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10–19 September 2026

Ultima Context

15–25 September 2021

The Ultima Festival’s programme for anyone wanting to get deeper into the music and the ideas behind it.

Check out the full festival programme.

24 September 2021
Extended Composition: What Can Music Be?
A seminar exploring various ways contemporary music is absorbing new types of materials and methods.
Context
Seminar
Litteraturhuset
24 September 2021
Pre-concert Talk: Spaghetti Sounds: a Secret History
Pre-concert talk
Context
Talk
Sentralen
23 September 2021
"Jordens sang" and the absence of critical debate
Panel (in Norwegian)
Context
Sentralen
22 September 2021
Post-concert talk: The Shimmering Sound World of Ryoji Ikeda
Conversation on stage after the performance
Context
Talk
Black Box teater
21 September 2021
Developing Critical Practice
Cultural criticism will achieve more than ever if it includes more voices, and aims to reach more segments and areas of society.
Context
Talk
Sentralen
21 September 2021
Pascale Criton: Portrait of a Composer
French composer Pascale Criton in conversation with Hild Borchgrevink
Context
Talk
nyMusikk
20 September 2021
Three Dimensional Sound: A Notam Seminar
What is three dimensional sound?
Context
Seminar
Sentralen
20 September 2021
Post-performance talk: SÅLE
Anna C. Nordanstedt and Nadege Kuwayo in conversation with Ellen Ugelvik
Context
Talk
HL-senteret
19 September 2021
Post-concert talk: Torsketromming
John Andrew Wilhite-Hannisdal, Bálint Laczkó and Rebekah Oomen in conversation
Context
Talk
Sentralen
18 September 2021
Warm up: Ambient Afternoon
Context
Lecture
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
18 September 2021
Film: The Outsider - The Story of Harry Partch
Context
Film and animation
Sentralen
18 September 2021
Introducing the Harry Partch Instrumentarium
A must for all fans of contemporary music!
Context
Den Norske Opera & Ballett
17 September 2021
Symposium: Islands On the Move
Context
Symposium
Sentralen
16 September 2021
Lage Musikk: Stine Janvin in conversation with Torgny Amdam
Context
Talk
Sentralen
16 September 2021
Post-concert talk: Composer Jennifer Walshe
Post-concert talk with composer Jennifer Walshe and Rob Young
Context
Talk
Den Norske Opera & Ballett
Thursday 16/09
16:00 Sentralen
Lage Musikk: Stine Janvin in conversation with Torgny Amdam
20:00 Den Norske Opera & Ballett
Post-concert talk: Composer Jennifer Walshe
Post-concert talk with composer Jennifer Walshe and Rob Young
Friday 17/09
11:00 Sentralen
Symposium: Islands On the Move
Saturday 18/09
13:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Warm up: Ambient Afternoon
Few tickets left
18:30 Sentralen
Film: The Outsider - The Story of Harry Partch
21:30 Den Norske Opera & Ballett
Introducing the Harry Partch Instrumentarium
A must for all fans of contemporary music!
Sunday 19/09
17:30 Sentralen
Post-concert talk: Torsketromming
John Andrew Wilhite-Hannisdal, Bálint Laczkó and Rebekah Oomen in conversation
Few tickets left
Monday 20/09
12:00 Sentralen
Three Dimensional Sound: A Notam Seminar
What is three dimensional sound?
Sold out
18:40 HL-senteret
Post-performance talk: SÅLE
Anna C. Nordanstedt and Nadege Kuwayo in conversation with Ellen Ugelvik
Tuesday 21/09
15:30 Sentralen
Developing Critical Practice
Cultural criticism will achieve more than ever if it includes more voices, and aims to reach more segments and areas of society.
17:00 nyMusikk
Pascale Criton: Portrait of a Composer
French composer Pascale Criton in conversation with Hild Borchgrevink
Wednesday 22/09
19:45 Black Box teater
Post-concert talk: The Shimmering Sound World of Ryoji Ikeda
Conversation on stage after the performance
Thursday 23/09
13:30 Sentralen
"Jordens sang" and the absence of critical debate
Panel (in Norwegian)
Few tickets left
Friday 24/09
11:00 Litteraturhuset
Extended Composition: What Can Music Be?
A seminar exploring various ways contemporary music is absorbing new types of materials and methods.
Sold out
20:00 Sentralen
Pre-concert Talk: Spaghetti Sounds: a Secret History
Pre-concert talk
Black Box teater
Den Norske Opera & Ballett
HL-senteret
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Litteraturhuset
Sentralen
nyMusikk

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Øvre Slottsgate 3
0157 Oslo

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Postboks 183 Sentrum
0102 Oslo

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