The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, known in Norwegian as Kringkastingsorkestret, is
a Norwegian radio orchestra founded in 1946 in Oslo as part of the Norwegian
Broadcasting Corporation. The orchestra began with 24 musicians under its first
principal conductor, Øivind Bergh, who led the ensemble until 1976. Sverre
Bruland succeeded Bergh, serving from 1976 to 1988 and emphasizing contemporary
Norwegian music. The orchestra performs annually at the Nobel Peace Prize
Concert, provided backing for the Eurovision Song Contest when hosted in Norway
in 1986 and 1996, and has recorded for l...