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Johan Halvorsen music festival was established and founded in 2005 by Martin Haug, and is organized every year for a week in March. It is a classical music festival that is built around Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen. The music festival embraces a broad classical repertoire in general in addition to contemporary music and original performances, it is also aimed at students, children and young people with a children's concert for the youngest. The festival organizes concerts in Drammens Teater, Bragernes Church, Børsen, Union Stage and Strømsø Church. Johan Halvorsen music festival is supported by the Norwegian Culture Council, Drammen Municipality and Viken County Municipality.

Some of artists who performed at the festival: Annbjørg Lien, Roger Tallroth , Kristian Lindberg , Charlie Siem , Caroline Dahl , Truls Mørk , Alexandra Opsahl , Camelia Strykektet, Jan Bertelsen, Birgitte Stærnes , Jon Gjesme , Øystein Birkeland , Anders Dahl , Jorun Hermansen , Bragernes Kirkes Ungdomskor , Håvard Gimse , Trondheim Soloists, Catharina Chen , Shlomo Mintz , Eldbjørg Hemsing , Tom-Roger Aadland , Bugge Wesseltoft , Sonia Wider-Atherton , Susanne Lundeng , Britt Synnøve Johansen , Sverre Indris Joner , Per Arne Glorvigen , Ketil Bjørnstad , Newman&Oltman duo , Hot Club de Norvège , Trio Mediæval(Bragernes Church) , Gérard Abiton , Tine Thing Helseth(Bragernes Church) , Ole Edvard Antonsen , Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz , Kjetil Støa , Lars Martin Myhre  , Kristin Asbjørnsen , Telemark Chamber Orchestra.