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Held in honor of the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), this annual festival is co-organized by the Oslo Grieg Society and the National Gallery, where it takes place. Grieg was heavily inspired by Norwegian folk music; perhaps his most famous work was the incidental music to Ibsen's play, 'Peer Gynt'. The Grieg Festival, which was inaugurated just four years ago, comprises of a number of performances of Grieg's works as well as a series of seminars and guided tours of the museum. This festival is a must for classical music aficionados.