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| Barratt Due Institute of Music | |
|---|---|
| Name | Barratt Due Institute of Music |
| Native name | Barratt Due musikkinstitutt |
| Established | 1927 |
| Type | Conservatory |
| City | Oslo |
| Country | Norway |
Barratt Due Institute of Music is a conservatory and music school in Oslo, Norway, founded in 1927 by Mary Barratt Due and Henrik Adam Due. The institute has influenced Norwegian musical life through training performers and educators linked to institutions such as Oslo Philharmonic, Norwegian National Opera, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edvard Grieg, Arne Nordheim, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Oslo Cathedral Choir.
The institute was founded in 1927 by Mary Barratt Due, Henrik Adam Due and developed during the interwar period alongside institutions like Royal Norwegian Opera, University of Oslo and cultural movements associated with Edvard Grieg and Edvard Munch. Throughout the mid-20th century the institute interacted with figures such as Ole Bull, Christian Sinding, Waldemar Johnsen and participated in festivals like Bergen International Festival and Oslo International Chamber Music Festival. Postwar expansion paralleled collaborations with Nordic Council initiatives, connections to Sibelius Academy, Royal College of Music, Stockholm and exchanges involving Leonard Bernstein, Igor Stravinsky and Benjamin Britten. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries the institute engaged with networks including European Union Youth Orchestra, Council of Europe music education programs, projects with University of Cambridge and commissions by composers such as Henrik Hellstenius, Rolf Wallin and Nils Henrik Asheim.
The institute's campus in central Oslo includes performance spaces and teaching studios situated near landmarks like Karl Johans gate, Oslo City Hall and Royal Palace, Oslo. Facilities have hosted collaborations with ensembles such as Oslo Sinfonietta, KORK (Norwegian Radio Orchestra), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and visiting artists from Juilliard School, Conservatoire de Paris and Curtis Institute of Music. Practice rooms and concert halls support repertoire from composers including J.S. Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Frédéric Chopin and Dmitri Shostakovich.
The institute offers programs from preschool level through advanced studies, including curricula aligned with conservatories like Royal Academy of Music, London and certification frameworks used by Norwegian Academy of Music and Sibelius Academy. Courses span instrumental tuition for violinists linked to traditions of Fritz Kreisler and Joseph Joachim, piano studies influenced by Artur Schnabel and Glenn Gould, chamber music coaching referencing ensembles like Amadeus Quartet and Guarneri Quartet, and pedagogy training comparable to programs at Royal College of Music. Student exchanges have involved institutions such as Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, Moscow Conservatory and New England Conservatory.
Administration has included directors and administrators connected to figures like Arve Tellefsen, Norbert Balatsch, Bjørn Kruse and Knut Nystedt; governance interacts with municipal bodies in Oslo and national arts councils such as Norwegian Arts Council. Faculty have included performers and pedagogues from lineages tracing to Carl Flesch, Ivan Galamian, Dorothy DeLay and composers such as Jón Leifs. Visiting professors and masterclass leaders have included Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lang Lang, Gidon Kremer, Leif Ove Andsnes and Truls Mørk.
Alumni and faculty have gone on to careers with Los Angeles Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and solo careers performing with conductors like Marin Alsop, Valery Gergiev, Daniel Barenboim and Simon Rattle. Notable names associated include Leif Ove Andsnes, Truls Mørk, Arve Tellefsen, Håvard Gimse, Ragnhild Hemsing, Tine Thing Helseth, Ingrid Lorentzen, Anja Garbarek and Mari Samuelsen.
The institute presents regular concerts, chamber series and youth orchestras collaborating with organizations such as Oslo Kammermusikkfestival, Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival, Nordic Music Days and ensembles including Rikskonsertene, Ars Nova Oslo and Oslo Philharmonic Choir. Repertoire spans early music related to Heinrich Schütz and Claudio Monteverdi through contemporary work by Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Bjørn Kruse and Arne Nordheim. Student ensembles have toured to venues like Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Tonhalle and festivals such as Edinburgh International Festival.
The institute and its affiliates have received honors connected to prizes and institutions like the Spellemannprisen, Nordic Council Music Prize, King's Medal of Merit (Norway), Grieg Prize and recognition from bodies such as UNESCO and national ministries parallel to awards given to artists like Edvard Grieg and Johan Svendsen. Faculty and alumni have won competitions including International Tchaikovsky Competition, Queen Elisabeth Competition, Chopin International Piano Competition and ARTE's European Young Musician.
Category:Music schools in Norway Category:Conservatoires Category:Education in Oslo