What is — På 123?

På 123, 1-2-3… is an annual, classical minifestival which offers an in-depth exploration of one composer over three days, in an intimate setting. The musicians and performing artists are of international calibre, chosen from different aspects of the cultural sector and from different age-groups. An inclusive, inspiring and heart-warming weekend!

Each year we choose one composer, and carefully find repertoire, stories, ideas, and texts to weave into a festival programme. We hope that everyone will leave our festival with a deeper knowledge of both the person and their music, while having been part of a journey together with the performers and the rest of the audience in a very special setting.

We include children and teenagers on our journey of exploration. The Engegård Quartet has close contact with the neighbourhood orchestra Nordberg String Orchestra, and several exciting young talents in Oslo and beyond.

This year’s special edition:

Beethoven trilogi

Ludwig van Beethoven — perhaps the greatest of them all for the Engegård Quartet — died on 26 March 1827. In the anniversary year of 2027, the quartet will mark the 200th anniversary of his death with, not one, but three classical mini-festivals devoted to Beethoven’s early, middle and late periods.

World–class musicians will come to Oslo to interpret his music, while the Engegård Quartet itself will perform all 16 of Beethoven’s string quartets - a body of work that transformed the history of the string quartet. We promise full immersion, fresh perspectives on music you for sure know and love, and discoveries capable of surprising even the most seasoned Beethoven listener.

Early Beethoven på 123
22nd-24th January

Nynorskenshus

Middle Beethoven på 123
30th April-2nd May 2027

University´s aula + Sentralen

Late Beethoven på 123
12th - 14th November 2027

Gamle Aker church