City of culture
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As we enter the Ulriken tunnel between Arna and Bergen, it is appropriate to introduce the cultural city of Bergen. The wild and beautiful west coast nature has inspired artists in all genres from across the world. Bergen and the surrounding area have nurtured many of the most famous artists the world has ever seen, and new ones continue to break through. The composer, Edvard Greig, the fiddle player Ole Bull, the poet Ludvig Holberg and the Painter J.C. Dahl were all internationally renowned and their work continues to be performed all over the world. Photo: Richard Andrè Nærø Today Bergen is a thriving city of culture, where they of course celebrate their historical icons, but also facilitate the way for new ones to emerge in a time when art has found new arenas and music, graphics and pictures are for the most part composed on a computer. Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll performs under the name of Kygo. He also comes from Bergen and is described as an EMD superstar in electronic music. He quickly reached a million downloads on Spotify and has collaborated with amongst others the legendary Tina Turner. When they describe the cultural history of Bergen in another hundred years, it is likely that Kygo and many more to come will be named in the same breath as Edvard Greig et al. Photo: Richard Andrè Nærø