Festival Musicians

 2026

Programme launch:

Esa-Pekka Salonen. Foto: Hiroyuki Ito

Mahler's 2nd

An epic contemplation of life and death.

Lise Davidsen

Soul-searching with Schubert.

Esa-Pekka Salonen. Foto: Mika Ranta

Esa-Pekka Salonen & Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Turangalîla – a modern masterpiece of joy and love.

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason

Music runs in the veins.

Hagen Quartet

One last time.

Alexander Gadjiev. Foto: Andrej Grilc

Alexander Gadjiev

Grieg, Messiaen, Mussorgsky and Ravel on piano.

Ssens Trio. Foto: Bård Gundersen

Ssens Trio

Chamber music rich in layers.

Cécile Lartigau. Foto: Petra Hajská

Cécile Lartigau

A sound from another world.

August Schieldrop, foto Julie Marie Naglestad. Kristian Riisager, foto Julia Eva Severinsen.

August Schieldrop & Kristian Riisager

Grieg for tuba and piano.

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Anawana Haloba. Foto: Runa Halleraker

Anawana Haloba is the 2026 Festival Exhibition Artist.

Anawana Haloba will be the Festival Exhibition Artist at Bergen Kunsthall in 2026.

Amalie Stalheim m/unge strykere. Foto: Thor Brødreskift

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Deadline Sunday October 19th 2025.

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Eivør. Foto: Thor Brødreskift

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Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra are the Festival Musicians of 2026

They are one of the world’s oldest orchestras, mentioned in Edvard Grieg’s will, and today they are the pride of Bergen.

Amalie Stalheim m/unge strykere. Foto: Thor Brødreskift

Apply as a young composer

Deadline Sunday October 19th 2025.

Bergen International Festival abroad

This autumn, the Bergen International Festival has been invited to Stockholm and New York, with a guest appearance at the Stockholm Royal Palace and participation in the 200th anniversary celebration of Norwegian emigration to the USA.

Anawana Haloba. Foto: Runa Halleraker

Anawana Haloba is the 2026 Festival Exhibition Artist.

Anawana Haloba will be the Festival Exhibition Artist at Bergen Kunsthall in 2026.

Esa-Pekka Salonen. Foto: Patrick Swirc

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Artist in Residence at the Bergen International Festival 2026.

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