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Excerpt from Gerd Faltings post-ceremony interview with Timandra Harkness immediately after receiving the Abel Prize in Oslo 26. May 2026.
Excerpt from Gerd Faltings post-ceremony interview with Timandra Harkness immediately after receiving the Abel Prize in Oslo 26. May 2026.
![Abel Award Ceremony 2015 - John Nash & Louis Nirenberg [Full]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mcfdE_n7F1k/mqdefault.jpg "Abel Award Ceremony 2015 - John Nash & Louis Nirenberg [Full]
25:10 Acceptance speech by John Nash [English]
26:45 Acceptance speech by Louis Nirenberg [English]
NB! The programme of the Abel Ceremonies was mostly in Norwegian up to 2017. Please see the full program with translated speeches here: https://we.tl/t-Q5wif6PdpO
The Abel Prize Award Ceremony, May 19, 2015.
Place: The University Aula, Oslo, Norway
Programme:
0:00 Procession accompanied by the “Abel Fanfare” (Klaus Sandvik). Performed by musicians from The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces
1:48 His Majesty King Harald enters the University Aula
2:51 Fanteguten. Trad/ Arr: Sverre Indris Joner
7:40 Opening speech by Professor Kirsti Strøm Bull, President of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
13:52 Skjøre (Fragile) Music: Sting/ Norwegian lyrics: Kjell Inge Torgersen/Arr: Pitsj
17:31 The Abel Committee’s Citation by Professor John Rognes, Chair of the Abel Committee
24:07 His Majesty King Harald presents the Abel Prize to John F. Nash, Jr. and Louis Nirenberg
25:10 Acceptance speech by John Nash [English]
26:45 Acceptance speech by Louis Nirenberg [English]
36:08 Tanta til Beate. Music: Lillebjørn Nilsen/ Arr: Børre Dalhaug
Thumbnail photographer: Berit Roald/NTB scanpix")
