26 May–12 June 2027

Get ready for the 75th edition

The Bergen International

Festival

26 May to 12 June 2027

Scandinavia's largest festival for music and performing arts

2027 Artist in Residence: Leif Ove Andsnes

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    All artistic directors, festival organizers, and curators are strongly encouraged to visit the Festival (…) Everything is there: popular culture and high culture, the shopping mall and the ivory tower. Nothing is set against the other.

    – Jan Brachmann/Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

    This is the Bergen International Festival

    Scandinavia's largest festival for music and performing arts.

    Leif Ove Andsnes is the 2027 Artist in Residence

    In 2027, Andsnes will become the first musician to have been Artist in Residence at the Bergen International Festival more than once.

    OperaOpptur! Foto: Thor Brødreskift

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    Leif Ove Andsnes is the 2027 Artist in Residence

    In 2027, Andsnes will become the first musician to have been Artist in Residence at the Bergen International Festival more than once.

    Thank you!

    A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to creating hundreds of unforgettable experiences and lifelong memories during the 74th Bergen International Festival!

    Viral video art at the Festival Square

    Shoji Yamasaki’s LITTERED MVMNTS O’CLOCK at Torgallmenningen.

    Yvonne Loriod og Olivier Messiaen i 1982.

    Joy and love

    Article about the opening concert with Olivier Messiaens Turangalila Symphonie.

    Francesco Piemontesi. Foto: Miriam Levi

    Festival events in Håkonshallen

    In 2026, the programme includes grand voices, a Swedish cult band, and internationally acclaimed classical musicians.

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