In 1867 Edvard Grieg founded the Norwegian Academy of Music in this city, then known as Christiania
When Edward Grieg settled in Christiania (now Oslo) in 1866, he was 
... that a concert society with both choir and orchestra was established in the 
capital,... [DOC] [TLE] Edvard Grieg | Norwegian composer | Britannica.com [PAR] Composer who was a founder of the Norwegian nationalist school of music.