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'''ULTIMA Oslo Contemporary Music Festival''' is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[music festival]] for [[Contemporary classical music|contemporary music]].
== Background ==
Ultima is Scandinavia's largest contemporary music festival, and since 1991 it has been a key arena for contemporary music and related art forms. The festival became a designated “knutepunkt” (cultural hub) in 2006 and is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs and Oslo City Council. Ultima was founded in 1990 by Helge Skansen, Geir Johnson, Knut Høyland, Jostein Simble and [[John Persen]], and is a foundation with 17 members, all of them professional cultural institutions or organisations.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://snl.no/Ultima_Oslo_Contemporary_Music_Festival |title=Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival |encyclopedia=Biography |language=no |last=Emilsen |first=Ann-Sofi S. |publisher=[[Store Norske Leksikon]] |date=2014-07-28 |access-date=2015-04-28}}</ref>
The festival takes place during September and is staged at venues all around Oslo. Throughout its twenty-year history, all kinds of locations have served as Ultima concert venues. The events are staged both in large, established venues such as the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo Concert Hall and the University of Oslo's Great Hall as well as in small clubs, shop premises, industrial premises, museums, schools and outdoors.<ref name=norway>{{cite web |url=http://www.norway.cn/News_and_events/Culture/Music/The-Ultima-Contemporary-Music-Festival-soon-to-start-in-Oslo/#.VT-BVSHtmko |title=The Ultima Contemporary Music Festival soon to start in Oslo |publisher=Norway.cn |access-date=2015-04-28}}</ref>
The Ultima Festival aims to promote artistic distinctiveness, trends and innovation and to make music of a high artistic standard accessible by everyone.
[[Haakon Magnus of Norway|His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway]] is the patron of Ultima.<ref name=snl/>
According to [[Arbeiderbladet]], in 2011 ULTIMA is the largest contemporary music festival in the [[Nordic countries]].<ref name=norway/>
== History ==
The first festival was held in the autumn of 1991.
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|ultima.no}}
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[[Category:Music festivals in Oslo]]
[[Category:Music festivals in Norway]]
[[Category:Contemporary classical music festivals]]
[[Category:Music in Oslo]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 1991]]
[[Category:Culture in Oslo]]
[[Category:Summer events in Norway]]
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