when he is silent
Arnold Schönberg: Friede auf Erden
Vivaldi: Gloria
Levanger Cultural Church
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
TrondheimSolistene
James MacMillan: Requiem (as part of „Olavsfest“ – St. Olav Festival)
Nidaros Cathedral
Chorus Master
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Trondheim Symfony Orchestra
James MacMillan, conductor
James MacMillan: Mass (as part of „Olavsfest“ – St. Olav Festival)
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Petra Bjørkhaug, Orgel
Opening Concert Trondheim Chamber Music Festival
Our Ladys Church, Trondheim
Lasse Thoresen: Mon Dieu, mon adore
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Mozart: C minor Mass
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
TrondheimSolistene
Hilde Gjermundsen, soprano
Ditte Marie Bræin, soprano
Leif Arun Solén, tenor
Florian Götz, bass
Advent Concert
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Bach: Christmas Oratory (part 1-4)
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Berit Solset, soprano
Mari Askvik, alto
Anders Dahiln, tenor
Florian Götz, bass
Service on Christmas Day
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Live TV broadcast -Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
2018
Anders Hultqvist: Tiden far i träden – a Requiem
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Trondheimssolistene
Sancta Mater
Tautra Monastery
Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
Monteverdi: Magnificat a 6 voci
Sven-Erik Bäck: Motetten
Nidaros Domchor
Judith Pacquier, zinke
Martin Wåhlberg, cello
Magne Draagen, orgel
Concert on Good Friday
Nidaros Cathedral
Music by Nystedt and Kverno
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Nidaros Cathedral Choir meets Kölner Domkantorei
Nidaros Cathedral
Music by Bach, Mendelssohn, Bo Holten, Grieg
Buxtehude: Missa Brevis
Nidaros Cathedral
Mass in Sunday Service
Nidaros Domchor
„From Wittenberg to Karasjok“
Lund Cathedral, Sweden
Bachs Motet „Jesu, meine Freude“ interleaved with musical comments from Sami Folk Music Culture
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Johan Ander Bær, joik – Sami folk song
Georg Buljo, guitar
Petra Bjørkhaug, organ
Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
Nidaros Cathedral
Petra Bjørkhaug: Tota Pulchra es (Uraufführung)
Petra Bjørkhaug: Mariavise (Uraufführung)
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Judith Pacquier, cornetto
Petra Bjørkhaug, organ
Torleif Holm, cello
Advent concert
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Erik Høsøien, lute
Petra Bjørkhaug, organ
Service on Christmas Day
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Live TV broadcast -Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
2017
Jean Langlais: Missa Solennelle
Nidaros Cathedral
Mass in Sunday Service
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Magne Draagen, organ
A Service of Celebration for the Sami People
Nidaros Cathedral
A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first Sami National Meeting
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Live TV broadcast -Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
Poulenc: Stabat Mater
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
TrondheimSolistene
Norwegian Air Defence Band
Isa Katharina Gericke, soprano
Knut Anders Vestad: Johannespasjon – St. John Passion (premiére)
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Ingeborg Longvik Reinholdt, folk song
Runa Hestad Jenssen, soprano
Øystein Stensheim, tenor
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Olavshallen Concert Hall, Trondheim
Chorus Master
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Lina Johnson, soprano
Tommy Hakala, bass
Krzysztof Urbanski, conductor
Kjell Mørk Karlsen: St. Luke Passion
Nidaros Cathedral
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Three choirs in Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral
A concert with Nidaros Cathedral Choir, Stavanger Cathedral Choir and Southern Chorale Mississippi
Yves Castagnet: Messe „Salve Regina“
Nidaros Cathedral
Mass in Sunday Service
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Magne Draagen and Øyvind Kåre Pettersen, organ
Germany Tour – Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche, Berlin
Nikolaikirche, Potsdam
Sunday Service in Thomaskirche Leipzig
Music by Reger, Bach, Grieg, Sørensen und Bäck.
Gubaidulina: Über Liebe und Hass (in Rahmen des „Olavsfest 2017“)
Nidaros Cathedral
Chorus Master
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Trondheim Symphony orchestra
Andres Mustonen, conductor
Monteverdi: Vespra della beata vergine
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Trondheim Baroque Orchestra
Hilde Gjermundsen, soprano
Ingeborg Dalheim, soprano
Sunniva Eliassen, alto
Robert Lind, tenor
Olle Holmgren, bass
A Service of Celebration for the Reformation Jubilee
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Live TV broadcast -Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
„From Wittenberg to Karasjok“
Nidaros Cathedral
Bachs Motet „Jesu, meine Freude“ interleaved with musical comments from Norwegian and Sami Folk Music Culture
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Johan Ander Bær, joik – Sami folk song
Gro Kjelleberg Solli, kveder – norwegian folk song
Jorun Marie Kværnberg, hardangerfiddle
Georg Buljo, guitar
Torleif Holm, cello
Petra Bjørkhaug, orgel
Händel: The Messiah
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Ditte Marie Bræin, soprano
Tuva Semmingsen, alto
Magnus Staveland, tenor
Håvard Stensvold, bass
Service on Christmas Day
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Live TV broadcast -Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
2016
Opening Concert – Trondheim Chamber Music Festival
Nidaros Cathedral
Music by festival composer Bent Sørensen
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Live Radio broadcast -Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
Mendelssohn and Norwegian Folk Tunes
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
Nidaros Cathedral
Trondheim Vocal Enemble
Anna Carlsen, cello
Petra Bjørkhaug, organ
Beethoven: Missa solemnis
Olavshallen Concert Hall, Trondheim
Chorus Master
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Parrott, conductor
Ich hebe meine Augen zu den Berge
Nidaros Cathedral
Music by Valen, Schubert and Schumann
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Petra Bjørkhaug, organ
Igor Strawinsky: Mass for Choir and Double Wind Quintet
Nidaros Cathedral
Mass in Sunday Service
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Norwegian Air Defence Band
The dome and the river
Nidaros Cathedral
Marcus Paus: The dome and the river
J. S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
Händel: Dixit Dominus
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Trondheim Baroque Orchestra
Ditte Marie Bræin, soprano
Sunniva Eliassen, alto
Øystein Stensheim, tenor
Olle Holmgren, bass
A Service of Celebration for H.R.H. King Harald and H.R.H Queen Sonja
25 years on the Throne
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Live TV broadcast -Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
Haydn: Missa Cellensis
Nidaros Cathedral
Mass in Sunday Service
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Opening Concert with Benny Andersson – Trondheim Organ Festival “Orgelfest”
Nidaros Cathedral
Music by Benny Andersson
Improvisations by Gunnar Idenstam und Johan Hedin
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Benny Andersson and his Folk Music Ensemble „Orsa spelmän“
Gunnar Idenstam, organ
Johan Hedin, nyckelharpe
Max Reger – as part of Trondheim Organ Festival “Orgelfest”
Nidaros Cathedral
Max Reger: Drei Motetten op. 110
Nidaros Domchor
Michael Haydn and Brahms
Nidaros Cathedral
Michael Haydn: Requiem
Brahms: Schicksalslied
Brahms: Warum ist das Licht gegeben
Brahms: Geistliches Lied
Nidaros Cathedral Choir
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Trondheim Baroque Orchestra
Bach: Christmas Oratory (part 1-3 and 6)
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Oratorio Choir
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Caroline Wettergreen, soprano
Ingeborg Gillebo, alto
Vernon Kirk, tenor
Florian Götz, bass