Organ Concert New Year's Eve

By The Arctic Cathedral
Ishavskatedralen
Ishavskatedralen
Ishavskatedralen
Prices from

350 NOK

per person

Dive into New Year’s Eve and experience a wonderful festive organ concert in Arctic Cathedral, Tromsø’s famous landmark.

General information

Cathedral organist Thorsten Ahlrichs will perform a 45-minute programme full of Christmas sparkle and fireworks on the largest organ in the Arctic.

He will play the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, the Overture from George Frideric Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks, some French, Italian and German Christmas music, and Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson.

For those who would like to take a deeper dive into the evening, Thorsten Ahlrichs will offer a short introduction to the programme before the concert starts.

We will bring you a festive musical night that will be the perfect way to welcome the new year.

Welcome!

Date: 31st December 2026

Included: Concert
Duration: 45 min
Number of seats: 165
Level of difficulty: Very easy
Doors open: 8:30 PM (20:30)
Concert start: 9 PM (21:00)

Prices from

350 NOK per person

  • Adult NOK 350
  • Children 8 - 15 years old NOK 100

Facilities

  • Recommended product
  • Wheelchair access
  • Very easy
  • Adapted for mobility impairment
  • Child 10+
  • Child 11+
  • Child 17+
  • Child 9+
  • Child 13+
  • Child 15+
  • Child 16+
  • Child 12+
  • Child 8+

About The Arctic Cathedral

Modern church architecture. The Arctic Cathedral is a daring piece of architecture built in 1965, inspired by Arctic nature. The "Return of Christ" glass mosaic window dominates the interior. 


The cathedral

Tromsdalen Church, also known as Ishavskatedralen (The Arctic Cathedral) was dedicated on November 19, 1965. Architect Jan Inge Hovig succeeded in creating a masterpiece. The cathedral is a landmark visible from the Tromsø Sound, the Tromsø Bridge and when landing in Tromsø by aircraft. The 11 aluminium-coated concrete panels on each side of the roof provide the cathedral’s form.



The main entrance on the western side is surrounded by a large glass façade with a pronounced cross. The fantastic glass mosaic on the eastern side was added in 1972. The glass mosaic is one of artist Victor Sparre’s most prominent works. It depicts God’s hand from which departs three rays of light: one through Jesus, one through a woman and one through a man. The glass work contains many symbols and generates considerable attention among our visitors.



The oak pews, the large prism chandeliers, the altar rail and pulpit are the most significant fittings, all of which are in a style that agrees with the cathedral’s severity and simplicity.



The organ



The cathedral’s organ was built in 2005 by Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri. It has three manuals and pedal and 42 stops, and is built in the French Romantic tradition. The organ is adapted to the cathedral’s architecture in a masterly fashion and provides associations with sails and ice floes. The organ comprises 2940 pipes, the longest of which measures 32 feet (9.6 m) and the smallest just 5 mm. Much of the woodwork is in solid pine and the bellows are made of reindeer hide.


The Arctic Cathedral
Phone: 47410 08 470
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ishavskatedralen.no
Hans Nilsens vei 41, 9020 Tromsø